<p>Fearing identity theft or becoming the target of hackers, creditors in the BlockFi bankruptcy proceedings have <a href="https://restructuring.ra.kroll.com/blockfi/Home-DownloadPDF?id1=MTQzNzQzOA==&amp;id2=-1">requested</a> that their personal information remain secret.</p> <p>However, U.S. Department of Justice official Andrew Vara <a href="https://restructuring.ra.kroll.com/blockfi/Home-DownloadPDF?id1=MTQzNzQyOA==&amp;id2=-1">argued</a> that "disclosure is a basic premise of bankruptcy law" and necessary. The issue will be considered at a hearing scheduled for Jan. 17.</p> <p>The battle from BlockFi creditors comes after hundreds of thousands of <a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/199628/celsius-ruling-shines-light-on-crypto-user-agreement-fine-print">Celsius</a> users had their details published as part of the bankrupt crypto lender's bankruptcy proceedings.</p><br /><span class="copyright"><p>© 2023 The Block Crypto, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.</p> </span>