Former Celsius CEO [Ukranian Jew] arrested, company agrees to pay $4.7 billion settlement

[JohnUbele]

"...Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky was arrested Thursday on federal securities fraud charges, as the bankrupt crypto exchange agreed to $4.7 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.

Celsius and Mashinsky were also sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in complaints accusing them of scheming to defraud investors out of billions.

Mashinsky pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court, where he is charged with securities, commodities, and wire fraud, as well as various securities manipulation and fraud charges. If convicted, Mashinsky and a co-defendant, Roni Cohen-Pavon, face decades in prison..."

Source:
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/13/former- ... ement.html

[JohnUbele]

I first saw this company around the end of 2018, I remember seeing that one of their senior executives worked for a unit in the IDF which did Psychological Warfare. This is her:

https://theorg.com/org/celsius-network/ ... iza-landes

[JohnUbele]

The ‘Kids’ Behind IDF’s Media

"...In August 2009, Aliza Landes succeeded in convincing her superiors to give her a dedicated budget for a new media operation. The first big test came in January 2010, not for a war but after the massive earthquake in Haiti, when Israel dispatched emergency medical staff to the Caribbean island. “People were sending us requests for assistance based on Twitter,” Landes said.

“So, it wasn’t just a PR tool, it became a practical rescue tool too.” That summer, Landes was responsible for sending out footage from the controversial Mavi Marmara commando raid and convinced her superiors to give her near real-time access to video..."

Source:
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/isra ... -idf-media

[JohnUbele]

The New Wave in the IDF's Social Media Strategy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7lCW8GPuTQ