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The FTC announced settlements requiring Celsius Network co-founders to pay $16.5 million over alleged consumer fraud and deceptive practices.
The FTC announced settlements requiring Celsius Network co-founders to pay $16.5 million over alleged consumer fraud and deceptive practices. Celsius collapsed in 2022 after years of promising high yields on crypto deposits while taking on enormous risk. Customers lost billions. The $16.5 million settlement is a fraction of those losses but represents an enforcement action against the executives personally.
Settlements in crypto fraud cases are difficult because assets are scattered, some are hidden, and enforcement across borders is weak. The FTC winning a settlement is success for enforcement, but the amount paid compared to customer losses shows the gap between penalties and actual harm. Founders rarely go to prison in crypto fraud. Settlements are the alternative—payment instead of prosecution—which means the cost of fraud remains cheaper than honesty.
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