NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX received court permission on Friday to remove customer names from all filings in its bankruptcy case, persuading a U.S. judge that publishing the names would put people at risk of scams and identity theft.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John Dorsey in Wilmington, Delaware, ruled that FTX can permanently redact the names of individual customers from its bankruptcy filings, after hearing testimony that publishing customers' names would place them at risk even if other identifying information like their email address was kept secret.
In January, Dorsey had allowed FTX to keep secret the names of 9 million of its individual customers for three months.
On Friday, Dorsey also authorized FTX to remove the names of companies and institutional investors from its customer lists on a temporary basis, saying FTX will have to make a new request in 90 days.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and several company insiders have been indicted on fraud charges for their role in the company's collapse.
Persons:
FTX, John Dorsey, Dorsey, liquidators, Sam Bankman, Dietrich Knauth, Alexia Garamfalvi, Rosalba O'Brien
Organizations:
YORK, FTX's, Bahamian, FTX, Thomson
Locations:
U.S, Wilmington , Delaware, Bahamas, Delaware