In addition to private investors, the committee included representatives of Digital Finance Group, Bitvavo crypto exchange and Mirana Asset Management (the management company of Bybit crypto exchange). The Department of Justice trustee William Harrington, who is responsible for monitoring the case, has been entrusted with coordinating the joint work of the committee and the bankruptcy court.
Genesis Global, along with subsidiaries of credit companies, filed for bankruptcy on January 19, citing the inability to repay about $ 11 billion in debt obligations.. The companies applied to the Bankruptcy Court for protection from claims of creditors during the reorganization measures. The reason that forced Genesis to file an application was called a liquidity problem that arose as a result of the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange. The withdrawal of funds from the Genesis Global Capital platform was suspended on November 16th.
The formation of a committee of unsecured creditors is a mandatory step before the consideration of bankruptcy cases of companies on the merits. So this category of clients of the bankrupt company gets the right to participate in the development of the reorganization plan and the right to vote in making key decisions.
A group of creditors recently filed a class action lawsuit against Genesis parent company Digital Currency Group and its CEO Barry Silbert, accusing them of violating federal securities laws.. The lawsuit alleges that Genesis committed securities fraud by making false and misleading statements, intentionally misrepresenting its financial position.