Court Denies Gemini and Genesis Motion in SEC Case Over Gemini Earn Program
Federal court denies Gemini and Genesis' motion to dismiss SEC case over Gemini Earn program, finding it offered securities under Howey and Reves tests.

Federal court denies Gemini and Genesis' motion to dismiss SEC case over Gemini Earn program, finding it offered securities under Howey and Reves tests.
Earlier this year, regulatory authorities in the United States initiated legal action against Gemini and Genesis Global Capital, accusing them of engaging in the trading of unregistered securities via the Gemini Earn crypto asset lending initiative.
The chief executive of Gemini is calling the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) actions against the crypto exchange “counterproductive.”
The beleaguered Gemini Earn program is now the linchpin in a new set of charges filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission against both Genesis and Gemini.
Three Gemini Earn users are seeking arbitration in a class action lawsuit against crypto broker Genesis and its parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG).
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Gemini says it's working to "find a solution" so its customers can redeem funds from its interest-earning program, Gemini Earn.
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