Judge orders probe to investigate whether Celsius was a Ponzi

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The judge overseeing the Celsius bankruptcy case has ordered the examiner and the official committee of Celsius creditors to determine who will head a probe into whether the firm was operating like a Ponzi scheme. The order during the Nov. 1 hearing comes in response to allegations from customers that Celsius had used assets of new users to pay yields and facilitate withdrawals to existing users, and as a result, fits the legal definition of a Ponzi scheme. The judge had approved the appointment of an independent examiner on Sep. 9 to look into aspects of Celsius’ business following calls f ...

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