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Bankrupt Cryptocurrency Lender Celsius Submits its Bankruptcy Plan for Creditor Vote

Crypto-asset lender Celsius Network on Monday (August 14, 2023) received a US bankruptcy judge’s permission to obtain creditor approval for its ongoing bankruptcy plan, which is presenting a proposal to exit Chapter 11 as a another business entity that would be owned by the firm’s… Read More

CFTC Files Suit Against Celsius and Founder Alex Mashinsky

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has joined the SEC in filing a civil complaint against Celsius Network and its founder and former CEO Alex Mashinsky. Criminal charges were filed by the US Department of Justice as well in a trifecta of legal action against… Read More

SEC Files Charges Against Celsius Network and Founder Alex Mashinsky

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against Celsius Network and its founder and former CEO, Alex Mashinsky. At the same time, the US Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against Celsius, Mashinsky and former Chief Revenue Officer Roni Cohen-Pavon. The SEC… Read More

Celsius Network, Founder Alex Mashinsky and Former CRO Criminally Charged with Fraud, Mashinsky Arrested

Alex Mashinsky Arrested Today. The founder and former CEO of Celsius Network, Alex Mashinsky, and the former Chief Revenue Officer of Celsius, Roni Cohen-Pavon have been charged by the US Department of Justice with defrauding customers and manipulating the market for the Celsius token. Celsius… Read More

Crypto Expert Predicts Alex Mashinsky, Former Celsius CEO, Will Go To Prison for a Long Time

“The business model Celsius advertised and sold to its customers was not the business that Celsius actually operated.” – Court Document, Filed January 31, 2023 Celsius, one of the first big crypto firms to fail and file for bankruptcy protection, continues to meander its way… Read More

Crypto Firms Will Need to Be Aware of State Attorneys General, which Have Massive Power to Enforce Consumer Protection Laws, Legal Expert Explains

Another enforcement shoe has dropped against a major crypto exchange with the announcement of a lawsuit by New York’s Attorney General against Celsius Network CEO/co-founder Alex Mashinsky. AG Letitia James accuses Mashinsky of “defrauding thousands of investors out of billions of dollars in digital funds,… Read More

New York Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Alex Mashinsky, Founder of Celsius Network

  New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against the beleaguered founder and former CEO of Celsius Network, Alex Mashinsky. Celsius is in the midst of bankruptcy proceedings. Once a high-profile crypto executive, Mashinsky exited the firm this past September. According to… Read More

Alex Mashinsky, Celsius CEO, Resigns

In a brief corporate statement, Alex Mashinsky, founder and CEO of Celsius Network, has resigned from the firm, effective immediately. Celsius is one of the crypto firms that grew rapidly providing incredible returns to investors via its crypto lending/yield platform, only to collapse in the… Read More

Celsius Bankrupt. Files for Chapter 11

Celsius Network, at one time one of the most popular crypto yield and lending platforms, has filed for bankruptcy protection under chapter 11, thus removing all speculation as to whether or not the platform could reanimate itself during a collapse in crypto valuations. Celsius effectively… Read More

Lawsuit Filed Against Celsius Alleging “Classic Ponzi Scheme”

Celsius Network, a once-prominent crypto lending and yield platform that bashed traditional banks, has been sued in the State of New York, blasted with allegations of operating a “classic Ponzi scheme.” Last month, Celsius effectively shut down operations. On June 13th, Celsius tweeted: [we] are… Read More

Celsius Halts All Withdrawals as Crypto Markets Drop Below Below $1 Trillion

There is a rush for the exits in the crypto markets it seems. Yesterday, Celsius – a “new economy” digital asset platform that provides services similar to banks but with crypto, announced it was halting all withdrawals, transfers, and swaps due to the collapsing market…. Read More

Public Mint Teams Up with Celsius to Enhance Diversified EARN Program

Public Mint, the fiat-native public blockchain and money system, has started using Celsius, the platform for lending and earning yield on digital currency, adding to Public Mint’s diversified, high-yield returns program known as EARN. The partnership with Celsius diversifies EARN’s offerings, which enables users to… Read More

Celsius Network Confirms Badger Attack but No Client Funds Were Stolen

It was a tough couple of weeks for Celsius Network. Celsius is a neobank platform that touts its ability to generate returns on parked crypto. Currently, Celsius is promoting potential returns of over 17%. As was widely rumored, Celsius Network was impacted by the Badger… Read More

Digital Asset Platform Celsius Network Delivers Over $1B in Yield to its Community

Celsius Network, the international cryptocurrency earning and borrowing platform, announced it has paid over $1 billion in digital assets to its community of 1.2 million users – “marking the most yield paid out to users by any crypto platform.” The announcement also mentioned that Celsius… Read More

Digital Asset Platform Celsius Network Secures $400M in Capital from WestCap, Others

Celsius Network, the international digital currency earning and borrowing platform, reveals that it has finalized a $400 million investment that was led by WestCap, a growth equity company, as well as Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global investment group. The transaction… Read More

Crypto Earning, Borrowing Platform Celsius Network Digital Assets Now Over $20B

Celsius, the international digital currency earning and borrowing platform, recently revealed that it’s now managing $20,366,621,718 in crypto-assets as of August 13, 2021. Celsius carried out its quarterly internal audit using tech provided by third-party blockchain analysis company, Chainalysis, and using an internally developed methodology… Read More

Celsius Secures Backend Pricing of Digital Assets using Chainlink, with Goal to Decentralize Crypto Lending Platform

Celsius has secured the backend pricing of crypto-assets using Chainlink, which is considered a major leap in CeFi “decentralization.” As stated in the update from Celsius: “In one of the most ambitious moves towards decentralization, Celsius is now leveraging the industry-leading Chainlink Price Feeds to… Read More

Decentralized Digital Asset Management Firm Qredo Raises $11 Million Seed Round

Qredo, a decentralized digital asset management platform, has raised $11 million in seed funding, according to a note from the company. Investors in the company include Amnis Ventures, Artus, Borderless Capital, Celsius, CMS Holdings, Connect.Capital, Deribit, G1, GSR, Gumi Cryptos, Kenetic, Kronos, Maven 11, 1kx,… Read More

Should You Invest that Stimulus Check in Bitcoin?

Checks are in the mail following the signing into law of the $1.9 trillion stimulus package. Many individuals in the US will receive checks in the amount of $1400 with families receiving more. Whether you like the law or not, all of those billions of… Read More

Elon Musk Buys Bitcoin, Crypto Insiders Respond

  Bitcoin is hitting new highs today fololowing a 10-K filed by Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) that revealed it had purchased $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and may purchase other digital assets in the future. Simultaneously, Tesla said they expect to commence accepting Bitcoin as a method of… Read More

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