Judge approves order allowing FTX to start selling crypto

09/14/2023 00:54
Judge approves order allowing FTX to start selling crypto

A Delaware district judge has approved an order allowing bankrupt crypto exchange to sell off billions of its cryptocurrency.

Companies • September 13, 2023, 1:49PM EDT

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  • Judge John Dorsey approved a plan on Wednesday that allows FTX to sell off billions of its cryptocurrency. 

A Delaware district judge approved an order allowing bankrupt crypto exchange FTX to sell off billions of its cryptocurrency.

Debtors filed a proposed plan in August, under which the estate’s token sales would be guided by a financial advisor. The estate would only be permitted to sell $100 million per week of most tokens, though that limit could be permanently raised to $200 million on a token-by-token basis. 

Judge John Dorsey approved that plan during a hearing on Wednesday. 

When selling bitcoin, ether and other tokens, the estate would be required to give the U.S. Trustee’s office 10 days notice. 

FTX said it wants to hedge bitcoin and ether to minimize the impact of price movement on the proceeds from the sale, though other assets could be approved as hedges again on a token-by-token basis. The estate also said it reserves the right to stake certain tokens, provided that the returns from token staking programs would help return more funds to the creditors.

Bankruptcy protection

FTX filed for bankruptcy protection in November and holds $3.4 billion in crypto holdings. 

Jitters about the possible sales have pushed some alt coins to trend lower over recent days. Bitcoin's price was up on Wednesday, rising 0.7% over the past 24 hours to $26,180 at 1:46 p.m. ET, according to CoinGecko


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