- Charting a restructuring path for FTX has proven to be a long and complex process, even though John J. Ray, an ex-Enron liquidator, is in charge of the process.
- The Wednesday creditor matrix contains several crypto-related firms, including Yuga Labs, Coinbase, Silvergate, Chainalysis, and Binance Capital Management.
The court filing late Wednesday by FTX financial advisors has revealed the details of the institutional creditors for the defunct crypto exchange. The document, which was more than 100 pages and in alphabetical order, shows that many firms have huge exposure to the bankrupt crypto exchange.
Apple and WeWork were among the tech firms listed in the document, while Wall Street Journal and Coindesk head the list of media publications in the court filing. However, the document didn’t specify the exact dollar FTX owes each of these firms. Also, it didn’t include the personal data of individual customers.
Furthermore, the filing clarified that not all the creditors own an FTX trading account.
A long and complex process
Charting a restructuring path for FTX has proven to be a long and complex process, even though John J. Ray, an ex-Enron liquidator, is in charge of the process. Judge John Dorsey approved the creditor list filing in a Delaware court where the case continues to unfold. During the early stages of the case, the exchange’s lawyers claim that FTX owes at least one million to creditors.
A previous court record hints that the exchange owes its top 50 creditors a combined $3.1 billion. However, the document didn’t assign the amounts for each creditor. Another filing indicates that FTX owed its top ten creditors a combined $400 million in unsecured claims. The Wednesday creditor matrix contains several crypto-related firms, including Yuga Labs, Coinbase, Silvergate, Chainalysis, and Binance Capital Management.
Also, the popular social network Reddit was listed among the creditors. Reddit could be regarded as a crypto firm following the launch of its Polygon-built NFT avatar in 2022. Besides Silvergate bank, other notable financial institutions listed in the document were Wells Fargo and Citigroup. Prominent asset management firms listed in the document include Sequoia Capital and Blackrock.
The creditor matrix continues
Some of the firms listed in the document were likely being owed by FTX for providing goods or services for the defunct crypto exchange. Three examples of firms that can fall into this category include Netflix, Comcast, and Pharmacy CVs. One surprising observation from the document was that there were 12 creditors with DoorDash in their names.
Furthermore, the creditor matrix also included several states’ revenue departments, such as the revenue departments of Alabama and Wyoming. Meanwhile, a surprise inclusion in the creditor matrix is the Bahamas finance ministry. The once-prominent crypto exchange crashed after a bank run on it last November.
Following its liquidity issues, FTX eventually admitted that it didn’t fully back its customers’ assets. After failing to reach a sale agreement with a fellow crypto exchange, Binance, FTX filed for bankruptcy. Following the exchange’s collapse, its ex-CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) faces allegations of financial crimes.
Authorities recently confiscated about $750 million worth of SBF’s assets while he has been under house arrest after fulfilling bail terms.
