BlockFi files motion to return frozen crypto to wallet users
Crypto lender BlockFi has asked a U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the authority to return the crypto held in BlockFi Wallets to users. Bankrupt crypto lending platform BlockFi has filed a motion requesting authority from the United States Bankruptcy Court to allow its users to withdraw digital assets currently locked up in BlockFi Wallets. In a motion filed on Dec .19 with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of New Jersey, the lender asked the court for authority to honor client withdrawals from wallet accounts as of the platform’s pause on Nov. 10. The court documents also request permission to update the user interface to properly reflect transactions as of the platform’s pause. In a widely shared email sent to affected users , BlockFi called the motion an “important step toward our goal of return ing assets to clients through our chapter 11 cases," adding “It is our belief that clients unambiguously own the digital assets in their BlockFi Wallet Accounts.” According to Bl...