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"Crypto Lender Genesis Lays Off 30% More of Its Staff"

2023-01-05 [vendor] Genesis lays off another 30% of staff
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Incident Details

After a round of layoffs in August that impacted 20% of their employees, Genesis is laying off another 30% of their employees.Genesis is currently in a really bad spot, halting withdrawals from their lending arm in the wake of the FTX collapse and warning of bankruptcy shortly afterwards. The company owes $900 million to customers of Gemini, and Gemini’s CEO recently sent an open letter to Genesis’s parent company demanding the funds be returned.

Technical Details

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Genesis lays off another 30% of staff

Timeline

  1. 2023-01-05 Breach occurred
  2. 2023-01-05 Publicly disclosed