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So maybe I'm just jaded and I've worked through enough bankruptcy filings in my life but the first thing that would come to mind is who exactly is going to do t
by chollida1 10y ago
So maybe I'm just jaded and I've worked through enough bankruptcy filings in my life but the first thing that would come to mind is who exactly is going to do the auditing and hair cut?
Is it the exchange or is it a licensed bankruptcy trustee like www.pwc.com?
If things are above board then it almost by definition will be the later. If on the other hand its the exchange doing the haircut then you have to trust that they'll be honest about it....I mean with millions involved that's alot of trust.
I hope the exchanges assets are sold off first to help pay off the missing bitcoins because if the exchange is trying to force the loss onto its depositors and then keep running as a business then that's some really scummy behavior.
I'd assume the model would be Lehman brothers, force it into bankruptcy liquidate its assets, wipe out the owners so they don't benefit from their own mistakes and use the remaining funds to pay back creditors/depositors.
- TwoFactor 10y agoThey don't appear to be using official auditors, and have not mentioned bankruptcy as one of their current options. The current speculation is that they will continue operating, and issue coins that either represents equity or debt in the company to compensate customers.
- vec 10y agoI can't help but enjoy a little schadenfreude here. It sucks that largely innocent investors are going to get shafted, but if you create an entire alternate currency ecosystem specifically to escape regulation, central control, and third-party involvement in trades, you can't really be surprised if, when something eventually and inevitably goes wrong, there's no regulations, no central authority to appeal to, and no third party who can help untangle it.