Crypto Bankruptcies, Explained: A Plain-English Guide to Chapter 11 in Crypto
When a crypto company files for bankruptcy, the single most important question is narrow: which legal entity actually filed?
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- Jul 2026
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| Guide | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Chapter 11 vs Chapter 7 vs Subchapter V: Which One Did the Crypto Company File? | Chapter 11 is reorganization, Chapter 7 is liquidation, and Subchapter V is a streamlined small-business version |
| Genesis and Voyager: Two More Crypto Chapter 11 Cases, Explained | Voyager Digital filed for Chapter 11 in 2022 and Genesis Global filed for Chapter 11 in |
| The BlockFi Bankruptcy, Explained | BlockFi, a crypto lending platform known for interest-bearing accounts and crypto-backed loans, filed for Chapter 11 |
| The Celsius Bankruptcy, Explained | Celsius Network, a crypto lending platform that let users deposit digital assets in exchange for yield, |
| The FTX Bankruptcy, Explained | FTX, once one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in |
| What Happens When a Crypto Company Files Chapter 11 | When a crypto company files Chapter 11, one legal entity enters a court-supervised process to reorganize |
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Jordan spent eleven years on a corporate restructuring desk before moving into explanatory writing, working through both operating-company reorganizations and asset-side liquidations. Jordan writes the mechanics pieces and the case studies. Register: sober, structural,...