Most of HF's customers have no idea about the bankruptcy at this point. I've received no communication about it.
There was a filing that listed the top 20 creditors (according to Hashfast) that will be given to the US Trustee. The US Trustee will then mail these 20 people some paperwork. There have been filings by Hashfast asking that they NOT have to send forms to all 1,000 or so creditors. Maybe cedavid can post these on a site so people can read.
I believe the rationale given for not mailing all creditors was expediency. So decisions can be made quickly. While that seems to make sense, it is wise to be cautious since sometimes people do this because they already have a "solution" that they want to push through hard and fast and exclude the majority from debating (not just avoid the time the debate takes). When people look at the list of the top 20 creditors, they should ask themselves if it makes sense to them.
There are a couple law firms on there that likely would have taken a retainer so it is hard to believe they are owed more than $20,000 (but it is possible). If anyone is owed a substantial amount of money and is NOT on this list there could be a problem that needs to be addressed with the US trustee (because that would indicated HF made a "mistake").
What is the cutoff to get on this list? I do not know but we will have that info in 10 days. Right now if you are not on the list and are owed more than $25,000 you should PM me and I will make sure you are aware of how to file your claim.
I have a hard time believing that the lawyer that answered the complaint to the AG's office billed more than $25,000 AND I am positive his firm would have taking a retainer up front before starting work. AND they are on the list.
It is likely the Trustee will pick the committee that will vote in all the creditors' interests from this list (likely 5, 7 or 9 people) so it is important that these creditors actually have similar interests to you OR that the list is actually correct (remember HF puts the list together and they have had a lot of turnover so mistakes could have been made) and is not just a list full of "friendly" voters that are aligned with one camp.