BitMart has appointed Alvarez & Marsal as a financial adviser as part of its restructuring process, according to an announcement shared on Wednesday—despite previously signaling that a restructuring and business resumption roadmap was nearing completion by a self-imposed deadline of Sept. 9. The exchange did not publish the roadmap along with the appointment.
Alvarez & Marsal will work alongside BitMart’s legal advisers to assess the exchange’s assets, financial condition, stakeholder issues, and potential options for moving forward. The review will also consider proposals submitted by third parties, BitMart said on X.
BitMart said it reached Wednesday’s milestone as part of its own process, citing Sept. 9 as the deadline it had set for an update. However, the exchange’s announcement did not include the restructuring and business resumption roadmap it had stated it was developing.
Instead, the company framed the next steps around an assessment effort. Alvarez & Marsal will coordinate with legal advisers to evaluate what resources are available and what constraints exist—elements that can shape whether a recovery plan focuses on restructuring, asset disposition, or other resolution mechanisms.
BitMart also indicated that it is remaining open to outside inputs. It said the review will consider proposals from unidentified third parties, underscoring that the process may not be limited to internal plans.
In its announcement on X, BitMart outlined the scope of Alvarez & Marsal’s involvement. The advisory review is expected to cover:
For users and claimholders, the practical significance is that asset and financial assessments often determine what can realistically be recovered, how assets might be distributed, and which timelines can be credibly set. While the exchange has not published a recovery roadmap in connection with the adviser appointment, the work described suggests it is still in the phase where it is trying to validate the underlying facts needed to build one.
BitMart said it will roll out a dedicated web portal within five working days to collect user feedback on its action plan and future direction. It added that updates on the feedback process and action plan would be provided on a rolling basis over the following three weeks.
This approach matters because restructuring and customer repayment processes can be highly sensitive to user needs and stakeholder expectations. By collecting feedback publicly, BitMart appears to be attempting to formalize input as it moves through its next planning phase—though the exchange did not specify how that feedback will translate into binding decisions.
Readers watching for clarity will likely focus on whether the rolling updates eventually include more concrete information about user timelines, withdrawal handling, and repayment mechanics—areas that have been under scrutiny since the company moved into wind-down mode.
Echo Base, which has organized an ad hoc committee of BitMart claimholders, described the appointment as “the most encouraging step BitMart has taken since July.” In comments to Cointelegraph, Echo Base CEO Roshan Dharia said Alvarez & Marsal’s role appears consistent with restructuring practitioners rather than sale-oriented advisers.
Dharia said the involvement “signals a bankruptcy filing” in “most situations of this type.” In his view, the process has not yet produced the level of detail claimholders likely want; he characterized what was received as “an advisor appointment and two new deadlines,” without what he described as a “reserve position,” “asset inventory,” “recovery estimate,” or “withdrawal timetable.”
His framing highlights a core tension that has defined the BitMart situation: the company has communicated milestones, but claimholders and affected users have continued to push for clearer, verifiable information about asset availability and timelines for withdrawals or repayment.
Cointelegraph previously reported that BitMart faced scrutiny after it announced a wind-down on July 26, following reports of delayed withdrawals. Earlier coverage noted that the exchange’s handling of customer assets and its overall financial position were being closely questioned by users and stakeholders.
Neither BitMart nor Alvarez & Marsal responded to Cointelegraph’s requests for comment on this story.
Over the next few weeks, BitMart’s rolling updates and the feedback portal it plans to launch could be the first chance for users to see whether the adviser-led assessment translates into more specific deliverables—such as an asset inventory, clearer recovery estimates, and a more detailed withdrawal or repayment timetable. Until those materials appear, the scope of Alvarez & Marsal’s work may remain more procedural than actionable for affected customers.
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