According to the Times of Israel, Shalem was in a lawsuit against Hogeg launching in January 2019 by Chinese businessman Zhewen Hu.Īccording to the archived version of the latter startup’s website, Celsius founder and CE Alex Mashinsky was the consultant at Hogeh’s Sirin Labs in 2019.Ĭelsius has had its own problems in the last few months. Hogeg has previously competed in various competitions, many of which stem from the 2017 ICO craze. It’s unrecognizable who the six other people arrested with Hogeg were. It’s indefinite on what charges apprehended Shalem. Specifically, he worked as the CFO of Singulariteam, an adventure capital establishment innovated by Hogeg from January 2014 to March 2018. Shalem’s ArrestĬelsius staffers claimed they couldn’t confirm or deny whether Shalem’s arrest was with former Hogeg employees in a Twitter ask-me-anything late Tuesday. The caller hung up when CoinDesk called Yaron Shalem in Tel Aviv and asked for him. Calls to Israeli police were with recorded messages or not at all. Still, the stamp date is three days before Israeli police advertise that they’ve arrested eight people, including Hogeg, responsible for money laundering, fraud, and sexual assault.Ĭelsius did not respond to the request for comment. It is unclear from the excursus which is the type of connected document. Judge Erez Melamed of the Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court stamped the runner who was first blamed at CoinDesk on November 15th. In fact, Shalem’s name appeared in a document attached to the letterhead of the Israeli National Police Fraud Investigation Unit, along with 17 others, including Hogeg. Celsius’ Judiciary Proceedings in Israel Done Publicly
As in the case of those involved in the Hogeg disquisition. However, certain considerations should be taken that can be imposed to censor the identity of the individuals involved. They had also verified that there are no missing assets. According to the tweet, the employee suspended right away is not about the employee’s time or work.