{"id":253752,"date":"2022-08-09T16:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=253752"},"modified":"2022-08-09T15:28:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T14:28:18","slug":"celsius-ceo-under-fire-as-committee-of-creditors-dfpi-implicate-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/celsius-ceo-under-fire-as-committee-of-creditors-dfpi-implicate-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Celsius CEO under fire as Committee of Creditors, DFPI implicate him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Committee representing customers affected by Celsius' bankruptcy has issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.stretto.com\/public\/x191\/11749\/PLEADINGS\/1174908082280000000091.pdf\">mission statement<\/a> as it seeks further investigation into CEO Alex Mashinsky for allegedly misleading the public.<\/p>\n<p>Unsecured creditors of Celsius on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/celsius-to-face-legal-actions-by-aggrieved-custody-customers-over-180m-deposit\/\">July 27,<\/a> formed a group that is represented by five individuals and two entities <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including Covario AG, a Zug-based crypto prime brokerage, to fight for the speedy recovery of their funds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Committee in its statement accused Celsius CEO <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alex Mashinsky of allegedly promoting misleading information before the bankruptcy declaration.\u00a0 Mashinsky, through his public videos and messages, was reportedly promising customers that their funds were safe.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">All funds are safe. We continue to be open for business as usual<\/p>\n<p>As part of our responsibility to serve our community, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CelsiusNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CelsiusNetwork<\/a> implemented and abides by robust risk management frameworks to ensure the safety and security of assets on our platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Mashinsky (@Mashinsky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mashinsky\/status\/1524404643530477568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, his claims proved false on June 12, when Celsius paused all withdrawals citing &#8220;extreme market conditions&#8221;. It went on to file a Chapter 11 <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/celsius-officially-declares-bankruptcy-after-paying-down-defi-loans\/\">bankruptcy<\/a> one month later.<\/p>\n<p>The committee has appointed international <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">law firm White & Case as its counsel and engaged restructuring advisors M3 Partners, Perella Weinberg Partners, and Blockchain analytics unit Elementis to help in the ongoing investigation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the statement:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Committee is prepared to work day and night to protect the rights of its constituents who have been harmed by Celsius\u2019 improvident decisions and is up to the task before it,\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>DFPI comes after Celsius' &#8220;Earn Program&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) on August 8, <a href=\"https:\/\/dfpi.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/337\/2022\/08\/D-R-Celsius-Network-Inc.pdf\">issued<\/a> a &#8220;cease and desist&#8221; order to Celsius for allegedly offering crypto interest accounts to customers without due registration.<\/p>\n<p>Celsius and its CEO Alex Mashinsky are accused of providing misleading information about the risks associated with making deposits in the interest-bearing &#8220;Earn Program&#8221;.\u00a0 The DFPI also accused Celsius of failing to explain that in the case of sudden requests for withdrawals that it may not meet all customer's demands when due.<\/p>\n<p>According to the DFPI, the Earn Rewards accounts offered and sold by Celsius are securities in the form of investment contracts and should be registered with securities laws.<\/p>\n<p>The DFPI has opened a public complaint form to receive feedback from customers impacted by Celsius' withdrawal freeze, as it seeks to accelerate the investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Committee representing customers affected by Celsius&#8217; bankruptcy has issued a mission statement as it seeks further investigation into CEO Alex Mashinsky for allegedly misleading the public. 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