Celsius
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FTX seems to be nearing the finish line almost two years after initiating the bankruptcy process
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Elsewhere, crypto stocks up on legal hires and Hivemind Capital gets a new principal
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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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Some creditors to the erstwhile crypto lending platform are slated to become shareholders in the bitcoin mining company
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Elsewhere, Bitget sees a rise in ex-banking applicants and Kraken adds leadership to navigate regulation
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FTX, Genesis, Core Scientific and Voyager continue to move forward with bankruptcy proceedings
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Celsius creditors want their crypto returned ahead of the bull market as part of the firm’s exit from bankruptcy
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As pension plans still try to classify crypto token exposure, such funds could target “infrastructure” plays in the space, crypto investment firm exec says
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2023 has seen a lot of legal action — here are some of the biggest court cases of the year
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Blockworks exclusive: Spool is in talks with small and regional banks as well as one of the ten largest asset managers as it rolls out v2, the DAO’s lead contributor said
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Celsius’ unconventional plan of shifting into a publicly-traded bitcoin mining shop is one step closer to becoming a reality
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More information on the change is expected to come to light in “due time,” Arrington said Sunday
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Roughly $2 billion of bitcoin and ether would be distributed to creditors as part of the plan
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The SEC, in a Friday court filing, said it reserves its right to object to the plan from Celsius
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This comes as a result of a monthslong bankruptcy battle between Core Scientific and Celsius
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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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Celsius has finally started sending crypto to exchange, with users waiting to repaid in bitcoin and ether
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After years of lackluster enforcement, the SEC is finally cracking down — and the market doesn’t care
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Bankrupt Celsius is generating big bucks from staking ETH worth $1.5 billion, but not big enough to pay off its legal fees — yet
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