The crypto group woke to a different drama-filled day after the Digital Forex Group (DCG) chief’s letter to shareholders went improper. DCG CEO, Barry Silbert, penned a letter to the shareholders on Jan. 10, reflecting on the state of the crypto market and the rising concern, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) across the firm. DCG is the guardian firm of crypto lending agency Genesis International Capital and Grayscale, the world’s main crypto asset supervisor.
Within the letter, Silbert addressed the rising points round DCG and its subsidiaries owing to the bear market and FTX contagion. He stated that dangerous actors and the implosion of main crypto corporations had wreaked havoc on the business. He famous, “DCG and lots of of our portfolio corporations are usually not resistant to the results of the current turmoil.”
I’m extremely pleased with the position that DCG & I’ve performed as pioneers & builders over the previous decade. We’ve invested in >200 corporations which have developed & formed the business, we’ve helped construct the primary publicly-quoted BTC fund, the biggest asset supervisor within the area..(2/10)
— Barry Silbert (@BarrySilbert) January 10, 2023
Within the latter half of the letter, Silbert addressed some raging questions on DCG’s relationship with FTX, the mortgage settlement with Genesis and extra. He stated that Genesis had a “buying and selling and lending relationship” with Three Arrows Capital and had invested $250,000 in FTX’s Sequence B funding spherical in July 2021. DCG additionally borrowed $500 million between January and Might 2022 at rates of interest of 10%-12% and at the moment owes Genesis $447.5 million and 4,550 Bitcoin (BTC), price $78 million, which matures in Might 2023.
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Nonetheless, what puzzled the crypto group extra was that Silbert prevented addressing accusations by Cameron Winklevoss that got here simply hours earlier than his letter. Winklevoss penned an open letter to the board of DCG on Jan. 10, saying CEO Barry Silbert was “unfit” to run the corporate. He additionally accused Silbert of defrauding prospects and hiding behind legal professionals. Genesis reportedly owes Gemini $900 million.
One Twitter person wrote that the letter signifies that individuals may not get their a refund. One other person questioned Silbert’s ways of shopping for GBTC shares by promoting borrowed BTC and wrote:
“So that you borrowed Bitcoins, offered them, and purchased GBTC shares? Unsure the way you “hedge” GBTC lengthy positions with Bitcoins in any other case.”
Different crypto group members accused Silbert of deflecting the allegations and called the letter a “PR tactic.”
Laymen phrases! I am Rekt and may’t pay @cameron @tyler @Gemini however I did some neat issues alongside the way in which! https://t.co/8ZzrE5KIyZ
— KingKong (@KingKon43801491) January 10, 2023
A couple of customers went on to compare his ways to that of Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, whereas others speculated that the letter hinted that Silbert may lose his job within the coming weeks.
