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Bankruptcy Judge Approves $300M Payment to BlockFi Customers

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The issue of returning customers’ funds to them has been ongoing for several months. During BlockFi ’s first court appearance in Trenton, New Jersey after the collapse of FTX, the exchange requested consent to continue its operations while it tries to figure out a way to pay back all affected customers. BlockFi was optimistic about finding a potential buyer which would influence the refund process. advertisement At the same time, BlockFi made attempts to recover funds owed by other cryptocurrency exchanges. One of such significant funds was the $400 million given to FTX sister trading company Alameda Research .  Sad Reality for BlockFi Interest Account Holders BlockFi’s interest-bearing account holders, otherwise known as BIA we’re given sad news. While the court has declared that the funds in the custodial wallets are meant for customers, Judge Michael Kaplan ruled against repaying another $375 million which customers tried to wit...

Here's why BlockFi is taking legal action against FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried

The downward momentum instigated by the collapse of the FTX empire seems to be increasingly detrimental. Several platforms were immensely impacted by this and FTX-acquired firm BlockFi was certainly one among them. After filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy today, it was revealed that the platform was suing FTX’s former chief Sam Bankman-Fried. The newly bankrupt firm filed a lawsuit, particularly against Emergent Fidelity Technologies. This is reportedly SBF’s holding company and the troubled crypto lender was after his shares in Robinhood that were previously put up as collateral. This collateral was pledged back in early November. SBF managed to amass a 7.6 percent stake in Robinhood in May. He purchased a whopping $648 million through Emergent Fidelity Technologies. JUST IN: BlockFi sues Sam Bankman-Fried to seize his $575 million stake in Robinhood, Financial Times reports. — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) November 28, 2022 Through this latest lawsuit, B...