Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Receives US Grand Jury Subpoena

Oct. 14, 2022, 11:23 PM UTC

US prosecutors and several federal regulators are seeking information from bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network Ltd.

The inquiries, which were disclosed in court filings this month, provide a glimpse into the legal headaches that Celsius faces as it seeks to restructure. The company froze customer withdrawals in June in a bid to evade a panic run by users, then filed for bankruptcy in July.

Celsius has been one of the more high-profile casualties of a steep selloff in digital assets that was fueled in part by May’s collapse of the Terra blockchain. Since declaring insolvency, Celsius has faced criticism ...

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