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The Chopping Block: Why Gemini Users Are Mad at Genesis and DCG - Ep. 443

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Welcome to “The Chopping Block!” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news.


Show topics:
  • Haseeb’s TL;DR of the ongoing situation between DCG, Genesis and Gemini
  • whether DCG committed fraud because of a misrepresentation of its financials
  • why DCG did Genesis a favor by absorbing the losses from exposure to Three Arrows Capital
  • what's required to force an entity into bankruptcy 
  • why Cameron Winklevoss would request Barry Silbert to step down as DCG CEO
  • the SEC’s probe into the investors of FTX and whether the regulators will fine them
  • whether there will be on-chain assets for trading FTX bankruptcy claims
  • what Tarun thinks of the future of NFTs and what needs to be built for them to thrive
  • why Robert thinks most NFTs are “hot garbage”
  • what the value behind NFTs is and whether they need a utility 
  • whether the massive layoffs are good for the industry and how many companies over-hired during the bull market



    • Hosts

    • Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly Capital
    • Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures
    • Robert Leshner, founder of Compound 
    • Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly Capital



      Links


      DCG/Gemini:

      • Unchained: 
      • Gemini Ends Its Earn Program and Calls for Barry Silbert’s Ouster
      • DCG Under Investigation by DOJ and SEC: Report
      • Genesis CEO Says Firm Needs More Time to Find a Solution
      • Previous coverage of Unchained on DCG and Genesis: 
      • Gemini vs. DCG Is Heating Up. Could Gemini Force Genesis Into Bankruptcy?
      • ‘The Last Big Whale’: Why the Crypto Contagion of 2022 Eventually Hit Genesis
      • Adam Cochran on Why Crypto Prices Will Be Down Bad for the Next Six Months
      • Is the Collapse of Crypto Lending Over, or Is It Just Starting?
      • Genesis May Be Facing Bankruptcy. Could It Take DCG Down With It?
      • Why Genesis Could Very Well Be Insolvent, Not Just Illiquid



        • FTX:

        • Unchained: 
        • DOJ Seizes $450M in Robinhood Shares from FTX
        • Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty to All Charges


          • Decrypt: FTX Restructuring Team Has Clawed Back $5B in Lost Assets
          • Previous episodes of The Chopping Block on FTX:
          • The Chopping Block: Can Exchange CEOs Like SBF Be Crypto True Believers?
          • The Chopping Block: FTX: The Biggest Collapse in the History of Crypto?
          • The Chopping Block: Why Lenders Didn't Liquidate Alameda When It Was Underwater
          • The Chopping Block on FTX/Alameda: Is Sam Bankman-Fried 'Crypto Kanye'?
          • The Chopping Block: SBF Wants to Win in the Court of Public Opinion. Will He?
          • The Chopping Block: Was FTX a Scam From the Very Beginning?


            • Layoffs: 

            • Unchained: 
            • Coinbase Lays Off 950 Employees Amid Market Conditions
            • Genesis Considers Bankruptcy and Cuts Another 30% of Staff: Report - Unchained Podcast
            • Bloomberg: Silvergate (SI) Tumbles After FTX Implosion Prompts $8.1 Billion Bank Run


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