Alex Mashinsky


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Celsius Creditors Move to Subpoena Lending Firm Equities First for $439M Collateral Repayment

Creditors of crypto lending firm Celsius have moved to subpoena lending firm Equities First. Celsius' former CEO Alex Mashinsky said his firm is still owed $439 million from Equities First. The money is collateral posted against a loan Celsius took from the company and which Equities First was unable to repay. "The Hash" team discusses the latest in the aftermath of Celsius' collapse.

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Crypto Execs From Celsius, Kraken, FTX.US Step Down From Roles

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky, Kraken CEO Jesse Powell, and FTX.US President Brett Harrison are all stepping down from their roles amid crypto winter. U.S. Regulatory Reporter Cheyenne Ligon discusses what we know so far and what this may reveal about the state of the industry.

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Alex Mashinsky Resigns as Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Network’s CEO

Alex Mashinsky, the CEO of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network, has resigned. “The Hash” hosts discuss the past, present and future of Celsius, which was once one of the largest players in the crypto lending space.

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Finance

Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Network's CEO, Alex Mashinsky, Resigns

Celsius' CEL token is trading 8% lower following the announcement.

Alex Mashinsky, founder and CEO of Celsius Network, at Consensus 2019 in New York (CoinDesk)

Finance

Celsius Network Might Be Planning to Turn Its Debt Into Crypto ‘IOU’ Tokens

In a leaked audio file, Nuke Goldstein, the firm's co-founder and chief technology officer, detailed a potential plan to issue wrapped tokens representing the debt to customers.

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Finance

Crypto Lending Company Celsius Files for Permission to Sell Its Stablecoin Holdings

The bankrupt company currently owns 11 forms of stablecoins totaling approximately $23 million, according to disclosures.

Celsius Network founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk)

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Celsius CEO Reportedly Mulls Crypto Custody Pivot After Lending Business Imploded

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky proposed revamping the failed crypto lending business as a digital asset custody firm, according to a New York Times report. Plus, bitcoin (BTC) and crypto-linked stocks fall as U.S. inflation in August rose 8.3% from the previous year and 0.1% from a month ago.

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Opinion

Vermont Regulators Didn't Use the Word, but I Will: Celsius Was a Ponzi

Alex Mashinsky always had plenty to say about Celsius’ finances. Most of it, a new filing claims, wasn’t true.

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Policy

Celsius Resembled Ponzi Scheme at Times, Vermont Regulator Says

"... [A]t least at some points in time, yields to existing investors were probably being paid with the assets of new investors."

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk archives)

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Crypto Lender Celsius Files 2 New Lawsuits in Attempt to Recover Funds

Crypto lender Celsius Network has filed two new lawsuits in an attempt to retrieve lost funds. Ropes & Gray Business Restructuring Associate Daniel Gwen discusses what this means for Celsius and its creditors and customers.

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