State Securities Regulators Object to Celsius’ Court Motion to Sell Stablecoins
As Celsius’ bankruptcy proceedings continue, the court’s trustee William Harrington appointed an examiner on Thursday in order to review the company’s finances, according to a filing submitted on September 29. On the same day, state securities officials from Vermont and Texas filed objections to the crypto lender accessing the company’s stablecoin cache. 15 days prior to the objections, the crypto lender filed paperwork that said Celsius was looking to access $23 million in stablecoin reserves. State Securities Officials Step Into the Celsius Bankruptcy....
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A key concern is that the firm hasn’t explicitly outlined what it will do with the stablecoin sale proceeds. State regulators from Texas and Vermont have filed a motion objecting to embattled crypto lender Celsius’ plans to sell off its stablecoin holdings. Separate motions from both regulators filed on Sept. 29 argue that there’s a risk the firm could use the capital to resume operating in violation of state laws. The filings come after a Sept. 15 notice from Celsius' legal team asking the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York for permission to sell its....
The objection is seeking a deferral on Celsius motions until the independent examiner report on the company is filed over the next couple of months. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has submitted an objection to Celsius’ motion to reopen withdrawals for select customers and sell its stablecoin holdings.The DOJ is asserting that the state of Celsius’ financials are lacking transparency, and that key decisions like this should not be considered until the independent examiner report has been filed. The move by the DOJ adds to the objections filed last week by the Texas State Securities Board,....
The crypto lending firm intends to get the liquidity and support its operations with the funds from the sell-off. Celsius Networks, a crypto lending company that had frozen the withdrawals in June and has been proceeding through Chapter 11 bankruptcy since July, asked the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York for permission to sell its stablecoin holdings. This should let the company generate liquidity to help “fund the Debtors’ operations.”A notice was filed by the Celsius’ legal team from Kirkland & Ellis law firm on Sept. 15, a hearing where the court....
Following a motion in August, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn has signed off on a request to appoint an examiner in the Celsius case. A federal judge overseeing crypto lender Celsius’ bankruptcy case has given the green light for the motion to appoint an independent examiner to investigate aspects of Celsius’ business.In an order dated Sept. 14 from the United States Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York, the order notes the examiner’s investigation will look into Celsius’ digital assets, tax payment procedures, and the current status of its mining business following....
A committee of unsecured creditors stemming from the Celsius bankruptcy case has filed a motion with the court to stop the now-defunct crypto lender from selling the company’s stablecoin holdings. The written protest by the group of creditors against the sale follows objections from a slew of securities regulators filed on Sept. 29. Creditors Object to Celsius Selling $23 Million in Stablecoins On Sept. 15, the embattled cryptocurrency lending firm Celsius filed a motion with the bankruptcy court to get permission to sell $23 million in stablecoins. The court filing attempting to gain....