US bankruptcy judge allows identities of FTX's 50 largest creditors to remain anonymous

According to Bloomberg, U.S. bankruptcy judge John Dorsey ruled in FTX's first court hearing on Tuesday, agreeing to keep FTX's 50 largest creditors anonymous and still involved in the company's bankruptcy case. U.S. bankruptcy law generally requires that names be filed in publicly available documents. Representatives for FTX argued that these creditors were also customers and that disclosure would allow competitors to steal their business. Dorsey agreed to a hearing next month, giving opponents including the U.S. Trustee, the federal bankruptcy watchdog, a chance to persuade him to release the names. Foresight News previously reported that FTX owed nearly $3.1 billion to the 50 largest creditors.