Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Permanently Banned From CFTC-Regulated Markets
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Alexander Mashinsky, Celsius founder and former CEO, was permanently banned from trading in markets overseen by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission after a federal court approved a consent order resolving the regulator’s 2023 enforcement case. The US District Court for the Southern District of New York also bars him from registering with the CFTC and permanently prohibits violations of anti-fraud provisions under the Commodity Exchange Act, underscoring regulatory enforcement and compliance risk for crypto, DeFi and related firms.
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Celsius founder and former CEO Alexander Mashinsky has been permanently banned from trading in markets overseen by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) after a federal court approved a consent order resolving the regulator’s 2023 enforcement case against him.
The order, entered by the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, also permanently prohibits Mashinsky from violating certain anti-fraud provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations and bars him from registering with the agency in the future.
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