Other [loss] 5.1B+

"Genesis, a Crypto Lending Firm, Files for Bankruptcy"

2023-01-19 [vendor] Genesis bankruptcy
Primary Source ↗
Financial Loss $5.10B (5,100,000,000 USD)

Incident Details

The Genesis cryptocurrency lending platform filed for bankruptcy, following weeks of turmoil after the FTX collapse. Genesis halted withdrawals shortly after FTX’s failure, and shortly afterwards warned of possible bankruptcy if they couldn’t raise at least $1 billion in new capital. The past few months have also featured a public conflict between Genesis, along with its parent company DCG and DCG’s CEO and founder Barry Silbert, and the Winklevoss twins behind the Gemini crypto exchange.It remains to be seen what the impact of a Genesis bankruptcy may have on its parent company, Digital Currency Group (DCG). DCG owes Genesis more than $1.65 billion, according to bankruptcy filings, including a $1.1 billion promissory note created to absorb Genesis losses in the Three Arrows Capital collapse.

Total loss estimated at $5,100,000,000.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Protocol collapse / insolvency
Vendor / Product
Genesis bankruptcy

Timeline

  1. 2023-01-19 Breach occurred
  2. 2023-01-19 Publicly disclosed