Welcome to “The Chopping Block!” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. This week, they covered:<ul>
<li>why the markets were up so much recently</li>
<li>how and why Genesis entered into bankruptcy</li>
<li>why the hole in DCG's financials are potentially much bigger than previously reported</li>
<li>the differences between the bankruptcies of FTX and Genesis</li>
<li>whether 3AC founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies will find success with their new exchange</li>
<li>what will happen to GTBC now that a huge portion has already been liquidated</li>
<li>whether Tarun is predicting "the start of a new supercycle"</li>
<li>the large percentage of vested SOL held by the FTX estate</li>
<li>how SBF is still trying to win the public </li>
</ul>Hosts<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://twitter.com/hosseeb">Haseeb Qureshi</a>, managing partner at Dragonfly Capital</li>
<li>
<a href="https://twitter.com/tarunchitra">Tarun Chitra</a>, managing partner at Robot Ventures</li>
<li>
<a href="https://twitter.com/rleshner">Robert Leshner</a>, founder of Compound </li>
<li>
<a href="https://twitter.com/tomhschmidt">Tom Schmidt</a>, general partner at Dragonfly Capital</li>
</ul>Links<a href="http://choppingblock.xyz/">Disclosures</a>Genesis: <ul>
<li>
Bloomberg:<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-20/ftx-judge-backs-company-law-firm-rejecting-last-minute-rumors"> </a><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-20/ftx-judge-backs-company-law-firm-rejecting-last-minute-rumors">FTX Bankruptcy Judge Backs Company Law Firm, Rejects Last Minute ‘Rumors’</a>
</li>
<li>CoinDesk: </li>
<li><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/01/20/crypto-lender-genesis-global-capital-is-ftxs-largest-unsecured-creditor/">Crypto Lender Genesis Global Capital Is FTX's Largest Unsecured Creditor</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/01/20/crypto-trading-firm-cumberland-drw-disputes-genesis-exposure/">Crypto Trading Firm Cumberland DRW Disputes Genesis Exposure</a></li>
<li>CNBC: </li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/12/sec-charges-genesis-and-gemini-with-selling-unregistered-securities.html">Crypto firms Genesis and Gemini charged by SEC with selling unregistered securities</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/18/coindesk-engages-lazard-to-explore-sale-as-dcg-crisis-grows.html">Crypto publication CoinDesk hires Lazard to explore sale as crisis deepens at parent company DCG</a></li>
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Unchained: 
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<li><a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/is-genesiss-prepackaged-bankruptcy-the-ultimate-sacrifice/">Is Genesis’s Prepackaged Bankruptcy The Ultimate Sacrifice? </a></li>
<li><a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/gemini-ends-its-earn-program-and-calls-for-barry-silberts-ouster/">Gemini Ends Its Earn Program and Calls for Barry Silbert’s Ouster</a></li>
<li><a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/dcg-under-investigation-by-doj-and-sec-report/">DCG Under Investigation by DOJ and SEC: Report</a></li>
<li><a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/genesis-ceo-says-firm-needs-more-time-to-find-a-solution/">Genesis CEO Says Firm Needs More Time to Find a Solution</a></li>
</ul>FTX:<ul>
<li>
Unchained: </li>
<li><a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/sbf-says-excel-spreadsheet-proves-ftx-us-is-solvent/">SBF Says Excel Spreadsheet Proves FTX US Is Solvent</a></li>
<li>
WSJ:<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-ftx-chief-says-crypto-exchange-could-restart-11674143168"> </a><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-ftx-chief-says-crypto-exchange-could-restart-11674143168">New FTX Chief Says Crypto Exchange Could Restart</a>
</li>
<li><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/203026/ftx-debtors-identify-5-5-billion-of-liquid-assets-in-herculean-effort">The Block: FTX debtors identify $5.5 billion of liquid assets in ’Herculean effort’</a></li>
</ul>3AC/GTX: <ul><li>
Unchained:<a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/3ac-founders-are-raising-25m-for-gtx/"> </a><a href="https://unchainedpodcast.com/3ac-founders-are-raising-25m-for-gtx/">3AC Founders Are Raising $25M for ‘GTX’</a>
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