Celsius Withdraws Motion To Hire Ex-CFO Following Backlash From The Community
Last week, news of Celsius’ motion to hire its ex-CFO Rod Bolger on a contract basis for $92,000 a month made the rounds. Once the community caught wind of this, users began to share their opinions of the motion, and as expected, the majority was not impressed with this move. Celsius, which had already filed […]
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Celsius Network continues to battle with bankruptcy, and as the proceedings have moved forward, there have been some interesting findings in the court filings. The latest of these has been that the company is struggling to fund its day-to-day activities. After withdrawing its motion to hire back its ex-CFO Rod Bolger at $92,000 a month, […]
Celsius has motioned for $50 million worth of the total $225 million held in the Custody Program and Withhold Accounts to be released to owners. Beleaguered crypto lender Celsius Network has filed a motion with the United States Bankruptcy Court yesterday to allow customers with digital assets held in certain accounts to be withdrawn. There’s a catch, however, as the motion will only apply to Custody and Withold Accounts and for custodied assets worth $7,575 or less in value. Celsius has structured their Custody and Withhold Accounts, which essentially serve as storage wallets, in a way....
After the crypto lending platform Celsius halted operations on June 12, at 10:10 p.m. (ET), two days later the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) quoted “people familiar with the matter” who said Celsius was hiring restructuring lawyers. At the time, the WSJ said Celsius was looking to hire the bankruptcy and restructuring law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. However, a new report from the WSJ claims sources say that Celsius is now working with the restructuring advisory firm Alvarez & Marsal. Sources Say Celsius May Be Collaborating With a Restructuring Advisory Firm The....
The Trustee has objected to the retention bonus, citing a lack of sufficient information within the motion to warrant such a high payout and a lack of clarity around whether any recipients should be considered insiders. The U.S. Trustee overseeing the Celsius chapter 11 bankruptcy case, William Harrington, has objected to a Celsius motion that would see 62 of its 275 employees paid a retention bonus totaling $2.96 million.The Trustee has blasted Celsius in its supporting statement for the objection filed on Oct. 27, noting:“It defies logic, not to mention the Bankruptcy Code, that a....
Nothing supersedes personal experience. At least that seems to be the case with a new JPMorgan Chase hire this week, as the financial firm has brought in former Celsius executive Adam Iovine to serve as a director of digital assets regulatory policy, according to a variety of reports on Wednesday, which cite Iovine’s LinkedIn page. The reports come after headlines around JPMorgan’s CEO Jamie Dimon slamming crypto as ponzi schemes. Nonetheless, the institution has flip-flopped it’s public perspective around crypto while still building digital asset infrastructure.....