Alex Mashinsky

Alex Mashinsky, ex-CEO of failed crypto lender Celsius Network is facing a fresh lawsuit from New York Attorney General Letitia James. The lawsuit also seeks to ban Mashinsky from making any business operations in New York. Lawsuit Calls Mashinky a Fraud The suit accuses Mashinsky of committing fraud by being untruthful about Celsius’ financial health between 2018 and June 2022. He allegedly defrauded hundreds of thousands of Celsius users, falsely assuring them of the platform’s stability. This was apparently a…

Alex Mashinsky – founder of Celsius Network – reportedly withdrew $10 million from the struggling lending platform weeks before its bankruptcy.  Under U.S law, he may be forced to return those funds for the benefit of his company’s creditors.  Mashinsky’s Last Minute Withdrawal Mashinsky's hefty withdrawal came in late May – at a time when Celsius users were already withdrawing their assets in droves. Fear overtook customers as crypto markets slid in Q2, and worries over Celsius’ financial health grew…

Celsius boss Alex Mashinsky may be largely responsible for many of the firm’s unprofitable trades leading up to its bankruptcy.  A new report from the Financial Times (FT) suggests that the CEO may have taken over trading operations back in January. He then took actions with company funds that overruled the decisions of other executives with multiple years of finance experience.  Mashinsky’s Massive Trades The latest info is according to multiple people familiar with the matter – though the information…