According to a new press release published on Tuesday, Alex Mashinsky, CEO of troubled crypto lender Celsius Network, has resigned effective immediately. In explaining the decision, Mashinsky wrote:
Founded in 2017, Celsius Network was a rising star in the crypto-lending space, surpassing over 1.7 million customers, $25 billion in assets under management, and $850 million in cumulative interest paid earlier this year. However, its fortunes took a drastic turn when the ongoing crypto winter exposed the firm's risky, leveraged trading practices.