Case number: 3:22-bk-19361 - BlockFi Inc. - New Jersey Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    BlockFi Inc.

  • Court

    New Jersey (njbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Michael B. Kaplan

  • Filed

    11/28/2022

  • Last Filing

    01/11/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
LEAD, JNTADMN, CLMAGT, EXTOBDIS, CONFIRMED, APPEAL, FeeDueAPL



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
District of New Jersey (Trenton)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 22-19361-MBK

Assigned to: Judge Michael B. Kaplan
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  11/28/2022
Plan confirmed:  10/03/2023
341 meeting:  01/20/2023

Debtor

BlockFi Inc.

c/o M3 Partners
1700 Broadway, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10019
HUDSON-NJ
Tax ID / EIN: 82-2390015

represented by
Richard Kanowitz

Haynes and Boone, LLP
30 Rockefeller Plaza
26th Floor
New York, NY 10112
212-918-8971
Email: richard.kanowitz@haynesboone.com

Michael D. Sirota

Cole Schotz P.C.
25 Main St.
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201) 489-3000
Email: msirota@coleschotz.com

Warren A. Usatine

Cole Schotz P.C.
25 Main Street
PO Box 800
Hackensack, NJ 07602-0800
(201) 489-3000
Email: wusatine@coleschotz.com

Felice R. Yudkin

Cole Schotz P.C.
25 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ 07602
(201) 489-3000
Email: fyudkin@coleschotz.com

U.S. Trustee

U.S. Trustee

US Dept of Justice
Office of the US Trustee
One Newark Center Ste 2100
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 645-3014

represented by
Lauren Bielskie

DOJ-Ust
One Newark Center
Suite 2100
Newark, NJ 07102
973-645-2939
Email: lauren.bielskie@usdoj.gov

Jeffrey M. Sponder

Office of U.S. Trustee
One Newark Center
Newark, NJ 07102
973-645-2379
Email: jeffrey.m.sponder@usdoj.gov

Creditor Committee

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors


represented by
David J. Adler

McCarter & English, LLP
Four Gateway Center
100 Mulberry St
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 622-4444
Fax : (973) 624-7070
Email: DAdler@McCarter.com

Kenneth Aulet

Brown Rudnick LLP
7 Times Square
New York, NY 10036
212-209-4950
Email: kaulet@brownrudnick.com

Lisa Bonsall

McCarter & English, LLP
Four Gateway Center
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 639-2066
Email: lbonsall@mccarter.com

Donald W Clarke

Genova Burns LLC
110 Allen Road
Ste 304
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
973-467-2700
Email: dclarke@genovaburns.com

Gregory S. Kinoian

Genova Burns LLC
494 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
973-646-3284
Fax : 973-533-1112
Email: gkinoian@genovaburns.com

Stephen D Palley

Brown Rudnick LLP
601 Thirteenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20005

Joseph R. Scholz

McCarter English, LLP
825 Eighth Avenue
31st Floor
New York, NY 10019
(973) 639-6999
Email: jscholz@mccarter.com

Bennett S Silverberg

Brown Rudnick LLP
7 Times Square
New York, NY 10036

Robert J Stark

Brown Rudnick LLP
7 Times Square
New York, NY 10036

Daniel Stolz

Genova Burns LLC
110 Allen Road
Suite 304
Ste 304
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
973-467-2700
Email: dstolz@genovaburns.com

Creditor Committee

McCarter & English, LLP

Four Gateway Center
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, NJ 07102
973-622-4444
represented by
David J. Adler

(See above for address)

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
01/11/20262729BNC Certificate of Notice - Order No. of Notices: 1. Notice Date 01/11/2026. (Admin.)
01/09/20262730COPY OF DISTRICT COURT JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF APPEAL WITH PREJUDICE (RE: CA#24-CV-06361-ZNQ) (related document: [2311] Notice of Appeal filed by ACE American Insurance Company, XL Specialty Insurance Company, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., Arch Insurance Company, U.S. Specialty Insurance Company, Berkley Insurance Company, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company, Endurance American Specialty Insurance Company, Axis Insurance Company). Signed by United States District Court Judge Zahid N. Quraishi on 1/9/2026. (jpp)
01/09/20262728ORDER DENYING RENEWED MOTION TO UNFREEZE ACCOUNT. (Related Doc # [2707]). Service of notice of the entry of this order pursuant to Rule 9022 was made on the appropriate parties. See BNC Certificate of Notice. Signed on 1/9/2026. (wiq)
01/08/2026AMENDED Minute of 1/8/2026; Hearing Held, OUTCOME: COURT TO ENTER ORDER. (related document:2707 MOTION RENEWED MOTION TO UNFREEZE ACCOUNT Filed by L.J.. Hearing scheduled for 12/18/2025 at 10:00 AM, MBK - Courtroom 8, Trenton.. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service) (wiq) *** REVIEWED BY JUDGE KAPLAN *** Filed by Creditor L.J.) (wiq)
01/08/2026Minute of 1/8/2026; Hearing Held, OUTCOME: CONSENT ORDER TO BE SUBMITTED; (related document:2707 MOTION RENEWED MOTION TO UNFREEZE ACCOUNT Filed by L.J.. Hearing scheduled for 12/18/2025 at 10:00 AM, MBK - Courtroom 8, Trenton.. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service) (wiq) *** REVIEWED BY JUDGE KAPLAN *** Filed by Creditor L.J.) (wiq)
01/07/20262727COPY OF DISTRICT COURT JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF APPEALS WITH PREJUDICE (RE: CA#23-CV-21306-ZNQ) (related document: [1745] Notice of Appeal filed by Cameron Wyatt). Signed by United States District Court Judge Zahid N. Quraishi on 1/7/2026 (Shown Incorrectly on Document as 12/7/2026). (jpp)
01/06/2026Text Order: The Court issues this Text Order to advise that the Renewed Motion to Unfreeze Account (ECF No. 2707) scheduled for Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., will be addressed on the papers without oral argument. Accordingly, NO APPEARANCES ARE NECESSARY on January 8, 2026. Signed on 1/6/2026. (wiq)
12/29/20252726Document re: Notice of Withdrawal of Counsel (related document:[30] Application to Appear Pro Hac Vice filed by Debtor BlockFi Inc., [31] Application to Appear Pro Hac Vice filed by Debtor BlockFi Inc., [83] Order on Application to Appear Pro Hac Vice, [84] Order on Application to Appear Pro Hac Vice) filed by Richard Kanowitz on behalf of Plan Administrator, On Behalf of the Post-Confirmation Debtor. (Kanowitz, Richard)
12/18/2025Hearing Rescheduled from 12/18/2025. (related document:2707 MOTION RENEWED MOTION TO UNFREEZE ACCOUNT Filed by L.J.. Hearing scheduled for 12/18/2025 at 10:00 AM, MBK - Courtroom 8, Trenton.. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service) (wiq) *** REVIEWED BY JUDGE KAPLAN *** Filed by Creditor L.J.)Hearing scheduled for 01/08/2026 at 10:00 AM, MBK - Courtroom 8, Trenton. (llb)
12/16/20252724Affidavit of Service filed by Kroll Restructuring Administration (related document(s)[2643]). (Pagan, Chanel)