Report: Celsius Hires Citigroup to Help the Startup Find ‘Potential Financing’
According to “two people familiar with the matter,” the cryptocurrency lending company Celsius is working with the financial giant Citigroup in order to get advice on how to handle the firm’s financial hardship. The sources note that Citigroup was hired by Celsius to help the company find “potential financing.” Sources Say Celsius Is Looking for Help From Citigroup Three days ago, Bitcoin.com News reported on the crypto lending company Celsius halting withdrawals and the speculation and rumors that surrounded the firm. Speculators believe the....
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Powerful finance lady Blythe Masters is having a hard time convincing investors to invest in her blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings, according to a news report from The New York Times. NewsBTC.com earlier reported that Blythe is looking to raise $35M for her blockchain startup before Christmas from leading investor groups such as JPMorgan Chase, where she earlier worked for 27 years, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Santander, Bank Of America, Morgan Stanley and NASDAQ. The NYTimes reports that leading financial institutions including Goldman Sachs and Citigroup are miffed that Digital....
All claims that Celsius Network’s CEO attempted to leave the country have been refuted by the company. This news came after reports that CEO Alex Mashinsky may have been detained by law enforcement as he attempted to flee the country. Celsius Denies CEO Fleeing Allegations According to the company, struggling cryptocurrency lending startup Celsius is […]
Restructuring, bankruptcy, buyouts... media outlets are swarming with different reports on the next steps Celsius may take. Crypto lending platform Celsius Network has reportedly onboarded advisers from a management consulting firm in advance of the company possibly facing bankruptcy.According to a Friday report from the Wall Street Journal, Celsius hired an unknown number of restructuring consultants from the firm Alvarez & Marsal to advise the platform on potentially filing for bankruptcy. The report followed one from June 14, which said Celsius had hired lawyers in an attempt to....
Celsius, a crypto lending firm, froze their withdrawals on Sunday and now has hired restructuring attorneys from a law firm in order to get assistance about the current financial condition. Citing “extreme market conditions”, Celsius had taken the decision to pause withdrawals along with ceasing the option of transferring products. The lawyers are expected to […]