Gemini, Genesis, and DCG sued over $1 billion alleged fraud

October 19, 2023

Gemini, Genesis, and DCG sued over $1 billion alleged fraud

The New York Attorney General filed suit against Gemini, Genesis, and Digital Currency Group (DCG), a group of companies that have been involved in a bitter feud amongst themselves. As Genesis undergoes bankrutpcy proceedings, Gemini and its Winklevoss twin cofounders have been firing accusations of fraud at them as they try to recover around $900 million of their customer funds that were with Genesis when it collapsed.

Now, the New York Attorney General is alleging that Gemini repeatedly lied to investors about its Gemini Earn program, assuring them that it was low-risk when internal analysis had revealed Genesis' loans to in fact be quite risky. Some personnel involved in evaluating this risk even withdrew their own funds from the program in the summer of 2022.

Genesis, DCG, and DCG CEO Barry Silbert are charged with defrauding both investors and the public when they tried to cover up $1.1 billion in losses. The lawsuit alleges that Genesis had not properly audited its borrowers, and lied to Gemini about regular reviews of borrowers' financial conditions.

In a press release, the AG claims that the companies' actions resulted in around $1 billion in losses, including in some cases their customers' entire life savings.

"Attorney General James Sues Cryptocurrency Companies Gemini, Genesis, and DCG for Defrauding Investors", press release from the Office of the New York State Attorney General [archive]