BlockFi Prepares for Potential Bankruptcy

Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi Inc. is preparing a potential bankruptcy filing after halting withdrawals of customer deposits and acknowledging it has “significant exposure” to bankrupt exchange FTX, people familiar with the matter said.

BlockFi paused withdrawals and limited activity on its platform last week, saying it couldn’t operate business as usual given the uncertainty about FTX. BlockFi is now planning to lay off some of its workers while the troubled firm prepares for a possible chapter 11 itself, people familiar…

https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/blockfi-prepares-for-potential-bankruptcy-as-crypto-contagion-spreads-11668534824

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