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State Securities Regulators Object to Celsius’ Court Motion to Sell Stablecoins

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State Securities Regulators Object to Celsius" Court Motion to Sell Stablecoins


As Celsius’ bankruptcy proceedings continue, the court’s trustee William Harrington appointed an examiner on Thursday in order to review the company’s finances, according to a filing submitted on September 29. On the same day, state securities officials from Vermont and Texas filed objections to the crypto lender accessing the company’s stablecoin cache. 15 days prior to the objections, the crypto lender filed paperwork that said Celsius was looking to access $23 million in stablecoin reserves. State Securities Officials Step Into the Celsius Bankruptcy Battle


State securities regulators have been very busy with cryptocurrency cases in recent times. On September 29, the Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) filed an objection against a recently filed motion by Celsius. The motion was Celsius’ plan to sell $23 million in stablecoins as the company petitioned the court on September 15 to gain access to the stash.


“The debtors fail to disclose in the motion how [many stablecoins] will be sold, and how the monetization of the stablecoin ultimately benefits the bankruptcy estate and the many consumer creditors of the debtors,” the TSSB objection notes. The Texas securities regulator further noted that while the examiner was being appointed the request was “inappropriate.” On Thursday, the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation also joined in on the objections against Celsius accessing the stablecoin cache to sell.


After the filing submitted by the TSSB, the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (VDFR) also filed an objection to the stablecoin motion Celsius filed 15 days ago. Vermont’s securities regulator detailed on Thursday that the motion was “unclear” and further “creates [a] risk that the debtors will resume activities which violate state law.”


The VDFR objection explains that “at least 40 state securities regulators were engaged in a multistate investigation” into Celsius and its principals.


“It is not at all clear what the debtors intend to do with the proceeds of any such sales, whether the relief requested extends to stablecoin-denominated assets such as retail loans to consumers, and the degree to which debtors’ use of sale proceeds will be supervised by the court,” the VDFR filing details. Trustee Adds Court Appointed Examiner to the Celsius Bankruptcy Case


Celsius had issues with state securities regulators last year before the firm suspended withdrawals and eventually filed for bankruptcy protection. At the end of September 2021, securities regulators from New Jersey and Texas cracked down on the crypto lender. At the same time, the Alabama Securities Commission filed a cease and desist order against Celsius, and the state of Kentucky followed.


In addition to Celsius, Blockfi had issues with regulators in New Jersey, Kentucky, Vermont, Texas, and Alabama around that same time. Four days ago, the crypto lender Nexo was hit with enforcement actions from California, New York, Washington, Kentucky, Vermont, South Carolina, and Maryland.


During the Celsius bankruptcy proceedings, recently leaked audio that featured Celsius executives uncovered plans to create a so-called IOU crypto asset. Two days before the objections from the state securities regulators, Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky resigned. The court’s trustee William Harrington also appointed Shoba Pillay as the court-appointed examiner on Thursday. Token summary for the company’s native crypto asset celsius network (CEL).


After Mashinsky resigned, the company’s native crypto asset celsius network (CEL) dropped in value against the U.S. dollar. CEL is down 7.6% this week and 18.9% during the last 14 days, while year-to-date statistics show CEL has shed 70.7% against the greenback. FTX and Okx are the top two crypto exchanges trading CEL and the digital asset has around $7 million in 24 hour global trade volume. Tags in this story $23 million in stablecoins, Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Court, Celsius, Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky, Celsius crypto lender, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, court examiner, Court Filings, Court trustee, Crypto lender, examiner, Insolvency, judge Martin Glenn, reorganizing, Shoba Pillay, Southern District of New York, Stablecoins, state securities regulators, Texas State Securities Board, TSSB, VDFR, Vermont Department of Financial Regulation, William Harrington


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