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Crypto wrap: Celsius founder jailed, American Bitcoin listing, plus more

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The founder of collapsed crypto lender Celsius Network, Alex Mashinsky, has been jailed for 12 years after admitting in December to have misled investors and manipulated the price of tokens.

As reported by the FT, Mashinsky was accused of giving false promises of high return to customers in return for

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