Sources: DCG is attempting to raise capital and avoid bankruptcy for its Genesis subsidiary in part to avert a $350M loan repayment to Todd Boehly’s Eldridge (Nikou Asgari/Financial Times)

RT Watson / The Block:
Dutch crypto exchange Bitvavo, which uses DCG for its staking service, says it can’t access ~$297M held at DCG and that DCG is “experiencing liquidity problems”  —  – Bitvavo said it can’t access 280 million euros ($297 million) held at DCG.  — DCG controls troubled crypto lender Genesis Global Capital.

Bloomberg:
Sources: Genesis Global has $2.8B in outstanding loans, including ~30% of its lending made to related parties like its parent company DCG  —  The troubled brokerage Genesis Global has $2.8 billion in outstanding loans on its balance sheet, with about 30% of its lending made to related parties including …

Ryan Weeks / The Block:
Court filing: Alameda Research plans to repay ~$128M in bitcoin and ~$70M in ether to bankrupt crypto lender Voyager and will reclaim ~$160M in collateral  —  – Crypto trading firm Alameda Research will repay two large loans demoninated in bitcoin and ether.  — Once repaid, Alameda will reclaim some $160 million in collateral.

Paul Vigna / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Binance has made a leading bid of about $50M for the assets of bankrupt crypto-lender Voyager Digital, slightly higher than FTX’s competing bid  —  The exchanges both made bids near $50 million.  Voyager’s market cap was $3.9 billion in 2021  —  1x

Bloomberg:
Sources: Genesis is struggling to raise funding for its lending unit and warns potential investors that it may need to file for bankruptcy if its efforts fail  —  Digital-asset brokerage Genesis is struggling to raise fresh cash for its lending unit, and it’s warning potential investors …

Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk:
Bankruptcy filing: Celsius says it expects ~$70M of “proceeds from the repayment of USD denominated loans”, which could help it operate through the end of 2022  —  The extra cash from loan repayments, previously believed to be in stablecoins, means a much needed boost for the cash-strapped lender.