Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Sentenced to 12 Years for Crypto Fraud

The sentencing was delivered Thursday by U.S. District Judge John Koeltl in Manhattan. Mashinsky had pleaded guilty in December to multiple fraud-related charges. Federal prosecutors, who had sought a 20-year term, described the 59-year-old executive as “unrepentant.”

Celsius Network collapsed in 2022 amid the broader crypto market downturn, leaving billions in user assets frozen. Mashinsky was accused of misrepresenting the safety and stability of the platform while engaging in risky trading strategies behind the scenes.

This marks one of the most high-profile convictions in the ongoing U.S. crackdown on fraudulent practices in the digital asset industry.

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