Winklevoss slams DCG's Silbert — Not even SBF was 'capable of such delusion'
Crypto exchange Gemini founder and CEO Cameron Winklevoss is again threatening to sue Digital Currency Group and its CEO Barry Silbert over delays in the resolution of Genesis for its Earn customers while slamming the CEOfor allegedly trying to play the victim card.
In the July 4 “Open Letter to Barry Silbert,” Winklevoss alleged the DCG enterprise had engaged in “fraudulent behavior” via a “culture of lies and deceit” — which have come at the expense of Gemini’s 232,000 Earn users.
Earn Update: An Open Letter to @BarrySilbert pic.twitter.com/ErsYpcEjQD
Among the accusations, Winklevoss’ strongly-worded letter alleges that Silbert intentionally delayed resolution through “abuse” of the mediation process, stating:
Most disturbing, according to Winklevoss, has been Silbert’s apparent claim of being the “victim” in the debacle.
“It takes a special kind of person to owe $3.3 billion dollars to hundreds of thousands of people and believe, or at least pretend to believe that they are some kind of victim," said Winklevoss, adding:
DCG’s Genesis was the lender behind Gemini Exchange's Earn program, a product that promised returns as high as 8% to depositors. However, on November 16, Genesis announced it temporarily suspended withdrawals citing “unprecedented market turmoil.”
Genesis later filed for bankruptcy on January 19, with Gemini seeking to recover its share of the billions owed by Genesis to creditors since.
However, after what Winklevoss has described as multiple delays, he appears to have had enough.
“I write to inform you that your games are over,” Winklevoss said, explaining that professional fees have now “ballooned” to over $100 million at the expense of credits and Earn users. “Enough is enough.”
Winklevoss has now
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