Alex Mashinsky
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Elsewhere, a former Fidelity International exec advises a layer-2, and Yuga Labs’ co-founder becomes CEO
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Prosecutors filed letters with the judges overseeing both Sam Bankman-Fried and Alex Mashinsky’s cases because the two have some of the same lawyers
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Cohen-Pavon has a chance of leniency in sentencing depending on cooperation against Mashinsky
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Mashinsky’s motion to dismiss follows a similar one from co-defendant Hanoch Goldstein
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A now-unsealed August order showed the DOJ targeted multiple Mashinsky-linked bank accounts
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The judge, in new court filings, said the Oct. 3 conference allows “adequate time for the Government to make discovery”
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The DOJ, along with major US regulators, took aim at failed crypto lender Celsius’ former leadership Thursday
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One year after Celsius filed for bankruptcy, the SEC has hit the defunct crypto lender and former CEO Mashinsky with a slew of charges
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The New York attorney general’s lawsuit would ban Alex Mashinsky from doing business in New York and require him to pay damages
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Say happy birthday to the crypto bear market as we recap adventures of some of the industry’s biggest names
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The court should deny Celsius’ stablecoin sale as the lender hasn’t established ownership of the assets, creditors have said
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Co-founders Alex Mashinsky and Dan Leon withdrew around $10 million each before the platform’s controversial transfer halt, new documents show
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Shlomi Daniel Leon and fellow co-founder Alex Mashinsky have left their top positions as Celsius battles bankruptcy
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Alex Mashinsky reportedly used $8 million from the withdrawn funds to pay his own state and federal taxes
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“Honestly, it’s surprising it took this long given everything that has happened,” a former Celsius employee said of Mashinsky’s departure
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The bankrupt crypto lender is weighing a new business model which executives say requires “absolute zero trust”
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Celsius has alleged KeyFI CEO Stone falsely depicted himself as a pioneer and expert in crypto staking and DeFi investments
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In its latest Chapter 11 filing, Celsius reported it expects its net cash flow to reach negative $137.2 million by the end of October
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The cryptocurrency lender is left with a $40 million claim against Three Arrows Capital, CEO Alex Mashinsky said in a declaration
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Blockworks exclusive: Rival crypto lending firm Nexo reached out to Celsius, offering to help with liquidity
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