New Zealand crypto exchange Cryptopia has announced the third phase of its reimbursement plan after a 2019 hack that saw customers lose over $15 million.
In the third phase, account holders whose identities were previously verified can log onto a claims portal to confirm that their balances are correct. After that, in stage 4, customers will receive their outstanding asset balances.
Cryptopia’s 2019 hack
Cryptopia filed for bankruptcy protection and went into liquidation in May 2019 after a Jan. 2019 hack that saw 15% of client funds stolen.
An update for Cryptopia Claimants and Stakeholders is now available: https://t.co/zKQ3E83IKZ
— Cryptopia Exchange (@Cryptopia_NZ) November 11, 2022
Since 2020, liquidator Grant Thornton has called on account holders to register and identify themselves. This is because Cryptopia stored customer funds in a pooled rather than individual wallets. The exchange executed trades on an internal LEDGER and recorded them in a database. Accordingly, the liquidator had to reconcile both to find out customer balances before the hack.
Grant Thornton it would take some time for invitations to be sent to customers. The liquidator offered customers the option of contacting the Cryptopia customer support portal for inquiries.
FTX customers begin the long journey to wholeness
Even as Cryptopia customers can start to breathe a little easier following a liquidation process that has taken almost two years, clients of a certain Bahamian exchange are only beginning their journey toward wholeness.
On Nov. 10., 2022, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) announced that his crumbling crypto business was looking to raise around $8 billion in liquidity to help pay back customers.
The amount raised a few eyebrows as the number of crypto companies with substantial assets has grown substantially thinner after the collapse of the stablecoin in May 2022.
On Nov. 11, 2022, FTX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after failing to raise the required capital. This means that the courts will decide how customers and other stakeholders will be paid. FTX has 120 days to file a reorganization plan for creditors to review. Ultimately, the Delaware Chancery Court needs to approve the plan. A bankruptcy filing also allows FTX to continue operating.
1) Hi all:
Today, I filed FTX, FTX US, and Alameda for voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in the US.
— SBF (@SBF_FTX) November 11, 2022
In the short term, FTX announced that holders of specific tokens on the Tron blockchain could withdraw their assets. Speaking on Bloomberg TV, crypto lawyer Timothy Spangler said that it could take months, if not years, for the remainder of FTX customers to be made whole.
