Platform dossier

Genesis Global Capital

Institutional crypto lender and trading-linked firm whose lending arm halted withdrawals after the 2022 market contagion, filed for Chapter 11 in January 2023, and became central to Gemini Earn customer recovery.

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What happened?

Genesis halted lending withdrawals after the FTX collapse, entered Chapter 11, and proceeded through a wind-down plan that enabled major Gemini Earn customer distributions while broader creditor outcomes remained plan-dependent.

Customer funds

Genesis customer outcome is complex. Gemini Earn customers reportedly received substantial in-kind distributions after the Genesis process, while broader Genesis creditor recoveries depended on the liquidation plan and claim class. This seed should be upgraded with direct plan documents.

Terms risk

Genesis terms risk should be read as product- and claim-class dependent. Gemini Earn was connected to Genesis lending but has a separate customer-facing structure.

Uncertainty

Genesis outcomes varied between Gemini Earn customers and other Genesis creditor classes. This seed focuses on lending and Earn-related recovery and should be expanded with plan-level court documents.

Timeline

2013-01-01 · launched
Genesis begins operating as an institutional crypto trading and lending business

Genesis developed into a major institutional crypto trading and lending business, later operating a large lending arm tied to Gemini Earn and other counterparties.

2022-11-16 · withdrawals_suspended
Genesis lending unit halts redemptions and new loan originations

Genesis Global Capital halted withdrawals and new loan originations after the FTX collapse and related market disruption.

2023-01-19 · bankruptcy_filed
Genesis Global Capital files for Chapter 11

Genesis Global Holdco, Genesis Global Capital, and Genesis Asia Pacific filed for Chapter 11 protection in New York.

2024-05-17 · restructuring_completed
Genesis liquidation plan approved

A bankruptcy judge approved Genesis's liquidation plan, clearing a path for distributions to customers and creditors.

2024-05-29 · customer_repayment_started
Gemini Earn customer distributions announced

Gemini announced that Earn users would receive in-kind distributions after the Genesis bankruptcy process and related settlement work.

Evidence dossier

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Genesis bankruptcy case information

Kroll Restructuring Administration

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official_statement · medium