Fondul de pensii de 300 de miliarde de dolari din Canada pierde 150 de milioane de dolari

Caisse de Depot et Place du Quebec (CDPQ), one of Canada’s largest pension funds, announced that it lost $150 million due to the bankrupt crypto lending platform Celsius Reţea.

CDPQ announced on its official website on August 17 that it has lost $150 million from the currently pending crypto lending platform Celsius Network. Company CEO Charles Edmond said in a statement that they knew there was a general risk associated with crypto assets, but they may have underestimated that risk a bit.

companie announced a total loss of $26 billion in its performance presentation for the year’s first half. This corresponds to 7.9% of the total asset value.

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— Jason Mayoff (@cjjmad) August 17, 2022

 CDPQ announced in October 2021 that it added Celsius Network to its portfolio as the total market cap of cryptocurrencies approached $3 trillion. Upon the addition of Celsius to the portfolio, CDPQ Chief Technology Officer Alexandre Synnett said for Celsius in a press release, “The world’s leading crypto lender. He used the term “.