Celsius Network has been granted permission by a US bankruptcy court to continue its legal case against Tether, the USDT
The company stated that Tether sold over 39,500 Bitcoin
Celsius noted that this caused them to lose access to Bitcoin, worth over $4 billion at the time of writing.

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The funds from that sale were reportedly used to cover Celsius’s $812 million debt. After the sale, the assets were allegedly transferred to accounts controlled by Bitfinex
$13.59M
Celsius argued that these actions broke the terms of their lending deal. It also said Tether acted unfairly and in bad faith, which could be a legal issue under British Virgin Islands law, where both companies are based.
Additionally, Celsius claimed that the transfer of funds was improper under US bankruptcy law, which allows certain transactions to be reversed if they favor one creditor over another.
Tether tried to have the case thrown out by saying the deal happened outside the US and should not fall under American law. However, the judge said Celsius gave enough reason to believe that the key parts of the deal, including communications, staff, and money transfers, involved the US.
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