FTX customer refund plan to return 90% of funds

Key Points:

• FTX customer refund plan to return up to 90% of creditor holdings that were held at the exchange before it went bankrupt.
• FTX customer refund plan suggests dividing the missing customer assets into three pools based on the circumstances at the start of the Chapter 11 cases: assets for FTX.com customers, assets for FTX.US customers, and a general pool of other assets.

According CoinDesk, FTX customer refund plan could return up to 90% of creditor holdings that were held at the exchange before it went bust.

Recovery Proposal for Creditor Holdings at Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX

The debtors’ group, overseeing the bankruptcy process, plans to file the proposal with a U.S. Bankruptcy Court by December 16, 2023. FTX collapsed after CoinDesk published revelations about its balance sheet. The new CEO, John J. Ray III, criticized the company’s financial controls, and founder Sam Bankman-Fried is facing criminal charges.

The proposal suggests dividing the missing customer assets into three pools based on the circumstances at the start of the Chapter 11 cases: assets for FTX.com customers, assets for FTX.US customers, and a general pool of other assets. Customers with a preference settlement amount below $250,000 can accept the settlement without any reduction in claim or payment. Creditors would also receive a “Shortfall Claim” against the general pool, corresponding to the estimated value of the missing assets at the exchange. However, there may be obstacles to the recoveries, such as taxes, government claims, and token price fluctuations.

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