She Sent Crypto Firm Her Baby Ultrasound—and Still Couldn’t Get Her Money Back
A pregnant woman sent an ultrasound of her unborn child to the founder of the imploding cryptocurrency lending service Celsius, in hopes of convincing him to let her withdraw funds from her frozen account.
The lending service blocked customers from withdrawing funds on June 12, amid a massive crypto market downturn, leaving billions of dollars in customer funds locked up in the platform. It filed for bankruptcy a month later.
Dozens of people have submitted letters to the judge in the case, including the pregnant woman, an Australian who says she needs the fund tied up in her Celsius account to pay for her upcoming birth, major surgery for her aunt, and schooling for her other two children.