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Celsius’ Top Execs Cashed Out $17M in Crypto Before Bankruptcy

CORRECTION: Since publication, the reporting and headline has been corrected to $17 million based on documentation provided by CTO Nuke Goldstein’s lawyers, who showed that most of his apparent withdrawals were sent to other accounts at Celsius. The original headline indicated a figure of $42 million.

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South Korea To Invalidate Terra Founder Do Kwon’s Passport

CORRECTION: Since publication, the reporting and headline of Celsius executives withdrawing crypto has been corrected to $17 million based on documentation provided by CTO Nuke Goldstein’s lawyers, who showed that most of his apparent withdrawals were sent to other accounts at Celsius. The original headline indicated a figure of $42 million. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De also discusses the latest developments surrounding South Korean officials announcing it would invalidate Terra creator Do Kwon's passport.

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Finance

Bitcoin Miner Marathon Invested $31.3M in Bankrupt Data Center Compute North

The miner also has about $50 million in security deposits and prepayment to Compute North for hosting Marathon’s bitcoin miners.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel, at the Bitcoin conference in Miami (CoinDesk)

Finance

Celsius’ Top Execs Cashed Out $17M in Crypto Before Bankruptcy

Ex-CEO Alex Mashinsky and ex-CSO Daniel Leon pulled bitcoin, ether, USDC and CEL holdings from their custody accounts in May, before the company suspended all customer withdrawals.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Celsius' Crypto Customers Face Big Obstacle in Trying to Claw Back Their Deposits

A change in the corporate structure the bankrupt crypto lender made when it was raising money last year may come under scrutiny.

Will there be a "fresh start" for Celsius's token? (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Web3

Three Arrows-Backed 'Starry Night' NFT Collection Moved to Gnosis Safe

The bankrupt crypto hedge fund once aimed for a $100M NFT collection, which now may be worth less than $1M.

Starry Night is the name of Three Arrows Capital's NFT collection. (Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Lender Celsius Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer Leon Resigns: Report

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky also resigned last week.

Co-founder and now former Celsius Chief Strategy Officer Daniel Leon. (Celsius)

Policy

Ex-CEO of Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Withdrew $10M Weeks Before Company Froze Customer Accounts: Report

Mashinsky resigned as CEO on Sept. 27; the company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in mid July.

Alex Mashinsky, fundador y CEO de Celsius Network, en Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Lender Celsius Shouldn't Reopen Custody Withdrawals, US Trustee Says

The office has also requested the judge deny the bankrupt lending platform’s motion to liquidate its $23 million in stablecoin holdings.

(Unsplash/modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Celsius Creditors Move to Subpoena Lending Firm Equities First for $439M Collateral Repayment

The money is collateral posted against a loan Celsius took from the company and which Equities First was unable to repay.

Alex Mashinsky, fundador y CEO de Celsius Network, en Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk)