Genesis, crypto's largest lender, just froze withdrawals and new loan orginations. Would a Genesis collapse have wider impacts than FTX's demise?

Genesis sits at the direct center of crypto capital markets. They custody funds. They help institutions earn yield. They are the yield product for CeFi platforms. Genesis touches almost everything...

We bring on foobar to discuss!

Note: A spokesperson at Anchorage (mentioned in the ep), shared this great update: "Anchorage Digital does not lend or repurpose client assets without a client's permission and we have no commercial relationship with Genesis."

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Resources

Jason's thread on Genesis

https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz/status/1592917789898989568

Circle's tweets on Genesis

https://twitter.com/circle/status/1592940639645495298

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