FTX Recovery Trust may withhold assets from creditors in 49 restricted countries
FTX Recovery Trust wants to put together a team of experts to help it determine if it will be permitted to distribute somewhere in the region of $800 million in assets to creditors in 49 “potentially restricted countries.” Specifically, it wants to employ regional lawyers to assess whether or not the countries in question are legally sound for creditors. If they are, their funds will be returned. This is according to a filing, part of which was shared by FTX creditor activist Sunil Kavuri, which lists countries including Saudi Arabia, China, Egypt, Russia, Ukraine, the Republic of the Congo, and Montenegro . The claims in the 49 countries represent roughly 5% of FTX’s $16 billion in potential claims, with China alone representing 82% of the claimants in potentially restricted countries. FTX: Restricted countries Disputed claims 49 Jurisdictions -5% allowed claims in restricted countries 82% of value in China Due to local laws that 1) crypto currency trading is not pe...