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Gemini CEO Cameron Winklevoss has published another open letter on Twitter, addressed to the board members of Digital Currency Group (DCG). In the letter, Winklevoss accuses DCG and CEO Barry Silbert of making poor decisions with the now-defunct crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), and claims that DCG orchestrated a \u201ccampaign of lies\u201d in order to deceive Gemini and Earn users into thinking everything was fine. Winklevoss is demanding that the DCG board remove Silbert from his role as CEO, as Gemini believes \u201cthere is no path forward\u201d with Silbert in charge.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gemini and Digital Currency Group Dispute Continues With Another Open Letter<\/h2>\n

About a week ago, Bitcoin.com News reported<\/a> on an open letter from Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder of the Gemini crypto exchange, to Digital Currency Group (DCG) CEO Barry Silbert. In the letter, Winklevoss called on Silbert to address liquidity issues<\/a> between Gemini and DCG subsidiary firm Genesis Global Capital. Winklevoss, the Gemini executive, alleged that DCG owes $1.675 billion to Genesis\u2019 lending arm. However, Silbert strongly disputed Winklevoss\u2019s statements after the letter was made public.<\/p>\n

\u201cDCG did not borrow $1.675 billion from Genesis,\u201d Silbert tweeted<\/a> at the time. \u201cDCG has never missed an interest payment to Genesis and is current on all loans outstanding; the next loan maturity is May 2023.\u201d After Silbert\u2019s statement, Winklevoss continued to call on Silbert and DCG to take action, and set a deadline for DCG to respond by Jan. 8, 2023. It\u2019s unclear whether DCG or Silbert made any attempts to resolve the issue with Gemini, but the open letter sent to DCG\u2019s board suggests that no agreements were reached during that time frame.<\/p>\n

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Earn Update: An Open Letter to the Board of @DCGco<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/eakuFjDZR2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Cameron Winklevoss (@cameron) January 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In the open letter<\/a> to the board members of DCG, Winklevoss alleges that Genesis loaned $2.36 billion to the now-bankrupt crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital<\/a> (3AC). According to Winklevoss, after the funds were reportedly liquidated, \u201cGenesis was left with a loss of at least $1.2 billion.\u201d \u201cAt this point, Barry Silbert had two legitimate options: restructure the Genesis loan book (inside or outside of bankruptcy court) or fill the $1.2 billion hole,\u201d Winklevoss opined. \u201cHe did neither.\u201d The Gemini co-founder claims that DCG and Genesis actively made \u201cfalse statements and misrepresentations\u201d regarding the supposed hole and financial situation of Genesis.<\/p>\n

Winklevoss\u2019s open letter insists:<\/p>\n

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They did so in an effort to mislead lenders into believing that DCG had absorbed massive losses that Genesis incurred from the Three Arrows Capital (3AC) collapse and induce lenders to continue making loans to Genesis. By lying, they hoped to buy time to dig themselves out of the hole they created.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The open letter from the Gemini co-founder generated a significant response after it was made public on Twitter. As of the time of writing, however, Silbert, an executive with DCG, has not responded to Winklevoss\u2019s allegations as he did the previous week. \u201cIt\u2019s never a good sign when a CEO writes an open letter to a [third] party with whom they are transacting at this level,\u201d one individual commented<\/a> on Winklevoss\u2019s letter to the DCG board members. \u201cGood luck to the everyday investors caught up in this. Hopefully, every high-paid person accountable takes responsibility [and] it\u2019s not a finger-pointing contest,\u201d the individual added.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you know that there are courts these days? Just file a lawsuit instead of these stupid letters on Twitter,\u201d another person tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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What do you think about Gemini CEO Cameron Winklevoss\u2019 open letter to DCG board members? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nJamie Redman <\/h6>\n

\nJamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman has been an active member of the cryptocurrency community since 2011. He has a passion for Bitcoin, open-source code, and decentralized applications. Since September 2015, Redman has written more than 6,000 articles for Bitcoin.com News about the disruptive protocols emerging today.

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