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AEX

China-linked centralized cryptocurrency exchange founded around 2013. AEX faced a liquidity crisis and withdrawal restrictions in mid-2022, then announced on 2022-07-17 that all platform services would be suspended in order to cooperate with a Guangxi police investigation.

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Also known as: AEX Global, AEX Exchange, AEX.com, 安银, Bit Era, 比特时代

Registry sequence

Key facts

Launch date
2013-08-01
Death date
2022-07-17
Years
2013–2022
Origin
China / United Kingdom
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-05-01

URL handling

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URL status
partial
Original URL
https://www.aex.com/
Archived URL

Summary

China-linked centralized cryptocurrency exchange founded around 2013. AEX faced a liquidity crisis and withdrawal restrictions in mid-2022, then announced on 2022-07-17 that all platform services would be suspended in order to cooperate with a Guangxi police investigation.

Timeline

AEX launched
2013-08-01launchedmedium

Exchange tracker references describe AEX as one of the early centralized digital asset exchanges, founded around 2013-08.

AEX closed withdrawal function amid liquidity pressure
2022-07-14withdrawals_haltedhigh

AEX reportedly closed the withdrawal function because short-term liquidity problems had not been resolved and the platform could not meet withdrawal demand in the short term.

AEX suspended all platform services
2022-07-17shutdown_effectivecritical

AEX announced that all platform-related services would be suspended from 2022-07-17 while it cooperated with a Guangxi police investigation.

Evidence

CoinCarp2026-05-01database_referencemedium reliabilitylaunch_datearchive
CoinMarketCap2026-05-01database_referencemedium reliabilityentityarchive
Sina Finance / Jiemian News2022-06-17news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
Sina Finance2022-07-14news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
Sina Finance / Jiemian News2022-07-18news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
CoinCu2022-07-17news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
CoinMarketCap2026-05-01database_referencemedium reliabilitystatusarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note
HEI uses regulation as the primary death_reason because the terminal service suspension was announced as cooperation with a Guangxi police investigation. The record also notes the preceding liquidity crisis and withdrawal restrictions in June-July 2022.
Revision state
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