C on Thursday was sued by former chief investment officer Jason Stone, as pressure continues to mount on the company amid plunging cryptocurrency prices. Stone alleged, among other things, that Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (above) was “probably able to enrich himself considerably.”
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C-Mounted Lending Platform Withdrawn its motion to bring back the former chief financial officer Rod Bolger at $92,000 a month, prorated over a period of at least six weeks, according to a court document filed in the Southern District of New York on Friday. The withdrawal notice comes shortly before a hearing scheduled for Monday to review it.
While Bolger works full-time with the company as CFO, original movement shows that he has a base salary of $750,000 and a performance-based cash bonus of up to 75% of his base, in addition to stock and token options, bringing the top end of his total earnings. he’s about $1.3 million. The filing also indicates that Bolger is technically still on the company payroll.
“On June 30, 2022, Mr. Bolger notified the Debtors that he had voluntarily terminated his employment,” read profile. “Under his Termination Notice and the terms of his Employment Agreement (as defined below), Mr. Bolger is required to give the Parties eight weeks’ notice, which he performed and he is continuing to serve as an employee of the Debtor.”
If the offer goes through, it remains unclear whether Bolger is likely to receive $62,500 in compensation (his base monthly salary), in addition to the $92,000 monthly consulting fee C has requested. . The filing says he is continuing to work as a Celsius employee, but it also notes that Bolger is “not entitled to any severance payments.”
CNBC reached out to Celsius to inquire about the terms of the proposed proposal but did not immediately receive a response to our request for comment, which was submitted outside business hours.
The decision to dismiss the petition was made three days later CNBC first reported on the request to enlist Bolger’s help as a consultant during the bankruptcy process. It also follows a official protest due to Keith Suckno, a CPA and Celsius investor who challenged Celsius’ move, alleges that “small details” were brought up as to why Bolger’s services were needed for bankruptcy proceedings. .
In the initial movement, Celsius said they needed Bolger to help them navigate bankruptcy proceedings as an advisor, “as Mr. Bolger is familiar with the Debtor’s business.” It goes on to say that during Bolger’s tenure he worked to keep the business afloat during this year’s volatile market times, guiding the financial aspects of the business and acting as a company leadership.
Bolger, one former chief financial officer for Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of America divisionsbefore that it was degrees Celsius for five months before resigning on June 30, about three weeks later the platform suspends all withdrawals.
Bolger’s Last Days in C
When Suckno objected to bringing Bolger back to guide bankruptcy proceedings, he claimed that Bolger had “misrepresented Celsius’ financial condition and liquidity” in a company blog post titled “Get to know Rod Bolger, CFO, Celsius,” published five days before the foundation freezes withdrawal due to “extreme market conditions”.
In that post, also reviewed by CNBC, Bolger said in a press interview that Celsius’s “robust liquidity framework, setup methods around liquidity data, and modeling” are similar like other major financial institutions.
“This puts us in a strong position to weather the recent market turmoil and ensure that customers who need access to their digital assets can get them free and transparent. “. continued Bolger’s quote in Celsius’ blog post. The following Monday, the platform halted all withdrawals and transfers.
Meanwhile, two days after that blog post – and three days before Celsius froze customer funds on the platform – Bolger was featured on Celsius’ weekly ask-me-anything program on YouTubein which he said the company welcomes the regulation.
“We believe in transparency. Blockchain is about transparency. We are transparent. You know, my goal is for us to be regulated everywhere,” Bolger said in the video.
“We have voluntarily disclosed a lot of financial information. My goal – even before we were regulated and/or public and required to do so – was to continue building tools. Same as Basel… Those are essentially the standards that banks work by”, Bolger continued, adding that Celsius has assessed market risk and operational risk, so they can “continue to build on it.” trust level in the community. “
The video was published on Friday, June 10, and the following Monday, June 13, degrees Celsius closes its on and off ramps to user funds. Celsius owes its users about $4.7 billion, according to its bankruptcy filing.
CNBC sent multiple requests to Bolger on two different platforms but did not receive an immediate response.
After Bolger stepped down as CFO, Celsius subsequently appointed Chris Ferraro, the Celsius’ head of financial planning, analysis and investor relations. Within days of being appointed, the company filed for bankruptcy protection.
Once the giant of the crypto-lending world, C now faces claims that it is running a Ponzi program by paying early depositors with the money they receive from new users.
The peak is in October 2021, said CEO Alex Mashinsky crypto lender with $25 billion in assets under management. Now, degrees Celsius down to $167 million “cash”, which it says will provide “abundant liquidity” to support operations during the restructuring.
That filing also shows that Celsius has more than 100,000 creditors, some of whom lent the platform cash without any collateral to back the deal. The top 50 list of unsecured creditors includes Sam Bankman-Fried’s trading firm Alameda Research.
Retail investors have petition the judge to help them recover some lost assets, with some saying their lifetime savings were effectively wiped out.
