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Alex Mashinsky faces electronic monitoring while on bail, judge signs off on protective order

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A federal judge has approved a joint request from lawyers for Alex Mashinsky and the United States Department of Justice modifying the former Celsius CEO’s bail conditions to include electronic monitoring. In an Aug. 8 filing in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Gabriel Gorenstein signed off on a modification to Mashinsky’s $40-million bond ensured by his brokerage account at First Republic Bank and his New York home. Prosecutors and defense lawyers jointly signed a request to have Mashinsky under electronic monitoring and be restricted…

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US SEC files lawsuit against Celsius and Alex Mashinsky: Report

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The United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly taking action against Celsius Network, one of the cryptocurrency lending firms that collapsed in 2022. The securities regulator filed a lawsuit against Celsius’ former CEO Alex Mashinsky on July 13, according to a report by Bloomberg. Details of the complaint weren’t immediately available, the report said. The same report suggested that Mashinsky was also arrested on Thursday morning, following a probe into the company’s collapse. The report cited anonymous sources familiar with the matter. The action comes shortly after the…

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