The names of approximately nine million FTX consumers are set to stay private for at least 3 more months following the most recent ruling in FTX bankruptcy procedures.

The choice was reportedly made by Judge John Dorsey in the Delaware-based bankruptcy court on Jan. 11 in response to a 168-page filing by FTX on Jan. 8, which asked for the court to keep personal client details.

Judge Dorsey said that he stays “hesitant at this moment” to divulge the secret information, as it may put financial institutions “at risk,” regardless of increased pressure from numerous media outlets:

“We’re talking about individuals here who are not present– people who may be at threat if their name and details is disclosed.”

Days earlier, FTX legal representatives argued “that disclosure of the information would produce an unnecessary risk of identity theft or unlawful injury to the specific or the individual’s property” and that the court must utilize its “broad discretion” under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to protect those impacted by FTX’s collapse.In late December,

a group of non-U.S. FTX clients also pressed the Delaware insolvency court to keep client info personal, arguing in a Dec. 28 joinder filing that public disclosure would cause “permanent damage.”

Judge Dorsey’s choice does nevertheless run contrary to many personal bankruptcy procedures where lender info is divulged– which is what occurred in cryptocurrency lender Celsius’ bankruptcy procedures in October.Related: Getting

funds out of FTX could take years or perhaps years: Lawyers The Delaware-based personal bankruptcy court hasn’t been as

kind to FTX equity holders, having released a Jan. 9 file that revealed the financiers anticipated to be eliminated and the number of shares they held with FTX. Cast your vote now!Among those included NFL legend and previous FTX brand name ambassador Tom Brady, his ex-wife Gisele Bündchen, tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel and Shark Tank financier Kevin O’Leary. It appears that progress is being made though, with FTX reported to have actually already recuperated$5 billion in cash and cryptocurrency, FTX lawyer Andy Dietderich said in a Jan. 11 statement.According to early bankruptcy filings in November, more than 1 million lenders were speculated to be included, with$3 billion being owed to the 50 largest creditors alone.