--- description: Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware, capping rapid downfall for the companies. title: FTX Goes Bankrupt in Stunning Reversal for Crypto Exchange image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0787a3c54227a716/698a37c9457a527adfd670de/GettyImages-1241501470.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Cryptocurrency](/tag/cryptocurrency/) ## Cryptocurrency Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # FTX Goes Bankrupt in Stunning Reversal for Crypto Exchange by [Jeremy Hill / Bloomberg](/author/bloomberg/) ## Jeremy Hill / Bloomberg Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 11, 2022 2:52 PM CUT  Sam Bankman-Fried speaks onstage during the first annual Moonlight Gala benefitting CARE - Children With Special Needs - hosted by Michael Cayre, Roy Nachum and MegaMoon Museum at Casa Cipriani on June 23, 2022 in New York City. Sam Bankman-Fried speaks onstage during the first annual Moonlight Gala benefitting CARE - Children With Special Needs - hosted by Michael Cayre, Roy Nachum and MegaMoon Museum at Casa Cipriani on June 23, 2022 in New York City.Craig Barritt/Getty Images for CARE For Special Children by [Jeremy Hill / Bloomberg](/author/bloomberg/) ## Jeremy Hill / Bloomberg Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 11, 2022 2:52 PM CUT [Sam Bankman-Fried’s](https://time.com/6232011/binance-ftx-collapse-crypto/ "undefined") crypto empire filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware, capping rapid downfall for the companies. Entities tied to FTX.com, FTX US and trading firm Alameda Research Ltd. were part of the filings, according to a Twitter statement Friday. Chapter 11 bankruptcy lets a company continue operating while it works out a plan to repay creditors. Bankman-Fried resigned as chief executive officer as part of the filings, and John J. Ray III was appointed to replace him, the statement said. Crisis quickly befell FTX this month after prices for the exchange’s native crypto token, FTT, plummeted and users raced to withdraw their assets. Rival crypto exchange leader Changpeng “CZ” Zhao had earlier said he would sell some $529 million of FTT coins due to “recent revelations that came to light.” Zhao’s Binance Holdings [tentatively agreed](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-08/crypto-exchange-binance-to-buy-rival-ftx-com-terms-undisclosed "undefined") to buy FTX.com amid the exchange’s liquidity crunch, but [backed out](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-08/cryptocurrencies-plunge-as-doubts-about-ftx-binance-deal-grow "undefined") of the deal following a short period of due diligence. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6232772/ftx-goes-bankrupt/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6232772/ftx-goes-bankrupt/"},"headline":"FTX Goes Bankrupt in Stunning Reversal for Crypto Exchange","datePublished":"2022-11-11T14:52:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:52:52.150Z","description":"Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware","url":"https://time.com/6232772/ftx-goes-bankrupt/","keywords":["Cryptocurrency","Tech","wire","biztech2030","bloomberg wire"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0787a3c54227a716/698a37c9457a527adfd670de/GettyImages-1241501470.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jeremy Hill / Bloomberg"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0787a3c54227a716/698a37c9457a527adfd670de/GettyImages-1241501470.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The First Annual Moonlight Gala Benefitting CARE - Children With Special Needs - Hosted By Michael Cayre, Roy Nachum And MegaMoon Museum At Casa Cipriani","caption":"The First Annual Moonlight Gala Benefitting CARE - Children With Special Needs - Hosted By Michael Cayre, Roy Nachum And MegaMoon Museum At Casa Cipriani","creditText":"Craig Barritt/Getty Images for CARE For Special Children","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/cryptocurrency/","name":"Cryptocurrency"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6232772/ftx-goes-bankrupt/","name":"FTX Goes Bankrupt in Stunning Reversal for Crypto Exchange"}}]}] ```