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US Bankruptcy Judge Issues Order on the Ownership of Celsius Assets

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  • The US Bankruptcy Judge ruled that the assets in the Earn Accounts of Celsius belong to the company.
  • The ruling intends to show that the customers will have a lower priority while compensating for the losses.
  • The judge added that during the claims resolution process, the creditors would be heard.

The US Bankruptcy Judge presiding over the Celsius bankruptcy case, Judge Martin Glenn, issued a ā€œMemorandum Opinion and Orderā€ regarding the ownership of the assets in the lenderā€™s yield-bearing Earn accounts. The US Bankruptcy Judge concluded that the assets belong to Celsius and not to the holders.

Notably, the crypto platform Celsius owned 600,000 accounts in its Earn at the time of Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. It held almost $4.2 billion in assets, among which there was a significant amount of stablecoins worth $20 million.

As stated by Judge Glenn, ā€œthe issue of ownership of the assets in the Earn Accounts is a contract law issue.ā€ This term of use means that the platform held ā€œall rights and title to such Eligible Digital Assets, including ownership rightsā€.

Interestingly, the term of use has been described as ā€œunambiguousā€ by the judge. Judge Glenn pointed out that during the claim resolution process, there would be plans for considering the woes of the unsecured creditors.

To be specific, Judge Glenn stated that:

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