C. Winklevoss, Genesis가 Gemini에 빚진 9천억 달러에 대해 언급 – Barry Silbert의 행동을 ‘양심에 어긋난다’고 비판

In an 공개 서한 addressed to Barry Silbert, Cameron Winklevoss는 거의 두 달 동안 모두가 궁금해해 온 질문을 공개적으로 제기했습니다 – Gemini에 빚진 거의 $1B와 Earn 프로그램의 340,000명 고객은 어디에 있는가?

배경

The situation at hand is another instance of collateral damage being felt from the epic collapse of FTX.  In this particular instance, industry giant Genesis Trading was forced to halt consumer withdrawals at its lending unit.  Genesis was negatively affected by the FTX collapse, as it had hundreds of millions tied-up in the platform, putting a massive and unexpected strain on its operations in the short term.  Meanwhile, it is believed by Winklevoss that DCG, which is the mother company of various companies within the digital asset sector (CoinDesk, Genesis, Grayscale, etc.), owes its subsidiary Genesis roughly $1.675B – something disputed by Barry Silbert in a 답변 to the aforementioned letter.

At the point in time in which withdrawals were halted, Genesis was in possession of nearly $1B in funds which it had lent out on behalf of Gemini and customers of its Earn Program.  In the time since, Winklevoss indicates that Gemini has done everything in its power to find a solution to the situation, but has only been met with “악의적인 지연 전술”.

고발과 가혹한 진실

In his letter, Winklevoss made it clear right off the bat that his letter was drafted in an attempt to speak for the scores of everyday people that have lost their live savings due to the irresponsible actions of industry elite.

Interestingly, Winklevoss goes beyond trying to simply appeal to Silbert for open dialogue.  He goes as far as making multiple accusations which include stating,

“…우리는 당신이 Genesis에서 만든 문제들로부터 DCG를 방어하려고 필사적으로 노력하고 있다는 사실을 눈치채지 못한 것이 아닙니다. 우리는 모두 당신이 알고 있는, DCG와 Genesis가 완전히 혼합되어 있다는 사실을 알고 있기 때문에 이 허구를 버려야 합니다.”

Sadly, this is most likely true and highly ironic as the digital asset sector was supposed to be founded on the idea of fostering independence and trust-less protocols.  If the collapse of FTX and this situation involving DCG and Genesis have taught of anything though, it is that nearly every major player in the sector is reliant upon one another.  The big players have essentially emulated traditional finance while removing the safeguards which allow for it to work, giving us the worst of both worlds.

앞으로

Looking towards the coming weeks, Winklevoss indicates that the patience being afforded to DCG and Genesis by Gemini and its users is running out.  With that in mind, January 8th was given as a deadline for a public commitment to working with Gemini in finding a solution.

“당신 머릿속에 있는, 당신이 조용히 상아탑에 숨어 이 모든 것이 마법처럼 사라지거나, 이것이 다른 사람의 문제라고 생각하는 생각은 순전한 환상입니다. 분명히 말하자면, 이 혼란은 전적으로 당신이 만든 것입니다.”

While Winklevoss did not indicate what steps it would take if DCG did not respond by January 8th, it is clear that Gemini will soon no longer be playing friendly with what was once an integral partner to its operations.