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A representative of the crypto-landing company Celsius denied rumors about the attempt of CEO Alex Mashinsky to fly out of the United States amid the ongoing liquidity crisis. It is reported by Cointelegraph.
“All Celsius employees, including the CEO, are focused and working hard to stabilize liquidity and operations. Therefore, any reports that the CEO of Celsius tried to leave the United States are false, “the company said.
On June 27, investor Mike Alfred reported that Mashinsky “tried to leave the country through the airport of Morristown (New Jersey), but was stopped by the authorities.”
“At the moment, it is unclear whether he has been arrested or simply banned from leaving,” Alfred added.
BREAKING: Alex Mashinsky attempted to leave the country this week via Morristown Airport but was stopped by authorities. Unclear at this moment whether he was arrested or simply barred from leaving. Please contact me if you have more information on this.
— Mike Alfred (@mikealfred) June 27, 2022
According to him, the CEO of Celsius tried to fly to Israel. One user confirmed that he had also heard this information from his own source.
Some commentators were skeptical of the reports.
“Several people read the same FUD story. In addition, Celsius has an office in Israel. Alex is always on the move. So there will be nothing special in such a flight,” Puffel18 wrote.
Multiple people read the same FUD story. Also Celsius has an office in Israel. Alex is moving around all the time. So this flight would be nothing special.
— Puffel #🥞🐰 (@Puffel18) June 27, 2022
On June 13, Celsius suspended withdrawals and operations on the platform “due to extreme market conditions.”
Journalists found out that the company hired lawyers for a possible financial restructuring and turned to Citigroup to raise capital.
Georgetown University law professor Adam Levitin called the bankruptcy of the crypto lender almost inevitable. According to the media, the financial conglomerate Goldman Sachs in this case plans to raise $ 2 billion to buy the company’s assets.
Recall, regulators of several US states have launched an investigation into the actions of Celsius.
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