{"id":156028,"date":"2023-09-14T23:13:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T17:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=156028"},"modified":"2023-09-14T23:13:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T17:43:41","slug":"ftx-opposes-blockfis-bankruptcy-plan-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/ftx-opposes-blockfis-bankruptcy-plan-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"FTX opposes BlockFi\u2019s bankruptcy plan &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>FTX objected to BlockFi\u2019s bankruptcy plan Wednesday, claiming it \u201cstill suffers from certain fundamental shortcomings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FTX\u2019s attorneys believe that \u201cthe Plan unfairly discriminates against the FTX Claims in certain respects\u201d and have asked the Court to deny the plan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The opposition comes after <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blockworks.co\/news\/blockfi-ftx-3ac-claims-creditor-funds\">BlockFi claimed it fell victim to FTX\u2019s former CEO<\/a> Sam Bankman-Fried actions. FTX is accused of misappropriating and commingling customer funds with Alameda Trading, its sister firm, in a scheme to defraud investors.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blockworks.co\/tag\/ftx\">FTX<\/a> is attempting to recover both loan repayments and collateral from the bankrupt crypto lender.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FTX Debtors do not seek to impede the BlockFi Debtors\u2019 efforts to return value to their creditors, but, in the absence of a consensual resolution, must ensure any plan is fair to the FTX Debtors\u2019 creditors, who are the beneficiaries of the FTX Claims,\u201d the Wednesday filing said.<\/p>\n<p>FTX argued in the Wednesday filing that the debtors for both <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blockworks.co\/tag\/blockfi\">BlockFi<\/a> and FTX had attempted to work \u201cconstructively\u201d to reach a proposal \u201cto fairly and efficiently resolve the complex issues between the parties\u201d due to the \u201cdueling debtor\u201d claims.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blockworks.co\/news\/blockfi-creditor-report\">July report from BlockFi\u2019s committee of unsecured creditors<\/a> found that BlockFi was aware of the risks associated with lending to Alameda.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlockFi\u2019s reliance on Alameda\/FTX led to foreseeable (actually foreseen) losses of a staggering quantum,\u201d the report stated. FTX and Alameda defaulted on around $680 million in collateralized loan obligations.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, BlockFi\u2019s credit risk team allegedly drafted a memo warning that Alameda \u201chad unaudited financials\u201d and \u201cwas offering volatile collateral.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, in an August filing, BlockFi argued that FTX and Alameda\u2019s \u201cscheme included fraudulently inducing BlockFi to loan over $1 billion worth of digital assets deposited on the BlockFi platform to Alameda Research.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p><strong>Get the day\u2019s top crypto news and insights delivered to your email every evening.\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blockworks.co\/newsletter?source=end\">Subscribe to Blockworks\u2019 free newsletter<\/a>\u00a0now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want alpha sent directly to your inbox? 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