.FTX_Officials's Turkish operations could be sealed off from U.S. bankruptcy proceedings - as authorities in Turkey aren't cooperating. jackschickler reports.
– making it fruitless to include them in wider restructuring plans, the new U.S. management said.
“The orders entered by this Court do not have legal or practical effect in Türkiye and the Debtors have no reason to believe that the Turkish government will comply with this Court’s orders,” FTX said in a filing to the Delaware bankruptcy court. “As a result, the Debtors are unable to exercise sufficient control over the affairs of the Turkish Debtors in order to comply with their duties under the Bankruptcy Code.
The request concerns FTX Turkey, a local exchange 80% owned by parent company FTX Trading Ltd; and SNG Investments, a wholly-owned subsidiary of FTX’s trading arm Alameda Research. Both are described in the filing as “not strategic” within the corporate group, with assets and activities largely confined to Turkey.
The parent company can still take action under Turkish law, and some Turkish creditors have already started filing private claims in local courts, the filing said. CoinDesk has previously reported that staff often put their paychecks into the company due to a distrust of local banks and depreciation of the lira.
A hearing on the issue is due on March 8. Non-U.S. creditors of the exchange, fearing they may be overlooked by U.S. proceedings, have sought to ensure their representation in the case by
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