Coinbase says it has no exposure to Genesis, touts ‘strong capital position’ Coinbase says it has no exposure to Genesis, touts ‘strong capital position’
In light of recent events, Coinbase tweeted to clarify its strong capital position.
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Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 8:23 pm UTC
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Due to the chain reaction of events following the FTX collapse, the leading exchange Coinbase felt the need to clarify that it has a โstrong capital positionโ amid market turmoil, and has zero exposure to Genesis.
2/ We wonโt comment on every event in crypto, but for the sake of clarity: Coinbase has zero exposure to Genesis Trading.
— Coinbase (@coinbase) November 16, 2022
The exchange Tweeted its document explaining its approach to transparency, risk management, and consumer protection to remind its precautions against implosions. It said that its priority is to promote a safe, responsible crypto economy and protect its customers.
Genesis
Like the Terra-Luna collapse, FTXโs implosion led to a chain of events that also affected the crypto exchange Gemini and the crypto-lending platform Genesis.
On Nov. 16, the crypto lender announced that its halting all withdrawals due to the FTXโs collapse.
Genesis had already taken a hit after the collapse of Three Arrows Capital (3AC) following the Terra-Luna crash. The collapse of FTX pushed the lender to the point of halting withdrawals.
Coinbase’s approach
Coinbase published its document on Nov. 8 and posted it on Twitter on Nov. 16.
The document explains why there canโt be a โrun on the bankโ at Coinbase, lays out its capital position, and gives details on its risk team. Coinbase says that it avoids the risk of illiquidity by holding customer assets 1:1 and backing all institutional lending by collateral.ย
In terms of its capital, Coinbase currently has $1.5 billion of assets, half of which is on chainlink. The remaining amount is held as Bitcoins (BTC).ย
In addition, Coinbase states that its risk management team has decades of experience in the field, and prioritizes healthy liquidity management, credit, and counterparty risk.ย
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