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Feds Demand 20 Years for Celsius’ Alex Mashinsky—Another Crypto Founder Faces the Music

Feds Demand 20 Years for Celsius’ Alex Mashinsky—Another Crypto Founder Faces the Music

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Coindesk
Published:
2025-04-29 07:43:21
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DOJ Seeks 20-Year Sentence for Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky

Prosecutors throw the book at ex-Celsius CEO as the DOJ seeks maximum accountability for the platform’s collapse.

Another ’visionary’ founder learns the hard way that customer funds aren’t a personal piggy bank—but will the sentence stick?

Just when you thought crypto’s reckoning was over, the hammer drops again. Stay tuned for the next episode of ’Regulators vs. Rug Pulls.’

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