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The FTX-Alameda crisis has spread around other projects like Genesis Trading, Gemini and blockfi
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. As a result, Genesis has halted their withdrawals while
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went offline and BlockFi is preparing to file bankruptcy.
Genesis Trading, a cryptocurrency market operator and financing company, has decided to cease its new loan sanctions and withdrawals.
Our #1 priority is to serve our clients and preserve their assets. Therefore, in consultation with our professional financial advisors and counsel, we have taken the difficult decision to temporarily suspend redemptions and new loan originations in the lending business.
— Genesis (@GenesisTrading) November 16, 2022
Recently, Genesis announced that its derivatives business had nearly $175 million in locked funds in its FTX trading account. However, Genesis has stated that it currently has no relationship with FTX or alameda research
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Binance To Acquire Genesis Loan Book
Meanwhile, there are speculations that BINANCE CEO, changpeng zhao
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founder and ceo at Binance
Changpeng Zhao is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Binance.His contribution to the enhancement of Binance made the platform world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange since its inception in 2017. Zhao launched the blockchain network Binance Smart Chain which has made a remarkable contribution to the development of the decentralized finance ecosystem. Whereas in 2019, he launched Binance’s US affiliate, Binance.US.
He is commonly known as CZ, a Chinese-Canadian Business Executive who has been ranked 113th richest in the globe as of 2022. In the past, he founded Fusion Systems, a trading system for brokers famous for some of the fastest high-frequency trading systems for brokers. Zhao has served as a member of the team that developed Blockchain.info and played the role of Chief Technology Officer of OKCoin, a secure cryptocurrency exchange platform for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, and other crypto assets.
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is looking forward to acquiring Genesis’ loan book. The reports claim that CZ is going through Genesis balance sheet and is seeking for more details. As per Q3 2022 report, Genesis Trading has active loans worth $2.8 billion.
One of the sources claims that this offer by Binance is most likely to be rejected by Genesis’ parent company, Digital Currency Group (DCG) and nearly $2 billion is needed to be floated.
Last week, after
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announced that it is planning to acquire ftx exchange
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, the exchange was pointing towards its balance sheet which was fraudulent. And as FTX collapsed just a few days after the announcement. Now, as CZ announces plans to acquire Genesis loan book, the speculation that Genesis tumbling down grows even stronger.
In July, after three arrows capital
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filed for bankruptcy, the firm was hit by severe liabilities of hundreds of millions of dollars, but later it was claimed that the firm had recovered . On the other hand, recently, Genesis CEO Derar Islim assured creditors over the call that the firm is looking for solutions and complete details will be revealed next week.
