Storj Labs has officially launched Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in West Virginia’s federal court as of July 26, 2026. The decentralized storage company took this step to manage legacy debts while vowing to keep its network running without interruptions.
The company raised roughly $35 million ahead of the filing. This included a $30 million token offering in 2017, a $3 million seed round earlier that year, and close to $5 million from equity rounds over time, showing a strong funding history amid current challenges.
Maintaining Operations Amid Financial Restructuring
Kaloyan Raev, Storj’s software engineering director, explained that the company’s underlying business remains operationally healthy but is weighed down by historical financial commitments. Despite these burdens, Storj assures users and token holders that everyday service, including storage node operations compensated via STORJ tokens, will continue without disruption.
The STORJ token itself remains fully functional. At filing, its market value hovered near $0.072 according to CoinGecko, with the bankruptcy news causing minimal immediate shake-ups in token price.
The filing appears about nine months after Inveniam, a data infrastructure provider, announced its intent to acquire Storj, delegating promised support to the company’s restructuring plan. Storj also plans to streamline by offloading past acquisitions and side businesses to stabilize its core offerings.
Interestingly, two more crypto firms joined Chapter 11 this July, indicating broader turbulence in the sector. Meanwhile, the wider cryptocurrency market sees fluctuations: Bitcoin’s recent movements amid geopolitical factors continue to attract attention, as noted in market analyses.
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