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Crypto Rally, Poor Stewardship, and Ash to Ash

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Collapsed FTX says it can pay most creditors back in full | CNN Business - On Tuesday, collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX unveiled its reorganization plan and stated it has recovered adequate funds to pay the majority...more

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Third Circuit: Bankruptcy Court Lacks Discretion to Deny Examiner Appointment Motion in Large Chapter 11 Cases

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The Bankruptcy Code provides that, in chapter 11 cases where the court does not find "cause" for the appointment of a trustee, the court "shall" appoint an examiner, upon a request from the Office of the U.S. Trustee (the...more

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The Year In Bankruptcy: 2023

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One year ago, we wrote that 2022 would be remembered in the corporate bankruptcy world for the "crypto winter" that descended in November 2022 with the spectacular collapse of FTX Trading Ltd., Alameda Research, and...more

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Claw-Back Litigation in FTX Bankruptcy FAQs

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FTX Trading Ltd. and FTX.US, together generally known as FTX, operated a successful cryptocurrency exchange. FTX was established in 2018 by Sam Bankman-Fried and, by 2021, had become the third largest cryptocurrency exchange...more

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The Unique Case of Bittrex

On May 8, cryptocurrency platform Bittrex filed for chapter 11 in Delaware. Bittrex’s first day filings emphasize that, unlike many other crypto filings over the past year, this case is not a “free fall” bankruptcy. In...more

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Not So Silver Lining, Weird Science, F is for Fraud, and Alex Jones Under the Microscope

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Below is our initial take on recent bankruptcy-related developments: Silvergate reported a $1 billion loss for the fourth quarter and said it is unable to meet an extended March 16 deadline for submitting its annual...more

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FTX Finds Assets and Is Looking for More

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FTX filed its presentation to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (UCC), reporting that FTX has located about $5.5 billion of cash and other liquid assets but less than $1.8 billion of digital assets identified with...more

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Not Your Keys, Not Your Coin: Bankruptcy Court Looks to Contract Law to Determine Consumer Interest-Bearing Crypto Deposits Belong...

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Throughout the latter half of 2022, filing for bankruptcy became a reality for many high-profile crypto firms. The resurgence of “crypto winter” has brought many crypto-related entities to their proverbial knees. Indeed, in...more

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Chasing the Crypto: Why a Ruling in the Madoff Case May Significantly Expand the Universe of FTX Clawback Defendants

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While there are still many unknowns in FTX’s bankruptcy including what, exactly, happened to billions of dollars of customer deposits on the former crypto trading platform, one thing is almost certain: there will be an...more

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Brief: BlockFi Bankruptcy Filing

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BlockFi Inc. and eight of its affiliates (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed the most recent crypto-related chapter 11 this past Monday, November 28, 2022, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey (the...more

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Crypto Company FTX Files Massive Bankruptcy in Delaware

Another domino has fallen.  Earlier this year, we wrote about the challenges facing the crypto industry that resulted in the bankruptcy filings of Three Arrows Capital, Celsius Network, and Voyager Digital. We noted that...more

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Celsius Bankruptcy Case Update: November 18, 2022

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As Celsius Network LLC, et al., Case Number: 22-10964 (MG), proceeds in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”), the following summarizes two important case updates as of November 18, 2022: ...more

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The Role of a Creditors’ Committee to Investigate, Preserve, and Pursue Causes of Action in Crypto Bankruptcies

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Lowenstein Sandler’s previous articles on crypto bankruptcies discussed the role of a creditors’ committee in protecting the rights of customers and confirmation issues arising in crypto cases. This article will delve deeper...more

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What Happens When a Cryptocurrency Platform Goes Bankrupt?

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The recent Chapter 11 filings of cryptocurrency platforms Voyager Digital and Celsius Network have abruptly introduced many investors and founders in this burgeoning industry to the bankruptcy process for the first time....more

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Some Voyager Creditors May Get Cash Back that is Held at Bank

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The bankruptcy court in the Voyager case issued an order authorizing that funds held in two specific accounts (FBO accounts) at Metropolitan Commercial Bank, which are administered by Voyager, are held for the benefit of and...more

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Whose Crypto Is It, Anyway?

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On July 18, the maxim “not your keys, not your coin” took on a whole new meaning for customers of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange Celsius Network LLC, which had filed Chapter 11 in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern...more

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Cryptic Crypto: Creditors Move for Ch. 7 for Alleged Madoff-Like Fraud

On Wednesday, November 18, two customers of Cred Inc., a cryptocurrency investment platform currently in Chapter 11, asked Delaware Bankruptcy Judge John T. Dorsey to convert the Chapter 11 case to a Chapter 7 liquidation...more

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Recovery by ICO Token Investors May Be Challenged in Bankruptcy

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Bankruptcy courts may provide relief to debtors by discharging pre-petition obligations to repay existing debts owed to creditors, and claims by equity holders. Creditors who hold debt and investors who hold equity interests,...more

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