Customers in California will receive reimbursements from BlockFi, according to a report from state authorities on March 27.
According to the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI), after a court’s approval, eligible consumers will receive refunds from BlockFi totaling more than $100,000.
The regulator said that BlockFi failed to promptly notify clients that they were no longer required to repay loans at the time of the company’s insolvency last November.
Due to this, consumers in California made unnecessary payments totaling $103,471 to BlockFi’s service provider. The dispute will not be fully resolved until a hearing on April 19 despite the fact that the crypto lender already filed a motion to have its servicer return those monies.
The DPFI pointed out that in November, its commissioner proposed and promptly carried out the suspension of BlockFi’s lending license. In December, it also filed a motion to suspend that license. BlockFi complied with related orders today as a result of its tardy consumer updates.
On November 11, 2022, just after FTX’s demise, BlockFi initially halted customer withdrawals. On November 28, 2022, a bankruptcy petition was filed.
Only a small part of the overall amount that BlockFi owes to its creditors is represented by the reimbursements provided today. In its initial bankruptcy filings, the business estimated its liabilities to be between $1 billion and $10 billion.
In contrast to individual customers, it owes at least $1.3 billion to powerful creditors like Arkara Trust, FTX US, and the U.S. SEC. As the company’s bankruptcy proceedings are still underway, it is still unknown when consumers will be able to receive all of the money they have already deposited.
Although though BlockFi started taking moves toward user reimbursement as early as December, that action only related to particular funds. Certain customers may currently be required to show proofs of claim, which BlockFi will accept till the end of March.