Australian cryptocurrency exchange Digital Surge has $23.4 million in digital assets stranded on FTX and FTX Australia subsidiary FTX Australia, Cointelegraph reported. On Jan. 24, Digital Surge creditors approved a five-year bailout plan aimed at eventually refunding its 22,545 customers whose digital assets have been frozen on the platform since Nov. 16, while allowing the exchange to continue operating. Digital Surge will receive a US$884,543 (A$1.25 million) loan from affiliate Digico under an agreement designed to allow the exchange to continue trading and operating. On December 8, 2022, Digital Surge entered bankruptcy proceedings. Digital Surge has previously been using the FTX platform for some transactions.