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Back to EpisodesThe Chopping Block: Why Gemini Users Are Mad at Genesis and DCG
Episode 443
Published 3 years ago
Description
Welcome to “The Chopping Block!” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news.
Show topics:
- Haseeb’s TL;DR of the ongoing situation between DCG, Genesis and Gemini
- whether DCG committed fraud because of a misrepresentation of its financials
- why DCG did Genesis a favor by absorbing the losses from exposure to Three Arrows Capital
- what's required to force an entity into bankruptcy
- why Cameron Winklevoss would request Barry Silbert to step down as DCG CEO
- the SEC’s probe into the investors of FTX and whether the regulators will fine them
- whether there will be on-chain assets for trading FTX bankruptcy claims
- what Tarun thinks of the future of NFTs and what needs to be built for them to thrive
- why Robert thinks most NFTs are “hot garbage”
- what the value behind NFTs is and whether they need a utility
- whether the massive layoffs are good for the industry and how many companies over-hired during the bull market
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
DCG/Gemini:
- Unchained:
- 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
- Previous coverage of Unchained on DCG and Genesis:
- Gemini vs. DCG Is Heating Up. Could Gemini Force Genesis Into Bankruptcy?
- ‘The Last Big Whale’: Why the Crypto Contagion of 2022 Eventually Hit Genesis
- Adam Cochran on Why Crypto Prices Will Be Down Bad for the Next Six Months
- Is the Collapse of Crypto Lending Over, or Is It Just Starting?
- Genesis May Be Facing Bankruptcy. Could It Take DCG Down With It?
- Why Genesis Could Very Well Be Insolvent, Not Just Illiquid
FTX:
- Unchained:
- DOJ Seizes $450M in Robinhood Shares from FTX
- Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty to All Charges