Bittrex Bankruptcy Docket: Access, Claims, and Bar Date

The Bittrex bankruptcy docket sits in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware under lead case number 23-10598, filed May 8, 2023. You can view filings, orders, and claim forms free of charge through the court-appointed claims agent, Omni Agent Solutions, or pull the complete record through the federal PACER system for a small per-page fee. The general bar date for filing a proof of claim expired on August 31, 2023, so anyone acting now must clear a much higher legal bar to be heard.¹

The case covers four debtor entities led by Bittrex, Inc., and although Chapter 11 usually signals reorganization, Bittrex used it to run an orderly liquidation. The court has confirmed the amended liquidation plan, and the case is now in its execution phase under Plan Administrator David Maria.²

Free Access Through Omni Agent Solutions

Omni Agent Solutions, Inc. is the official claims and noticing agent for the case.¹ Its dedicated case page hosts the key court orders, financial disclosures, claim forms, and distribution notices at no cost. Searching case number 23-10598 on the Omni site should bring up the Bittrex page directly. For a creditor who wants to track distributions and read the important orders, this is the practical starting point.

Full Docket Through PACER

PACER, the federal judiciary’s Public Access to Court Electronic Records system, holds every document filed in the case, not just the highlights posted by the claims agent. Access costs $0.10 per page, capped at $3.00 per document. If your total charges stay at $30 or less in a given quarter, the fees are waived entirely.³ Registration is free and open to anyone.⁴ Use PACER when you need a specific motion, objection, or detailed financial report the claims agent has not posted.

The Bar Date Has Already Passed

The general bar date for filing proofs of claim was August 31, 2023.¹ That deadline is long past, and missing it has real consequences. In a liquidation, late-filed claims sit below timely-filed claims in the payment hierarchy. Federal bankruptcy law pays timely-filed unsecured claims before late-filed ones, and in many cases the estate never reaches the lower tiers.⁵

The Excusable Neglect Standard

Missing the deadline is not automatically fatal, but the path forward is narrow. Under Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9006(b)(1), a court may allow a late filing only if the failure to act on time was the result of “excusable neglect.”⁶ The phrase sounds forgiving. Courts apply it strictly.

The Supreme Court identified four factors for evaluating these requests:

Prejudice to the debtor: would allowing the late claim disrupt the distribution process or harm other creditors?
Length of the delay: a claim filed weeks late is treated very differently from one filed years late.
Reason for the delay: whether the creditor had actual notice of the bankruptcy and chose not to act, or genuinely did not know.
Good faith: whether the creditor is acting honestly.

The Supreme Court set these factors in Pioneer Investment Services v. Brunswick Associates, and they remain the governing standard.⁷ No single factor is decisive, but in practice, courts almost always deny motions where the delay was lengthy and within the creditor’s control. A creditor who knew about the bankruptcy in 2023 and simply did not get around to filing faces very long odds. Someone who had no notice at all has a better argument, though still no guarantee.

Filing a Proof of Claim

Anyone pursuing a late claim needs to know how a proof of claim works. The required document is Official Bankruptcy Form B 410.⁸ Blank copies are available on the U.S. Courts website and on the Omni case page. The form asks for your name, address, and contact details; the dollar amount of the claim as of the petition date, May 8, 2023; the basis for the claim, which for most former Bittrex customers is the balance of cryptocurrency or fiat held in the account at filing; and supporting documents such as account statements or transaction histories. Send copies, not originals, because attachments may be destroyed after scanning.⁹

You must redact sensitive data: show only the last four digits of any Social Security number, tax ID, or financial account number, and only the year of any date of birth. The preferred submission method is electronic filing through the Omni portal, which gives immediate confirmation. Mail is available but carries the usual risks of delay and loss.

One warning worth taking seriously: filing a fraudulent proof of claim is a federal crime carrying fines up to $500,000, imprisonment up to five years, or both. The claim form itself prints this warning.¹⁰ Only file for amounts you can document.

How Crypto Balances Get Valued

Under federal bankruptcy law, all claims must be converted to a U.S. dollar amount as of the petition date. For Bittrex, that date is May 8, 2023. If you held one Bitcoin in your account, your dollar claim is fixed at what one Bitcoin was worth on that day, regardless of the price now.

The Bittrex liquidation plan took a more customer-friendly approach than a pure cash payout. The bankruptcy court explained that the plan provides that customers can take back their cryptocurrency that was on the exchange.² Rather than liquidating everything into dollars and distributing cash, the plan contemplated returning the actual digital assets where possible. How that works for any particular creditor depends on the confirmed plan and later court orders posted on the docket.

Distributions Going Forward

With the plan confirmed, Plan Administrator David Maria is responsible for liquidating remaining assets and distributing proceeds.² All communications about distributions flow through the claims agent’s website, not through any old Bittrex email or platform login.

Distributions follow a strict priority set by federal law. Administrative expenses and priority claims get paid first. General unsecured creditors, where most former customers fall, get paid next from what remains. Late-filed claims rank below timely ones, and fines or penalties rank below those.⁵ Check the Omni case page for distribution notices, withdrawal deadlines, and any identity verification steps required before funds are released.

Watch for Phishing Around the Case

Crypto bankruptcies attract fraud. Phishing campaigns targeting Bittrex creditors typically send fake emails claiming an unclaimed balance and pressuring you to log in or verify identity through a fraudulent site before a fabricated deadline. The goal is to steal login credentials and personal information.

Never click links in emails claiming to be about the bankruptcy. Type the Omni case page address into your browser directly.
Be suspicious of urgency. Real bankruptcy proceedings move slowly and provide ample notice. A 48-hour ultimatum is almost certainly a scam.
No legitimate bankruptcy communication will ask for your password. The claims process needs your name, address, and account documentation, not your exchange login.
Verify anything unfamiliar against the docket. Real deadlines and distribution notices appear as official filings on PACER or the claims agent’s website.

If a suspicious email arrives, do not respond or click. Go to the docket and check for yourself.

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U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo). U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of Delaware Case 23-10598 – Opinion Regarding Debtors’ Objection to Claims
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United States District Court for the District of Delaware. In re Bittrex Inc Opinion
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PACER: Federal Court Records. PACER Pricing: How Fees Work
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PACER: Federal Court Records. Register for an Account
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Office of the Law Revision Counsel. 11 USC 726 – Distribution of Property of the Estate
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Legal Information Institute. Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure Rule 9006 – Computing and Extending Time
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Legal Information Institute. Pioneer Inv Servs v Brunswick Assocs, 507 US 380 (1993)
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United States Courts. Proof of Claim
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United States Courts. Official Form 410 Instructions for Proof of Claim
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United States Courts. Official Form 410 – Proof of Claim