As an analyst with a background in finance and experience following the crypto industry, I believe that this settlement marks a significant blow to Gemini’s reputation and raises serious concerns about their business practices. The fact that Letitia James’ office was able to recover $50 million for defrauded investors is a step in the right direction, but it doesn’t change the fact that hundreds of thousands of people had their trust broken by this company.
In New York, Gemini will settle a crypto fraud claim by making the required payment. Additionally, Gemini is prohibited from managing lending initiatives within the state.
As a crypto investor, I’m excited to share that Letitia James, New York’s Attorney General, recently announced a significant development regarding the crypto platform Gemini. Her office successfully recovered $50 million from the company, which will be utilized to refund investors who were affected by the Gemini Earn program. This is great news for those impacted and demonstrates the importance of regulatory oversight in our industry.
According to the legal complaint, Gemini misled investors, causing them to lose over $3 billion. The filing provides evidence from Gemini’s own records to support the allegation that the company knew about the significant risks associated with the program in question.
“Approximately 29,000 New York residents, among over 200,000 others, were betrayed and had their funds misappropriated by Gemini through its deceptive Earn program, according to Attorney General James. Gemini advertised Earn as a means for investors to expand their wealth, but in truth, defrauded them by falsely advertising and restricting access to accounts. This settlement aims to compensate swindled investors and serves as a warning to cryptocurrency businesses that dishonest practices towards investors will not be tolerated by my office.”
Approximately 230,000 investors in Gemini Earn can expect to receive a refund of $50 million in digital assets from Gemini. No steps are necessary on the part of the investors to claim their digital assets.
Background
Attractive interest rates were provided by Gemini Earn to those who extended cryptocurrency loans to Genesis Global Capital, which is part of Digital Currency Group. However, investors were required to pay agent fees exceeding 4% for this service from Gemini.
I analyzed the events in November 2022 and found that Genesis temporarily halted redemptions after the failure of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange. Subsequently, they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, causing concern among investors as they sought to recover their investments.
Gemini is run by the billionaire twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss.
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