BlockFi files for bankruptcy in aftermath of FTX

TheStar Wed, Nov 30, 2022 07:00am - 3 years View Original


Crypto collapse: The BlockFi website on a smartphone of a user in Brooklyn, New York. The cryptocurrency lender says it has around US$257mil of cash on hand and is starting an internal plan to considerably reduce expenses. — Bloomberg

NEW YORK: Lender BlockFi Inc is filing for bankruptcy, becoming the latest digital asset firm to fail in the aftermath of the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.

BlockFi said in a statement that it will use the Chapter 11 process to “focus on recovering all obligations owed to BlockFi by its counterparties, including FTX and associated corporate entities,” adding that recoveries are likely to be delayed by FTX’s own bankruptcy.

Chapter 11 bankruptcy allows a company to continue operating while working out a plan to repay creditors.

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