Thomas Braziel is a distressed and special situations investor who pioneered the crypto bankruptcy claims market, including positions in Mt. Gox, FTX, Voyager, Celsius, and 3AC. Thomas Braziel's Twitter Score is 110 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #6,231 (top 5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Thomas Braziel founded 117 Partners LLC, where he serves as Managing Partner, and works at 507 Capital as a partner. A court ordered Thomas Braziel to repay more than $1.9 million plus interest after finding he used funds from the Fund.com receivership for personal gain. His work in distressed claims spans litigation, special situations, and IEEPA claims alongside crypto bankruptcy cases.
Thomas Braziel has built a track record in the claims trading market through volume and early positioning. 117 Partners has transacted over $1 billion of claims and more than 400 claimant transactions across various bankruptcy cases. In the FTX bankruptcy claims market specifically, Thomas Braziel initially bid between 3 and 6 cents on the dollar and closed one $8 million claim at 3 cents on the dollar. Thomas Braziel's account has 24,461 followers as of August 2026 and 16,092 posts, and has been mentioned by 43 accounts a total of 78 times.
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