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Digital Currency Group Sues Genesis to Recover $105 Million on 2022 Bailout Note

DCG contends that rebounding crypto asset recoveries cut its $1.1 billion stabilization note to roughly $105 million now repayable with interest

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Overview

  • DCG filed a complaint on Aug. 14 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York seeking confirmation that Genesis owes over $105 million plus interest on a 2022 promissory note.
  • The $1.1 billion note was a voluntary capital infusion by DCG after Three Arrows Capital’s $2.36 billion default created an equity gap at Genesis Asia Pacific.
  • DCG argues that gains on recovered collateral tied to Three Arrows automatically reduced the note’s principal to about $105 million as markets rebounded.
  • Genesis, which entered Chapter 11 in early 2023 and has distributed roughly $4 billion to creditors, disputes DCG’s accounting and is pursuing its own multibillion-dollar claims against DCG and executives.
  • A court ruling on the note’s status will shape how remaining assets are allocated between creditors and DCG as an equity holder and influence other intra-group litigation outcomes.