Alex Mashinsky is a technology entrepreneur and co-founder of Celsius Network, the crypto lending platform that halted customer withdrawals in June 2022 and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy the following month. Alex Mashinsky's Twitter Score is 157 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #4,100 (top 5%) among 389,587 tracked accounts.
Alex Mashinsky co-founded Celsius Network, which offered crypto asset products including Earn, Custody, and Borrow, and maintained a proprietary token, CEL. At the time withdrawals were frozen, customers held approximately $4.7 billion in crypto assets on the platform. Celsius had raised $400 million in a funding round led by WestCap and CDPQ, valuing the company at $3 billion. Celsius exited bankruptcy in January 2024 and began distributing more than $3 billion to creditors before shutting down its apps in February 2024.
Alex Mashinsky faced significant legal consequences following Celsius's collapse. On July 13, 2023, the DOJ charged him with securities fraud, commodities fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy, and market manipulation; the SEC charged him with fraud and unregistered offer and sale of securities; and the FTC announced a settlement that permanently banned Celsius from handling consumer assets. The DOJ alleged that Mashinsky and others manipulated the price of CEL and that he personally reaped approximately $42 million from his CEL sales. In December 2024, Mashinsky pleaded guilty to one count of commodities fraud and one count of securities fraud. On May 8, 2025, he was sentenced to 12 years in prison for defrauding Celsius customers.
Alex Mashinsky has posted 8,232 times on the platform and has 153,121 followers as of July 2026. He has been mentioned by 470 accounts, with 2,217 total mentions.
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