{"id":117639,"date":"2023-07-04T09:54:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T09:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/best-and-final-offer-winklevoss-demands-nearly-1-5b-from-dcg-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2023-07-04T09:54:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T09:54:41","slug":"best-and-final-offer-winklevoss-demands-nearly-1-5b-from-dcg-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/best-and-final-offer-winklevoss-demands-nearly-1-5b-from-dcg-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Best and final offer&#8217;: Winklevoss demands nearly $1.5B from DCG\n &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss has delivered a &#8220;best and final offer&#8221; to Digital Currency Group (DCG) boss Barry Silbert over the Genesis Global Capital saga.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" node=\"[object Object]\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cameron\/status\/1676024844641550337\/photo\/1\">open letter<\/a>Winklevoss again accused Silbert of failing to honor a $1.2 billion debt owed to Gemini&#8217;s Earn program, which DCG subsidiary Genesis helped facilitate. <\/p>\n<p>Gemini Earn offered customers up to 8% interest for crypto loans to borrowers, specifically Genesis.  Gemini halted Earn withdrawals after <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blockworks.co\/news\/ftx-this-week\">the FTX debacle<\/a> last November, as Genesis itself was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blockworks.co\/news\/genesis-halts-lending\">crippled by contagion<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>DCG, via Genesis, still owes 230,000 Gemini Earned creditors, Winklevoss has said.  Genesis initially <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blockworks.co\/news\/genesis-petitions-for-mediator\">owed<\/a> $3.5 billion to its top 50 creditors alone, with reports indicating the firm had both aggregate assets and liabilities between $1 billion and $10 billion at the time of its Chapter 11 filing.<\/p>\n<p>After months of back and forth between Gemini and DCG \u2014 with the latter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blockworks.co\/news\/dcg-genesis-gemini-debt\">falling short<\/a> in settling its $630 million debt obligation to Gemini in May \u2014 there&#8217;s now a deadline of 4 pm ET on July 6 for the two to discuss a path forward.<\/p>\n<p>Winklevoss tweeted a &#8220;best and final offer,&#8221; seeking $1.465 billion worth of payments and loans denominated in dollars, bitcoin (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blockworks.co\/price\/eth\">BTC<\/a>) and ether (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blockworks.co\/price\/eth\">ETH<\/a>,  There&#8217;s $100 million tacked on for professional fees, including lawyers seeking to mediate the process.<\/p>\n<p>According to the proposal, DCG would need to pay $275 million due July 21 for payment forbearance.  The second part, dubbed &#8220;debt \u2014 tranche 1,&#8221; would see a further $355 million due within two years and denominated 40% in USD, 40% in BTC and 20% in ETH.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDebt \u2014 tranche 2\u201d would see the remaining $835 million due over five years.  The plan includes interest repayment and penalties.<\/p>\n<p>Failing to come to an immediate resolution will result in Gemini pursuing legal action against DCG and Silbert as early as July 7. Winklevoss warned the lawsuit would outline Silbert&#8217;s personal liability in &#8220;hiding Genesis&#8217;s insolvency.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>DCG, Gemini and Winklevoss did not immediately respond to Blockworks&#8217; request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You have never had any intention of doing the right thing and taking responsibility for the mess that you, your companies and your employees create with your reckless and fraudulent behavior,&#8221; Winklevoss tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead you have dedicated the last eight months to buying time so you can raise money and tough creditors and earn users again.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p><strong>Get the day&#8217;s top crypto news and insights delivered to your email every evening. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blockworks.co\/newsletter\/?source=end\">Subscribe to Blockworks&#8217; free newsletter<\/a> now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want alpha sent directly to your inbox?  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