Wintermute Trading Accused Of Helping Celsius CEO Scam Investors: Report
Wintermute Trading Ltd., one of the biggest cryptocurrency market makers, was accused in a proposed class-action lawsuit of helping former Celsius Network Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Alex Mashinsky dupe investors in his now-bankrupt crypto lending firm. Wintermute Trading Ltd, one of the largest cryptocurrency market makers, has been accused of aiding in a fraudulent scheme alongside former Celsius Network Ltd. CEO Alex Mashinsky. The accusations stem from a proposed class-action lawsuit.
The lawsuit alleges that starting in March 2021, Wintermute engaged in “wash trading” and other improper activities, artificially inflating the value of Celsius’s native CEL token and loan products. The investors also claim that Wintermute played a critical role in Mashinsky’s failed attempt to prop up CEL in May 2022 after the Terra and Luna tokens collapsed. Celsius froze all accounts on June 13, 2022, and filed for bankruptcy the following month amid a market crash that caused significant losses to investors. The lawsuit alleges that Wintermute’s “wash trading” activities corrupted the CEL token prices and reported trading volumes, which deceived investors.
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