Celsius has finally filed for bankruptcy: Law Decoded, July 18-25

cointelegraph.com:

Reducing your initial debt of $820 million to just $0.013 over a month can’t be easy. And, it’s hardly surprising that such a heroic dash has led Celsius to bankruptcy. Last week, the crypto lending platform voluntarily filed petitions for Chapter 11 reorganization after closing off the last of its decentralized finance (DeFi) debts owed to Compound, Aave and Maker. 

Although a Chapter 11 bankruptcy allows a company to stay in business and restructure its obligations, and there are successful examples such as American Airlines, Delta, General Motors, Hertz and Marvel, some experts voice skepticism regarding Celsius’ chances to stay afloat. The proceedings could mean investors and customers of Celsius may not see their funds returned for the “foreseeable future,” similar to the fallout from the Mt. Gox hack in 2014, which is still ongoing.

And, the external legal pressure surely doesn’t help the platform. With the local Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) reminding users that the firm is not licensed to offer its services in the state, Vermont has become the sixth American state that issued a warning against Celsius.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has suffered a blow in its case against Ripple after a U.S. judge denied its claims for attorney-client privilege regarding internal documents related to the Hinman speech. In denying the motion, U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn called out the SEC’s hypocrisy in arguing that the speech — in which a former official Bill Hinman suggested Ether (ETH) was not security — was a personal matter for Hinman while also claiming it should be protected because he received legal advice from the SEC to confirm the commission’s policies.

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