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Crypto Lender BlockFi Files for Bankruptcy as FTX Fallout Continues

However, FTX itself filed for bankruptcy in the second week of November, after days of speculation about whether it was fully liquid. The questions were sparked by a CoinDesk report revealing that much of FTX sister company Alameda’s balance sheet was composed of an exchange token, FTT, issued by FTX, which later prompted Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao to announce he would liquidate his company’s entire set of FTT holdings. FTX later suspended withdrawals. Source

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BlockFi reportedly mulling bankruptcy, SALT pauses withdrawals and deposits

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In an official update sent to clients on Nov 14, BlockFi admitted to having “significant exposure” to FTX and its affiliated companies, but insisted it had “the necessary liquidity to explore all options”. The news came as somewhat of a surprise since on Nov. 8, BlockFi’s founder and chief operating officer, Flori Marquez, assured users in a Twitter thread that all BlockFi products were “fully operational” because it had a $400 million line of credit from FTX US, which is a separate entity from FTX, the global entity affected by…

Crypto Lender BlockFi Updates Users on Platform, FTX Exposure

As for chatter that all or even a majority of BlockFi’s assets were held in custody – and therefore tied up for potentially a long time and perhaps even unrecoverable – the company said that is false. BlockFi, however, did acknowledge “significant exposure” in the form of obligations owed to BlockFi by Alameda, assets on the FTX platform, and an undrawn credit line from FTX. Source

BlockFi denies rumors that majority of its assets were held on FTX

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Crypto lender BlockFi issued an official notice to its clients on Nov. 14 denying rumors that the majority of its assets were on FTX prior to the exchange’s collapse. According to an update shared by BlockFi, although a majority of its assets were not on FTX, it still has “significant exposure to FTX and associated corporate entities that encompasses obligations owed to us by Alameda, assets held at FTX.com, and undrawn amounts from our credit line with FTX US.”  Despite its exposure, BlockFi assured clients that it has “the necessary liquidity…

Blockfi Pauses Customers Withdrawals, Cites ‘Lack of Clarity’ on FTX’s Status as Cause – News Bitcoin News

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Blockfi, a cryptocurrency lending platform, has announced that it is limiting the operations of its platform and pausing customer withdrawals. The company issued a letter where it states that this decision was caused by the “lack of clarity” on the current state of FTX, which had previously announced an investment of $250 million in the platform to bolster its balance sheet. Blockfi Limits Platform Activity, Pauses Customer Withdrawals Blockfi, one of the leading cryptocurrency lending platforms, announced on Nov. 10 at 8:16 p.m. (ET) it was limiting the activity on…

BlockFi limits platform activity, including a halt on client withdrawals

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Crypto lender BlockFi has halted client withdrawals on its platform as part of a broader limit on platform activity in the wake of FTX’s collapse. The company said in a Nov. 11 tweet that a “lack of clarity on the status of FTX.com, FTX US and Alameda” has prevented it from being able to operate as normal. As a result, it has limited platform activity until there is further clarity on the developing situation, it said.  The firm has also requested that clients do not deposit to BlockFi wallets or…