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Celsius sells $23.5 million of tokens days after former CEO was arrest

Celsius Network, which filed for bankruptcy in 2022, is selling its crypto holdings as the broader market recovers, partly due to Ripple’s win against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Data provided by Lookonchain shows that Celsius has already sold roughly $23.5 million worth of cryptocurrencies — including $8.5 million of chainlink (LINK), $7.84 million of synthetix (SNX), $3 million of BNB, $2.26 million from 1inch (1INCH), and $1.9 million worth of ox protocol (ZRX).  Notice that #Celsius started selling altcoins. 1.27M $LINK ($8.5M), 2.83M $SNX ($7.84M), 12,597 $BNB ($3M), 4.45M 1INCH ($2.26M), 8.53M $ZRX ($1.9M), and 439K $FTX ($713K) were transferred to #FalconX. And 186,149 $BONE ($235K) was deposited into #OKEx.https://t.co/Auf2S9Z2Z5 pic.twitter.com/Dbznr0w3Le — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) July 17, 2023 Moreover, screenshots shared by the data provider also suggest that Celsius has deposited almost 439,000 FTT, worth $713,000, to FalconX. I...

Like FTX, Celsius Used QuickBooks to Handle its Accounting

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An independent examiner has revealed shocking details surrounding the inner workings of Celsius – a crypto lender that filed for bankruptcy in July 2022. The examiner claimed that Celsius did not operate by the business model that it presented to customers. He likened it to a Ponzi scheme, much like FTX – a company that happened to have used the same accounting software: QuickBooks.  The Truth About CEL Token Per a filing from examiner Shoba Pillay on Tuesday, Celsius had abandoned its commitment to transparency the moment its ICO for CEL token was completed in 2018. When the company only raised $32 million of its target $50 million from the sale, it declined to reveal its failure to the community. Furthermore, then-CEO Alex Mashinsky did not follow through on his promise to purchase any unclaimed tokens from the sale, amounting to 117 million CEL.  CEL’s value was also largely propped up by the firm. Its price increase throughout 2020 and 2021 was “significantly greater tha...