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„Celsius“ įkūrėjas Danielis Leonas seka Mashinskį, kai tęsiasi kriptovaliutų vykdytojo skrydis

10/05/2022
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S. Daniel Leon, who cofounded Celsius with Alex Mashinsky in 2017, has quit his job as the bankrupt crypto lender’s chief strategy officer, CNBC reported Oct. 4, citing unnamed sources and an internal memo seen by the outlet. Bloomberg later pranešė receiving confirmation of Leon’s resignation from the company. His resignation comes one week after Mashinsky’s and is part of an apparently growing trend.

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Celsijaus pateikė bankroto bylą on July 13 while it was under investigation by six American states and a month after freezing withdrawals. The company was reportedly $1.9 billion in debt at the time of its bankruptcy declaration. Mashinsky resigned on Sept. 27, saying in a statement, “I regret that my continued role as CEO has become an increasing distraction, and I am very sorry about the difficult financial circumstances members of our community are facing.” His financial dealings and handling of the firm’s final days of solvency were the subjects of intense scrutiny.

Leonas filed in U.S. bankruptcy court to have his 32,600 common shares of the company declared worthless on Sept. 5. Bids on Celsius assets will be priimtas through Oct. 17, with an auction set for Oct. 20, if necessary. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was reportedly among the interested bidders.

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Leon has joined a steady stream of executives departing from the crypto sector as the crypto winter stretches on. Some execs, such as former MicroStrategy CEO Michaelas Sayloras, Kraken generalinis direktorius Jesse Powell, FTX US president Brettas Harrisonas and Genesis CEO Michaelas Moro and managing director Matthew Ballensweig moved into less visible advisory roles. Others, such as former Alameda Research co-CEO Samas Trabucco, Ignite CEO Peng Zhong and bankrupt Voyager Digital’s chief financial officer, Ašvinas Pritipolas, have changed direction entirely.

All of those leaders have left their positions since July.