Kwok Judge Lets Gov't Keep $302M In Crypto For Restitution

By Ben Zigterman · March 8, 2024, 6:11 PM EST

A New York federal judge has denied a request to return more than $300 million in assets to holders of cryptocurrrency issued by bankrupt Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok's Himalaya Exchange,...

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Bankruptcy Scorecard

Summary

Exiled Chinese billionaire Ho Wan Kwok filed for bankruptcy in February 2022 a week after he was hit with $134 million in civil contempt fees in a New York state court

Case Number

5:22-bk-50073

Judge

Julie A. Manning

Venue

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut

Capital Structure

Total Liabilities:

$373 million

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Case Information

Case Title

Ho Wan Kwok

Case Number

5:22-bk-50073

Court

Connecticut

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

February 15, 2022

Case Title

USA v. GUO

Case Number

1:23-cr-00118

Court

New York Southern

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

March 06, 2023

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