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A settlement agreement between the defunct crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) and BlockFi has been approved by a US judge, but the details will remain confidential.
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The settlement, which resolves the dispute between crypto lender BlockFi and the liquidated crypto hedge fund 3AC, was approved by Michael Kaplan, a judge in the New Jersey Bankruptcy Court. Kaplan approved the deal to prevent further legal battles between the companies, as BlockFi claimed 3AC owed it $129 million, while 3AC argued BlockFi owed them $280 million.
Kaplan declined to disclose the details of the settlement, rejecting the objection to the seal, stating that the terms should remain confidential as the US Trustee failed to justify the need for the debtors to enter into the settlement.
However, BlockFi requested that certain information be redacted, arguing that it was commercially sensitive and could affect its ongoing lawsuit against the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX.
The court granted the sealing request, citing the need to protect settlement strategies and show deference to comity in 3AC’s foreign bankruptcy proceedings.
Approval by Michael Kaplan (BlockFi)
This approval allows BlockFi to proceed with distributions from its creditors to its creditors, which was a key reason for the expedited approval request. Judge Kaplan approved BlockFi’s amended Chapter 11 plan and customer repayment plan, which the company filed for liquidation in September 2023. According to estimates at the time, BlockFi owed up to $10 billion to over 100,000 creditors. Of this debt, $1 billion was owed to its three largest creditors and $220 million to 3AC.
Three Arrows Capital collapsed in June 2022, and BlockFi filed for bankruptcy in late November 2022 following the fall of FTX. In early February, OPNX, a crypto bankruptcy claims platform launched by 3AC co-founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies, announced that it would officially cease all operations and close by February 14th.