In news that we definitely, one hundred percent believe, with absolutely no hesitation: Alex Mashinsky, CEO of anguished crypto lending firm Celsius, did not attempt to flee the US amid the ongoingbitcoin crash, as a Celsius spokesman has clarified to cointelegraph.

The company was moved to speak out after the company's CEO was accused of trying to board a plane at the New Jersey airport.

"All Celsius employees are focused and hard at work in an effort to stabilization of operations," the representative said in reply to the claim. There are no reports of the Celsius CEO leaving the US.

In a Squeeze

An anonymous source told Alfred that the CEO was on his way to Israel.

The situation is very he- said, she- said, and some Celsius loyalists were quick to note that the allegation suspiciously came on the heels of last week's short squeeze, in which holders of Celsius' native coin, called CEL, were briefly able to boost the price of

It wouldn't be a big deal if Mashinsky was trying to get away with it. All withdrawals and exchanges were halted earlier this month, placing it near the center of the ongoing crisis. A lot of people can't access the platform because the company is under investigation by regulators.

The fact that the accusation is believable enough for the company to feel the need to issue a response doesn't bode well for the case.

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