Celsius wants to extend the deadline for claims as lawyer fees mount
Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network is planning to file a motion that would extend the deadline for users to submit their claims by another month. The crypto community has started to grow impatient, noting that Celsius’ lawyer fees have continued to stack up and are eating away at the lender’s estate. In a Dec. 29 […]
Celsius amasses 30 potential bidders for its assets, withdrawal motion approved
Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network has attracted 30 potential bidders for its various assets, including its retail platform and mining business. According to a company presentation filed on Dec. 20, more than 125 parties have been contacted since September, with 30 potential bidders executing non-disclosure agreements — a legal contract used to protect sensitive information […]
Bankruptcy judge orders $44M in crypto to be returned to Celsius customers
A federal judge has ordered crypto lender Celsius to return crypto worth around $44 million to the platform’s custody program customers. According to Bloomberg, the verbal order was delivered by United States Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn in a Dec. 7 hearing, with the judge noting: “I want this case to move forward. I want creditors […]
Celsius had ‘insufficient’ accounting and operational controls, says examiner
The independent examiner in crypto lender Celsius’ bankruptcy case has alleged that the company failed to set up “sufficient” accounting and operational controls in its handling of customer funds. In an interim report released on Nov. 19, examiner Shoba Pillay made a number of stark observations in her court-appointed investigation into the bankrupt cryptocurrency lending […]
Major client demand the ‘tipping point’ for BNY Mellon’s crypto services
BNY Mellon CEO Robin Vince says “client demand” was the “tipping point” that ultimately led to the bank’s launch of institutional-focused crypto services last week. BNY Mellon, America’s oldest bank, became the first large bank in the country to offer custody of institutional clients’ Ether (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC) on Oct. 11. In an Oct. […]
Are custodied crypto funds at risk? Industry veterans explain
With rumors of insolvency flying high among crypto firms such as Celsius and Three Arrows Capital, investors couldn’t help but ask a simple question: What happened to all the funds that were supposedly under “safe custody?” As it turns out, a small fraction of crypto firms began leveraged trading with customers’ deposits to deliver promised […]
Dutch Bitcoin family reveals how they safeguard a fortune in crypto
A family that went all-in on Bitcoin back in 2017 has revealed their secrets to safeguarding the asset now that it has increased in price by around 5,000%. The Dutch family of five’s storage plan includes a series of secret locations spread across four different continents. In 2017 the ‘Bitcoin family’ liquidated all of their […]