Celsius Boss Falls: Alex Mashinsky Sentenced to 12 Years for $7B Fraud
Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network, was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for defrauding customers and manipulating the price of the platform’s native token, CEL. In December 2024...
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