Genesis Working to Prevent Bankruptcy Filing - Coinleaks
Current Date:September 18, 2024

Genesis Working to Prevent Bankruptcy Filing

Genesisis meeting with creditors and restructuring lawyers to avoid bankruptcy.

The collapse of FTX continues to contaminate the crypto industry. In particular, investment asset management companies faced liquidity problems. One of them was Genesis. Crypto lending platform Genesis Global Capital stopped withdrawals on November 16 and began looking for new sources of liquidity. Later, crypto company Genesis announced that it would go bankrupt if it could not find funds.

Genesis Holds Negotiations to Avoid Bankruptcy

US crypto firm Genesis said it was trying to avoid bankruptcy after the firm reported that its creditors were organizing with restructuring lawyers to avoid bankruptcy.

According to the news in Bloomberg, Proskauer Roseand Kirkland & EllisLaw firms have been consulted by groups of creditors who want to avoid a situation similar to the rapid descent of crypto exchange FTX towards bankruptcy.

“Our goal is to resolve the current situation in the lending business without filing for bankruptcy,” a Genesis spokesperson said.

Interim CEO of Genesis Derar Islim, as reported in the news, said:

“We have started discussions with our largest creditors and borrowers, including potential investors, Gemini and DCG, to agree on a solution that supports the overall liquidity of our loan business and meets customers’ needs.”