Tagged: alex mashinsky

July 13, 2022 @ 9:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Celsius Network, at one time one of the most popular crypto yield and lending platforms, has filed for bankruptcy protection under chapter 11, thus removing all speculation as to whether or not the platform could reanimate itself during a collapse in crypto valuations. Celsius effectively… Read More

July 8, 2022 @ 9:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Celsius Network, a once-prominent crypto lending and yield platform that bashed traditional banks, has been sued in the State of New York, blasted with allegations of operating a “classic Ponzi scheme.” Last month, Celsius effectively shut down operations. On June 13th, Celsius tweeted: [we] are… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 8:11 am By JD Alois  |  

There is a rush for the exits in the crypto markets it seems. Yesterday, Celsius – a “new economy” digital asset platform that provides services similar to banks but with crypto, announced it was halting all withdrawals, transfers, and swaps due to the collapsing market…. Read More

February 4, 2022 @ 1:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Public Mint, the fiat-native public blockchain and money system, has started using Celsius, the platform for lending and earning yield on digital currency, adding to Public Mint’s diversified, high-yield returns program known as EARN. The partnership with Celsius diversifies EARN’s offerings, which enables users to… Read More

December 5, 2021 @ 6:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

It was a tough couple of weeks for Celsius Network. Celsius is a neobank platform that touts its ability to generate returns on parked crypto. Currently, Celsius is promoting potential returns of over 17%. As was widely rumored, Celsius Network was impacted by the Badger… Read More

November 2, 2021 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Celsius Network, the international cryptocurrency earning and borrowing platform, announced it has paid over $1 billion in digital assets to its community of 1.2 million users – “marking the most yield paid out to users by any crypto platform.” The announcement also mentioned that Celsius… Read More

October 13, 2021 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Celsius Network, the international digital currency earning and borrowing platform, reveals that it has finalized a $400 million investment that was led by WestCap, a growth equity company, as well as Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global investment group. The transaction… Read More

August 26, 2021 @ 11:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Celsius, the international digital currency earning and borrowing platform, recently revealed that it’s now managing $20,366,621,718 in crypto-assets as of August 13, 2021. Celsius carried out its quarterly internal audit using tech provided by third-party blockchain analysis company, Chainalysis, and using an internally developed methodology… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 11:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Celsius has secured the backend pricing of crypto-assets using Chainlink, which is considered a major leap in CeFi “decentralization.” As stated in the update from Celsius: “In one of the most ambitious moves towards decentralization, Celsius is now leveraging the industry-leading Chainlink Price Feeds to… Read More

May 3, 2021 @ 3:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Qredo, a decentralized digital asset management platform, has raised $11 million in seed funding, according to a note from the company. Investors in the company include Amnis Ventures, Artus, Borderless Capital, Celsius, CMS Holdings, Connect.Capital, Deribit, G1, GSR, Gumi Cryptos, Kenetic, Kronos, Maven 11, 1kx,… Read More

March 16, 2021 @ 11:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Checks are in the mail following the signing into law of the $1.9 trillion stimulus package. Many individuals in the US will receive checks in the amount of $1400 with families receiving more. Whether you like the law or not, all of those billions of… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 10:33 am By JD Alois  |  

  Bitcoin is hitting new highs today fololowing a 10-K filed by Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) that revealed it had purchased $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and may purchase other digital assets in the future. Simultaneously, Tesla said they expect to commence accepting Bitcoin as a method of… Read More

November 10, 2020 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Celsius, a “cryptocurrency rewards-earning platform,” says it has surpassed over $2.2 billion worth of assets under management (AUM). Celsius says it topped $1 billion in total AUM earlier this year and ths has doubled its net cryptoasset holdings in just six months. Celsius has shared… Read More

October 31, 2020 @ 11:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto lending network Celsius has confirmed that it has successfully integrated Chainlink’s (LINK) “decentralized” price feeds in order to power its internal systems as “a key component of its pricing services.” As noted by the Celsius team, the integration encompasses the “usage and adoption” of… Read More

October 21, 2020 @ 10:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Today’s news that PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) will start allowing it’s over 360 million users to use crypto placed a firm stamp of establishment approval on digital currency. PayPal partnered with Paxos to provide the service – a digital asset firm that has always placed regulatory compliance… Read More

August 4, 2020 @ 5:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alex Mashinsky, the founder of several notable startups such as Arbinet, VoiceSmart, GroundLink, and currently the CEO at the Celsius Network, an Ethereum-based lending platform, notes that Celsius is a member organization. He explains during an interview featured on Bloxlive.tv that the company’s job is… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 7:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether Ltd, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, has reportedly made a $10 million equity investment into the operations of the Celsius Network, a leading digital asset lending platform, which now has a $120 million pre-money valuation and $150 million post-money valuation. Celsius… Read More

June 11, 2020 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Celsius Network has announced a $15 million equity funding round to be promoted by BnkToTheFuture. The equity offering is said to be for both U.S. & non-U.S. investors. Celsius Network claims it has seen rapid growth since its launch in July 2018 with over 100,000… Read More

May 1, 2020 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

May is here meaning spring is emerging for parts of the world. For all of the world, it also means that Bitcoin is on the cusp of the next Halving (or the Halvening). The Bitcoin Halving takes place every four years. This is when the… Read More

March 19, 2020 @ 7:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Celsius Network, a blockchain-based marketplace platform, is reporting profitability after just 18 months of operation. The crypto platform enables users to borrow or lend crypto assets. The company claims that it distributes 80% of its revenue back to the depositor community as weekly interest income…. Read More