The former CEO of the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network defrauded hundreds of thousands of investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of cryptocurrency, New York attorney general alleges in a new lawsuit.
Celsius is a cryptocurrency lending platform where investors could deposit their cryptocurrency in return for receiving yield on their deposited assets. Throughout Mashinsky's tenure as CEO he made numerous false and deceptive statements about Celsius' safety, number of users, and investment strategies to recruit investors, the lawsuit said.
Alex Mashinsky appears on stage of the Web Summit 2021 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal, Nov. 4, 2021.In hundreds of public appearances, videos, interviews, blog posts and livestreams, Mashinsky asserted that Celsius was safer than a bank, though the attorney general's office noted banks are highly regulated by state and federal agencies and subject to regular and robust examinations. Celsius was not and its customers had no hope of receiving the same protections as banks.
The collapse of Celsius has left many individuals in financial ruin. The lawsuit mentioned a New York resident who mortgaged two properties to invest with Celsius. A disabled veteran lost his investment of $36,000, which had taken him nearly a decade to save up. Another disabled citizen, who depended upon government assistance to supplement his $8 per hour income, lost his entire investment.
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