FTX customer names will not be revealed by bankruptcy court

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX received court permission on Friday to remove customer names from all filings in its bankruptcy case, persuading a US judge that publishing the names would put people at risk of scams and identity theft.

US 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.

“It is the customers who are the most important issue in this case,” Dorsey said. “We want to make sure that they are protected and they don’t fall victim to any types of scams.”