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BitMEX faces Celsius lawsuit ahead of exchange closure

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The Celsius estate alleges BitMEX wrongfully liquidated and seized 6,360 BTC, worth nearly $490 million, during the March 2020 market crash.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • KBWB INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FUND TR II KBW

    GA selected KBWB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: exchange. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • BBEU J P MORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED FD TR BETABUILDERS EUROPE ETF NEW

    GA selected BBEU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: exchange. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • LONZ PIMCO SENIOR LOAN ACTIVE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND

    GA selected LONZ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: exchange. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • PYLD PIMCO MULTISECTOR BOND ACTIVE EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND

    GA selected PYLD as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: exchange. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • SBIL SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FDS GOVT MONEY MKT ETF

    GA selected SBIL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: exchange. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • TIPZ PIMCO ETF TR BROAD US TIPS INDEX EXCHANGE-TRADED FD

    GA selected TIPZ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: exchange. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
KBWB———————
BBEU———————
LONZ———————
PYLD———————
SBIL———————
TIPZ———————

The Celsius estate alleges BitMEX wrongfully liquidated and seized 6,360 BTC, worth nearly $490 million, during the March 2020 market crash.

Source: Cointelegraph

Invesco Exchange Traded Fund Tr Ii Kbw (KBWB) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “BitMEX faces Celsius lawsuit ahead of exchange closure,” Invesco Exchange Traded Fund Tr Ii Kbw (KBWB) is -6.76%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.65% over the same days, a -7.42% difference versus the market.

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Who gains and who loses around Invesco Exchange Traded Fund Tr Ii Kbw (KBWB)

Companies carried with this story

  • KBWB Invesco Exchange Traded Fund Tr Ii Kbw

    In “BitMEX faces Celsius lawsuit ahead of exchange closure,” Invesco Exchange Traded Fund Tr Ii Kbw (KBWB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected KBWB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: exchange. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BBEU J P Morgan Exchange-Traded Fd Tr Betabuilders Europe Etf New

    For “BitMEX faces Celsius lawsuit ahead of exchange closure,” J P Morgan Exchange-Traded Fd Tr Betabuilders Europe Etf New (BBEU) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BBEU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: exchange. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • LONZ Pimco Senior Loan Active Exchange-Traded Fund

    In “BitMEX faces Celsius lawsuit ahead of exchange closure,” Pimco Senior Loan Active Exchange-Traded Fund (LONZ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected LONZ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: exchange. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • PYLD Pimco Multisector Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund

    In “BitMEX faces Celsius lawsuit ahead of exchange closure,” Pimco Multisector Bond Active Exchange-Traded Fund (PYLD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected PYLD as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: exchange. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • SBIL Simplify Exchange Traded Fds Govt Money Mkt Etf

    Simplify Exchange Traded Fds Govt Money Mkt Etf (SBIL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 17 Sep 2026 story “BitMEX faces Celsius lawsuit ahead of exchange closure.” Reason on file: GA selected SBIL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: exchange. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • TIPZ Pimco Etf Tr Broad Us Tips Index Exchange-Traded Fd

    For “BitMEX faces Celsius lawsuit ahead of exchange closure,” Pimco Etf Tr Broad Us Tips Index Exchange-Traded Fd (TIPZ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected TIPZ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: exchange. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

How “BitMEX faces Celsius lawsuit ahead of exchange closure” reaches Invesco Exchange Traded Fund Tr Ii Kbw (KBWB)

On 17 Sep 2026, “BitMEX faces Celsius lawsuit ahead of exchange closure” is the story that connects Invesco Exchange Traded Fund Tr Ii Kbw (KBWB) to this story.

For Invesco Exchange Traded Fund Tr Ii Kbw (KBWB), the reason on file says GA selected KBWB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: exchange. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, J P Morgan Exchange-Traded Fd Tr Betabuilders Europe Etf New (BBEU): GA selected BBEU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: exchange. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the Invesco Exchange Traded Fund Tr Ii Kbw (KBWB) price range

BBEU traded between 73.95 and 78.04 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 75.31. KBWB traded between 84.31 and 92.61 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 85.83. LONZ traded between 48.69 and 49.40 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 48.73.

A simple score for Invesco Exchange Traded Fund Tr Ii Kbw (KBWB)

46 out of 100

“BitMEX faces Celsius lawsuit ahead of exchange closure” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.