In this photo illustration, the Celsius Network logo is displayed on a smartphone screen beside Bitcoin cryptocurrencies.
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S. Daniel Leon, co-founder and chief strategy officer of bankrupt crypto lending platform Celsius, has stepped down, according to people familiar with the matter and an internal memo viewed by CNBC.
Leon’s departure was announced on Tuesday. His exit comes a week after the company’s CEO, Alex Mashinsky, submitted a letter of resignation.
Lior Koren, previously the company’s global tax director, is taking over and will be operating out of Israel, the email said. Celsius confirmed Leon’s resignation in an email to CNBC.
Celsius, which is based Hoboken, New Jersey, made headlines in June after it froze customer accounts during the so-called crypto winter and an industrywide liquidity crunch.
Prior to the freeze, Celsius was one of the largest crypto lending platforms with more than $8 billion in loans to...
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