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The Chopping Block: Will Genesis Creditors Be Made Whole? - Ep. 447
About this episode
Welcome to “The Chopping Block!” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. This week, they covered:
why the markets were up so much recently
how and why Genesis entered into bankruptcy
why the hole in DCG's financials are potentially much bigger than previously reported
the differences between the bankruptcies of FTX and Genesis
whether 3AC founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies will find success with their new exchange
what will happen to GTBC now that a huge portion has already been liquidated
whether Tarun is predicting "the start of a new supercycle"
the large percentage of vested SOL held by the FTX estate
how SBF is still trying to win the public
Hosts
Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly Capital
Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures
Robert Leshner, founder of Compound
Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly Capital
Links
Disclosures
Genesis:
Bloomberg: FTX Bankruptcy Judge Backs Company Law Firm, Rejects Last Minute ‘Rumors’
CoinDesk:
Crypto Lender Genesis Global Capital Is FTX's Largest Unsecured Creditor
Crypto Trading Firm Cumberland DRW Disputes Genesis Exposure
CNBC:
Crypto firms Genesis and Gemini charged by SEC with selling unregistered securities
Crypto publication CoinDesk hires Lazard to explore sale as crisis deepens at parent company DCG
Unchained:
Is Genesis’s Prepackaged Bankruptcy The Ultimate Sacrifice?
Gemini Ends Its Earn Program and Calls for Barry Silbert’s Ouster
DCG Under Investigation by DOJ and SEC: Report
Genesis CEO Says Firm Needs More Time to Find a Solution
FTX:
Unchained:
SBF Says Excel Spreadsheet Proves FTX US Is Solvent
WSJ: New FTX Chief Says Crypto Exchange Could Restart
The Block: FTX debtors identify $5.5 billion of liquid assets in ’Herculean effort’
3AC/GTX:
Unchained: 3AC Founders Are Raising $25M for ‘GTX’
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