Celsius Network is bankrupt, so why is CEL price up 4,000% in two months?
Takeover rumors and an ongoing short squeeze help CEL price rally but is there enough momentum for more upside? Crypto lending platform Celsius Network has an approximately $1.2 billion gap in its balance sheet, with most liabilities owed to its users. In addition, the firm has filed for bankruptcy protection, so its future looks bleak.Still, Celsius Network's native utility token CEL has soared in valuation by over 4,100% in the last two months, reaching around $3.93 on Aug. 13 compared to its mid-June bottom of $0.093. In comparison, top coins Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) rallied 40%....
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Celsius Network Ltd., the crypto lender that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on July 13, is looking to release roughly $50 million worth of crypto assets to Celsius custody account holders. Reportedly, the Celsius custody accounts did not participate in the earn and borrow program. A court hearing concerning the matter of relief will take place on October 6.
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According to a Ripple Labs spokesperson, the distributed ledger company is interested in learning about the bankrupt crypto lender Celsius and its assets. When Ripple’s spokesperson was asked if the blockchain firm was interested in acquiring Celsius, the company declined to say. The news follows Celsius customers begging the bankruptcy court to release funds over dire financial emergencies. Ripple Spokesperson Explains Distributed Ledger Company Is Interested in the Bankrupt Firm Celsius and the Crypto Lender’s Assets While Celsius customers await the Southern District of....
After the Celsius Network’s decision last month to freeze all transactions and withdrawals, the whole cryptocurrency market plummeted into a deep and gloomy sinkhole. This week there was some good news, when Celsius paid off its remaining $41.2 million debt to the DeFi protocol MakerDAO. This payment allowed Celsius to release $448 million in collateral. However, it appears that this will be the only positive development from the U.S. crypto lender in the coming days or months. After weeks of conjecture and hearsay, Celsius’s legal counsels have formally informed regulators....
Crypto exchange Coinbase has confirmed that the company “had no financing exposure” to bankrupt firms, including Celsius Network, Voyager Digital, and Three Arrows Capital (3AC). “The issues here were foreseeable and actually credit-specific, not crypto-specific in nature,” Coinbase stressed.
Coinbase: ‘We Have Not Engaged in These Types of Risky Lending Practices’
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