TEXT-EXTRACT 2 filename2.txt United States securities and exchange commission logo April 8, 2022 Zachary Lee Prince Chief Executive Officer BlockFi Inc. 201 Montgomery Street, Suite 263 Jersey City, NJ 07302 Re: BlockFi Inc. Application for Qualification of Indenture Under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 on Form T-3 Filed April 4, 2022 File No. 022-29100 Dear Mr. Prince: We have limited our review of your application to those issues we have addressed in our comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to this letter by amending your application and providing the requested information. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing any amendment to your application and the information you provide in response to these comments, we may have additional comments. Application for Qualification of Indenture Under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 on Form T-3 General 1. Please provide us with your analysis that the transaction is exempt from registration pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, and please accompany your analysis with an opinion of counsel. Please also provide an opinion of counsel that the assumption by BlockFi Inc. of BlockFi Lending s obligations under the BlockFi Interest Accounts and the addition of a new obligor are not sales pursuant to Section 2(a)(3) of the Securities Act. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Zachary Lee Prince BlockFi Inc. April 8, 2022 Page 2 Please contact Sonia Bednarowski at 202-551-3666 or Sandra Hunter Berkheimer, Legal Branch Chief, at 202-551-3758 with any other questions. FirstName LastNameZachary Lee Prince Sincerely, Comapany NameBlockFi Inc. Division of Corporation Finance April 8, 2022 Page 2 Office of Finance FirstName LastName