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Genesis Trading CEO Reveals It Mitigated Losses With a ‘Large Counterparty’

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  • Genesis Global Trading Michael Moro said that his firm mitigated the losses carefully and thoughtfully with a large counterpart who could not meet a margin call to them this year.
  •  Moreover, Moro noted the client funds were not funded. In addition, Genesis hedged and /or sold liquid collateral in hand to reduce any downside.
  • The CEO of Genesis Trading further informed that the firm, through every possible means, will entirely focus recovery on any potential residual loss.

On Friday, Michael Moro, the CEO of Genesis Global Trading, stated that the digital currency prime broker has reduced the losses carefully and thoughtfully with a large counterpart who was unsuccessful in meeting a margin call to them this year. 

Furthermore, Moro said that there was no impact on client funds and that Genesis hedged and /or sold all the liquid collateral on hand to lessen any downside. 

The update from Genesis after three Arrows Capital (3AC), the beleaguered cryptocurrency fund, on Friday announced that it has experienced losses in the latest crypto crash and has hired legal and financial advisors to search for a solution, as per a WSJ report.

In the meantime, several crypto companies continue to opine on their exposure. On Thursday, BlockFi, a crypto lender, confirmed the news of the recently liquidated a “large client.” This comes amid the reports that Three Arrows Capital couldn’t meet margin calls.

The CEO of Genesis Trading also stated that the firm, through every means possible, will actively focus recovery on any potential residual loss. However, the potential is finite, it said, and could also be netted against their own balance sheet as a company. At last, the CEO said that they had reduced the risk and had moved on. 

Moro stated Genesis resumed the operation 24/7 and included “incredible” access to capital. Genesis is a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group.

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