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Coverage dated October 18, 2023

N.Y. attorney general files suit against Genesis, Gemini, Digital Currency Group

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New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Gemini Trust, Genesis Global Capital and Digital Currency Group over allegations of fraud that affected 230,000 investors with more than $1 billion in reported losses.

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  1. Engadget

    Winklevoss-owned crypto firm hit by lawsuit alleging it defrauded investors of $1 billion (opens Engadget)

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    Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange helmed by the infamous Winklevoss twins, just got hit with a lawsuit alleging that it defrauded investors. The suit was brought forth by New York Attorney General Letitia James, the same AG currently prosecuting former president Donald Trump.

  2. CNN

    New York AG accuses crypto firms of deceiving investors in $1 billion fraud (opens CNN)

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    On Thursday, New York’s attorney general filed a lawsuit against three digital asset firms that were caught up in the collapse of Bankman-Fried’s empire last fall — Gemini Trust, Genesis Global Capital and Digital Currency Group, parent company of Genesis.

  3. New York Post

    NY AG sues Winklevoss twins’ crypto firm Gemini in alleged $1.1B fraud (opens New York Post)

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    Victims of the Gemini Earn meltdown included a 73-year-old grandmother in New York who “invested her and her husband’s lifesavings.”

  4. UPI

    N.Y. attorney general files suit against Genesis, Gemini, Digital Currency Group (opens UPI)

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    New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Gemini Trust, Genesis Global Capital and Digital Currency Group over allegations of fraud that affected 230,000 investors with more than $1 billion in reported losses.

  5. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    New York sues crypto firms for alleged $1 billion fraud, cites SBF hedge fund bet (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Crypto firms DCG and Gemini allegedly defrauded investors out of a collective $1.1 billion, New York prosecutors alleged.

  6. CBS News

    Crypto firms Gemini, DCG sued by New York for allegedly bilking investors of $1.1 billion (opens CBS News)

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    Attorney General Leticia Jame's action increases legal troubles for two companies slammed by last year's cryptocurrency market collaps.

  7. Fortune

    New York attorney general hits Gemini, Genesis, and Digital Currency Group with lawsuit for defrauding investors of more than $1 billion (opens Fortune)

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    Letitia James’s action adds to the legal headaches for the reeling crypto heavyweights.

  8. Gizmodo

    New York AG Sues Winklevoss Owned Gemini in $1 Billion Cryptocurrency Fraud (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gemini claims to have been duped by Genesis, but New York’s AG says the Winklevoss twins knew and took investor money anyways through 'Gemini Earn.'

  9. The Guardian

    Cryptocurrency firms sued over ‘$1bn investor fraud’ by New York state (opens The Guardian)

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    Attorney general Letitia James brings lawsuit against Genesis Global – and parent DCG – and Gemini

  10. Forbes

    New York Sues Winklevoss’ Gemini And Silbert’s DCG Alleging $1 Billion Crypto Fraud Scheme (opens Forbes)

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    The Winklevoss twins’ Gemini accused prosecutors of victim blaming.

  11. New York Times

    New York Attorney General Sues Crypto Firms in $1 Billion Fraud Case (opens New York Times)

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    Letitia James has accused Gemini Trust, Genesis Global Capital and Digital Currency Group of misleading investors in a program promising low risk and high returns.

  12. FOX Business

    NY AG sues crypto firms Gemini, Genesis, DCG for allegedly defrauding investors out of $1 billion (opens FOX Business)

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    New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued crypto companies Gemini, Genesis and DCG for allegedly defrauding investors out of more than $1 billion.

  13. Digital Journal

    Suit charges crypto firms with billion-dollar fraud (opens Digital Journal)

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    New York's attorney general on Thursday filed a lawsuit accusing cryptocurrency firms Gemini and Genesis with fraud that wound up costing investors more

  14. Investopedia

    New York AG Sues Gemini, Genesis, DCG For Defrauding Customers (opens Investopedia)

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    Crypto firms Gemini, Genesis, and Digital Currency Group are being sued by New York Attorney General Letitia James for fraud.

  15. The Hill

    New York sues crypto firms, alleging fraud in $1B case (opens The Hill)

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    New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency companies, alleging $1 billion in fraud. James alleges that cryptocurrency trading companies Gemini Trust …

  16. Quartz

    New York hit crypto firms Gemini, Genesis, and DCG with a $1 billion civil fraud suit (opens Quartz)

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    The cryptocurrency firms are caught in the domino of FTX's collapse

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