FTX Files for Bankruptcy, CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Resigns
Beleaguered cryptocurrency platform FTX filed for bankruptcy protection Friday, and Chief Executive
Sam Bankman-Fried
resigned.FTX and a bevy of affiliates said they had more than 100,000 creditors and tens of billions of dollars in assets and liabilities. It is the largest crypto-related bankruptcy ever, and a demise remarkable for its swiftness as well as its size. Just a week ago, FTX was an industry titan, and Mr. Bankman-Fried its smiling public face. In January, FTX raised money from…