Gemini files to dismiss SEC’s lawsuit over its earn product

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Gemini called the SEC’s lawsuit as “ill-conceived” against its Earn Product which offered yields to customers against their crypto deposits.

Gemini Trust Co., a cryptocurrency exchange, and bankrupt lender Genesis Global Capital have jointly filed for the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The lawsuit claims that their Earn product violated securities regulations by offering unregistered securities.

In their legal filings, the companies contended that their Earn product, which facilitated coin lending for yield generation, should not be classified as a security. Genesis further argued that the transactions were essentially loans and requested the court to dismiss the complaint or, as an alternative, strike the SEC’s requests for a permanent injunction and disgorgement.

Furthermore, the allegation stated that Gemini, rather than Genesis, was responsible for the customer-facing aspects of the Earn program. Gemini, which asserted its role as a transfer agent for Earn, criticized the SEC lawsuit as “ill-conceived” in its blog update addressed to Earn users.

Following the SEC’s lawsuit in January, Genesis subsequently filed for bankruptcy, leading to Earn users facing withdrawal restrictions since mid-November. In response, Gemini filed a comprehensive claim on Monday, May 22, aiming to recover over $1.1 billion in assets for the benefit of 232,000 Earn users.

Gemini, Genesis and its parent company, Digital Currency Group, are in mediated negotiations this month trying to come up with a restructuring and settlement agreement. A preliminary deal from February hasn’t been finalized, and earlier this month, DCG missed a $630 million loan payment to Genesis.

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Throughout this month, Gemini, Genesis, and its parent company, Digital Currency Group (DCG), have engaged in mediated negotiations to reach a restructuring and settlement agreement. While a preliminary deal was proposed in February, it has not been formally concluded. Additionally, earlier this month, DCG failed to make a $630 million loan payment to Genesis.

At the same time, Gemini and other creditors are collaborating on an “amended plan of reorganization” that can be pursued independently if the mediation process fails. The objective is to ensure the optimal outcome for Earn users, as stated by the exchange in their blog post.

In a tweet, Jack Baughman, a founding partner of JFB Legal who is in charge of the case said the SEC’s case is only making it harder and more complicated to retrieve assets from the Genesis bankruptcy and make Earn users whole. It does nothing to speed it the process and unlock assets that need to be returned to Earn users.

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