Celsius Sues Crypto Custodian Prime Trust Over $17M in Tokens

Crypto lending platform Celsius Network sued crypto custodian Prime Trust in an attempt to claw back $17 million in crypto that the bankrupt lender still holds. This suit stems from a dispute over assets tied to Celsius’ yield product customers in Washington and New York. Prime Trust held those assets and returned $119 million of the sum to Celsius when the two dissolved their agreement in June 2021, Celsius said. But Celsius, which recently filed for bankruptcy protection and owes its creditors billions of dollars, said Prime Trust “has refused to fulfill its obligations to transfer” 398 $BTC, 196,268 $CEL, 3,740 $ETH and 2.2 million $USDC that it valued at $17 million. “Upon the commencement of these bankruptcy proceedings, Prime Trust was obligated under the Bankruptcy Code to deliver all property belonging to Celsius that is in Prime Trust's possession to Celsius, including these remaining crypto assets, and should be ordered to turn them over now pursuant to section 542 of the Bankruptcy Code,” Celsius argued in the filing.
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