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Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky and three related entities waived rights to bankruptcy distributions from the defunct crypto lender.
The move allows Celsius to distribute funds previously tied up by…
Alex Protocol, a Bitcoin decentralized finance (DeFi) platform on the Stacks blockchain, suffered an exploit on June 6, resulting in $8.3 million in digital asset losses. In an X announcement, Alex…
On June 6, 2025, ALEX, the leading Bitcoin DeFi platform on Stacks, was exploited because of a bug in its self-listing verification process. They managed to steal assets worth more…
Key Points:ALEX Protocol suffered a $8.37 million loss from a security attack.Flaws in self-listing logic led to exploit, affecting STX, sBTC, USDC, and WBTC.A full compensation plan using USDC is…
In brief
Alex Mashinsky was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday.
The former Celsius Network CEO pled guilty to two charges in December 2024.
His sentence is eight years…
Alexander Mashinsky, the former CEO of crypto lending firm Celsius, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to two counts of fraud.
Celsius Mashinsky Faces Justice
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