Crypto lender Celsius sued for being a Ponzi scheme
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Celsius Network is accused of running a Ponzi scheme to benefit itself through "gross mismanagement of customer deposits" Former manager Jason Stone says Celsius defrauded KeyFi Inc, run by Stone, into providing services worth millions of dollars and refusing to pay for them. Celsius froze withdrawals and transfers for its 1.7 million customers June 12 due to "extreme" market conditions. The company raised $750 million in funding late last year, reaching a valuation of $3 billion. As of May 17, Celsius had processed $8.2 billion worth of loans and had $11.8 billion in assets, according to its website. Celsius had no immediate comment on the lawsuit, which seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages and was filed in New York Source