Bankruptcy proceedings against FTX began in winter of 2022 following a failure of the company to pay investors and allegations of fraud. The bankruptcy proceedings and pending charges against the company’s founder, Bankman-Fried, have unveiled a Ponzi scheme like organization rife with fraud. In June, Judge Dorsey’s decision in granting in part debtors’ motion for privacy frustrates many who see this as disparate treatment of debtors’ in such a highly publicized case. In objection, parties argued that the public has a right to inspect bankruptcy filings, and this denies the public that right.
[Judge] Dorsey ruled individual customer names would remain permanently sealed while institutional while institutional customer names would remain sealed for the next 90 days.
Source: Delaware bankruptcy judge grants motion to keep FTX customer list secret