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Celsius Used New Customer Funds to Pay for Withdrawals: Independent Examiner

An independent examiner for the U.S. bankruptcy court in New York said in a Tuesday filing that crypto lender Celsius Network misled its investors and occasionally used new customer funds to pay for other customers’ withdrawals– the usual definition of a Ponzi scheme. "The Hash" panel discusses the examiner's report and what it reveals about how Celsius operated.

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Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific to Borrow $70M From B. Riley

The firm said the loan will enable it to replace an existing facility and give it "up to 15 months runway and significant flexibility."

Riot Platforms’ acquisition of Block Mining makes sense, JPMorgan says. (Sandali Handagama)

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Identities of 2 Parties Who Backed Sam Bankman-Fried’s $250M Bond Can Be Revealed, Judge Rules

U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled on Monday that the identities of the two non-parental parties who co-signed Sam Bankman-Fried's $250 million bond can be made public. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the decision and what to expect from FTX's future bankruptcy proceedings.

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Celsius Used New Customer Funds to Pay for Withdrawals: Independent Examiner

Shoba Pillay was appointed by a New York bankruptcy court to look at whether the crypto lender operated as a Ponzi scheme

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Alameda Seeks to Recover $446M in Crypto Paid to Voyager After Lender's Bankruptcy

The filing comes amid Alameda's own bankruptcy process.

Voyager's bankrupcy has left creditors in the lurch. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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BlockFi’s Mining Assets May Head to Market; Musk Wants Twitter Payments System To Accommodate Crypto: RPT

Failed crypto lender BlockFi may sell some assets after a bankruptcy judge in New Jersey expressed approval of the plan as part of Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings designed to restore funds to creditors. Plus, the Financial Times reports that Elon Musk wants Twitter's payment system to be able to accept cryptocurrencies.

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BlockFi's Crypto Mining Assets May Be Headed to Market After Bankruptcy Hearing

The crypto lender’s quest to get its hands on $580 million of Robinhood shares originally owned by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has taken another turn, the court was told.

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FTX Seeks to Remove Turkish Units From Bankruptcy Case

The U.S. estate of the bankrupt crypto exchange doesn’t reckon the Turkish authorities will cooperate after they seized local assets in November.

FTX's new management is seeking to exclude FTX's assets in Turkey from the company's wider bankruptcy case. (Getty Images)

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BlockFi’s $10M Staff Bonus Package Approved by NJ Bankruptcy Court Judge

The pay is necessary for the firm to retain critical workers, argued counsel for BlockFi.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

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Derivatives Body ISDA Hopes New Digital-Asset Norms Will Prevent FTX-Style Losses

The traditional-finance standard setter has given new digital-asset definitions as the sector is plagued by a wave of bankruptcies

New guidance from the traditional-finance sector aims to add legal certainty to bankruptcy cases in the crypto industry. (RUNSTUDIO/Getty Images)