Digital Currency Group under investigation by U.S. authorities: Report

Crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group, oregon DCG, are nether probe by the United States Department of Justice's Eastern District of New York (EDNY) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a Bloomberg report. 

The authorities are digging into interior transfers betwixt DCG and its subsidiary crypto lending steadfast Genesis Global Capital, noted the study citing radical acquainted with the matter. Prosecutors person already requested interviews and documents from some the companies, portion the SEC is moving an early-stage akin inquiry.

As of yet, nary indictment has been brought against DCG, nor person some U.S. authorities provided immoderate accusation astir the case. According to a spokesperson for DCG, the institution was unaware of the investigation. 

“DCG has a beardown civilization of integrity and has ever conducted its concern lawfully. We person nary cognition of oregon crushed to judge that determination is immoderate Eastern District of New York probe into DCG.”

Genesis is 1 of the companies affected by the contagious question pursuing the illness of FTX successful November. According to the firm's disclosure connected Nov. 10, it has $175 cardinal locked up successful an FTX trading account. Genesis halted withdrawals connected Nov. 16 due to liquidity issues, and has engaged with concern slope Moelis & Company to assistance with restructuring.

Related: Genesis tells clients it needs much clip connected fiscal woes aft Gemini demands action

Genesis owes $900 cardinal to the crypto speech Gemini. They person operated unneurotic a merchandise called Gemini Earn that allows crypto investors to gain 8% involvement connected their crypto loans. Gemini claims that DCG failed to repay Genesis, starring to the nonaccomplishment of payments to Gemini's clients.

Among different DCG subsidiaries are Grayscale Investments, media outlet CoinDesk, crypto speech Luno and Bitcoin mining institution Foundry. Cointelegraph reported that astir of Grayscale’s spot funds are trading astatine a discount, with Ethereum Classic Trust hitting the hardest discount astatine 77% connected Jan. 4, followed by Litecoin Trust astatine 65% and Bitcoin Cash Trust astatine 57%.