The 57-year-old was the affable, approachable adult of crypto. He boasted that he was an entrepreneur with a track record of success, even before launching digital currency lending platform Celsius Network. He called his customers “Celsians” and said he was on their side. With Celsius, they could stick it to the greedy banks and help the less fortunate. When he told them they could earn yields of as much as 18% with little risk, they believed him. Many even stuck with him in May 2022, when the crypto rout was roiling the industry and tanking the platform’s proprietary token. “We all have our money in the same ... (full story)