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Celsius sues BitMEX for $495 million over 2020 crash liquidations
What CoinDesk reports, why it matters and what remains unconfirmed.
FinanceBy Oliver Knight at CoinDesk
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What CoinDesk reports
The estate is chasing 6,360 BTC lost in the Covid crash — a leveraged long position that sits awkwardly with the lender's delta-neutral marketing.
The immediate significance
The publisher summary states the development but does not provide enough matched evidence for a broader impact judgment. That assessment remains open.
What remains unknown
- No matched primary document independently supporting the central claim is linked to this page.
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