CeFi lending · United States

Genesis Global Capital

Institutional crypto lender and trading-linked firm whose lending arm halted withdrawals after the 2022 market contagion, filed for Chapter 11 in January 2023, and became central to Gemini Earn customer recovery.

Also known as: Genesis, Genesis Global Holdco, Genesis Global Capital LLC

Status
Operations ended
Outcome
Partial repayment
Confidence
Medium
Last verified
2026-06-03
Launch2013-01-01
End2024-05-29
Failure reasonCounterparty exposure
Events5
Evidence5
Products2

Case summary

What happened

Genesis halted lending withdrawals after the FTX collapse, entered Chapter 11, and proceeded through a wind-down plan that enabled major Gemini Earn customer distributions while broader creditor outcomes remained plan-dependent.

Customer result

Customer outcome

Partial repayment

Genesis customer outcome is complex. Gemini Earn customers reportedly received substantial in-kind distributions after the Genesis process, while broader Genesis creditor recoveries depended on the liquidation plan and claim class. This seed should be upgraded with direct plan documents.

Estimated recovery
varies by creditor class with gemini earn in kind distribution reported
Repayment started
2024-05-29
Repayment completed
Confidence
Medium

Claim or case process →

Asset treatment

Terms risk

Varies by product

Genesis terms risk should be read as product- and claim-class dependent. Gemini Earn was connected to Genesis lending but has a separate customer-facing structure.

Affected product
Genesis lending claims and Gemini Earn-linked claims
Confidence
Medium

Genesis creditor and Gemini Earn-linked outcomes depended on program structure, claim class, and the bankruptcy plan rather than a single universal customer-ownership rule.

Source: Genesis bankruptcy case information

Known unknowns

Uncertainty

Genesis outcomes varied between Gemini Earn customers and other Genesis creditor classes. This seed focuses on lending and Earn-related recovery and should be expanded with plan-level court documents.

Chronology

Historical record

LaunchMedium impact0 sources

Genesis begins operating as an institutional crypto trading and lending business

Genesis developed into a major institutional crypto trading and lending business, later operating a large lending arm tied to Gemini Earn and other counterparties.

Launch date is approximate and should be refined with company-history sources.

No direct evidence linked to this event yet.

Withdrawals suspendedCritical impact1 sources

Genesis lending unit halts redemptions and new loan originations

Genesis Global Capital halted withdrawals and new loan originations after the FTX collapse and related market disruption.

Core failure-chain event affecting Gemini Earn.

Restructuring completedCritical impact1 sources

Genesis liquidation plan approved

A bankruptcy judge approved Genesis's liquidation plan, clearing a path for distributions to customers and creditors.

Outcome differs by creditor class; Gemini Earn was a key related recovery case.

customer repayment startedCritical impact1 sources

Gemini Earn customer distributions announced

Gemini announced that Earn users would receive in-kind distributions after the Genesis bankruptcy process and related settlement work.

This event is linked to Genesis through Gemini Earn but should be kept distinct from all Genesis creditor classes.

Source record

Evidence dossier

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customer outcome

1 sources
Official statementMediumEvent linked

Gemini Earn distribution update

Gemini · 2024-05-29

Gemini Earn is linked to Genesis lending exposure but not identical to all Genesis creditor outcomes.

Event

3 sources

terms risk

1 sources
Regulatory noticeHigh

SEC charges Genesis and Gemini over Gemini Earn

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · 2023-01-12

Direct SEC source for Gemini Earn regulatory and disclosure-risk context. The SEC release says Genesis and Gemini were charged over the Gemini Earn lending program and states Genesis held approximately $900 million in investor assets from 340,000 Gemini Earn investors when withdrawals were halted.

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