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CEL The New York State Attorney General banned Masinsky for life from engaging in securities, commodities and cryptocurrency industries and fined him US$35 million
New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced a lifetime ban on Alex Mashinsky, former CEO of Celsius Network, from engaging in securities, commodities and cryptocurrency-related businesses. At the same time, New York State fined him $35 million. The fine would only be enforced if Masinsky violated a federal agreement that had jailed him.
In 2023, James sued Masinsky, accusing him of providing false information to hundreds of thousands of depositors, including more than 26,000 New Yorkers, misleading them to believe that funds deposited on the cryptocurrency lending platform were safe.
How exactly will New York State's $35 million fine be enforced?
According to the state attorney general's office, the $35 million consists of two conditional payments.
The first condition is that if Masinsky fails to give up $10 million in ill-gotten gains to the federal government (in addition to surrendering other assets), he will have to pay $25 million to New York State.
An additional $10 million (a total of $35 million) takes effect as the second condition: if Masinsky does not serve his full sentence, this amount will be triggered. Currently, according to documents filed with the court, Masinsky's federal plea agreement already includes a forfeiture order of $48,393,446 for ill-gotten gains. If he surrendered the full amount and completed his sentence, New York State would not be able to receive any fines.
因此，要使纽约州获得部分或全部罚款，马辛斯基必须违背其为避免更重刑罚而做出的承诺。
已入狱者再获终身禁令
这并非马辛斯基首次受到终身限制。此前，美国联邦贸易委员会（FTC）作出了暂缓执行的47亿美元判决，并要求马辛斯基支付1000万美元作为和解的一部分。随后，FTC对其实施了为期18年的报告制度，并将其排除在加密货币和金融服务行业之外。
今年6月，美国商品期货交易委员会（CFTC）通过法院同意令，追加了永久性的交易和注册禁令。
马辛斯基正在服刑144个月（12年）。该刑期于2025年5月下达，当时他因承认犯有商品欺诈罪及操纵Celsius代币（CEL）价格罪而认罪。
可能引发另一项终身禁令的SEC诉讼
马辛斯基与监管机构之间的纠纷尚未完全终结。据报道，美国证券交易委员会（SEC）于2023年7月针对他提起的诉讼——指控其进行未经注册的证券发行及操纵CEL价格——仍在进行中。
SEC曾告知联邦法院，双方已于5月下旬进行了实质性的和解谈判，但未达成协议。法院随后批准延长60天以继续谈判。
如果SEC以与其他机构相同的条款达成和解，马辛斯基可能面临另一项终身禁令。
Celsius客户收回了多少资金？
The events that led to the series of rulings and lifetime bans began in June 2022, when Celsius froze the withdrawal feature on its platform. A month later, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, wiping out user deposits that considered it a savings account.
As of August 2026, creditors have recovered more than US$3.4 billion through bankruptcy proceedings.
James said in a statement: "I will never allow scammers to use cryptocurrency to harm unsuspecting New Yorkers."
