This Week on Unchained: DCG's Debt, Is Restaking Safe?, and More! ⚖️⚖️
$630M Due Next Week: Is DCG at Default Risk?
The Genesis bankruptcy is about to take a high-stakes turn with a $630 million payment from Digital Currency Group (DCG) due by May 11. Barry Silbert’s DCG, the parent company of Genesis, is on the hook for the massive payment, but doubts are swirling as to whether the crypto conglomerate can cover it.
Lumida Wealth CEO Ram Ahluwalia joins the show to unpack what could happen to Genesis creditors, Gemini Earn users, and the markets should DCG fail to cover its debt obligations.
ICYMI: Could the Gemini Earn and Genesis Creditors End Up at Odds?
Ram Ahluwalia says that Gemini Earn customers could recover their assets immediately — except for one wrinkle.
Do You Need to Think Twice Before Restaking Your Assets?
In this episode, Sreeram Kannan, founder of EigenLayer, and Konstantin Lomashuk, co-founder of Lido Finance, discuss the complex world of staking in Ethereum's post-Shanghai ecosystem.
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