Aphelion

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Exchange record

Wallet-integrated non-custodial exchange built on NEO that launched on mainnet in October 2018, temporarily halted trading after regulatory and market concerns, relaunched with KYC, and ultimately announced closure in October 2019 after low usage and sustained operating losses.

DEXDeadVoluntary shutdown

Also known as: Aphelion DEX, Aphelion Wallet DEX, APH DEX

Registry sequence

← CoinExchange.io

Nova Exchange →

Key facts

Launch date

2018-10-10

Death date

2019-10-08

Years

2018–2019

Origin

NEO ecosystem

Confidence

high

Last verified

2026-06-28

URL handling

Preferred action

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URL status

Dead domain

Original URL

https://aphelion.org/

Archived URL

View archived site

Summary

Timeline

Aphelion DEX launched on NEO MainNet

2018-10-10launchedmedium

Aphelion opened its wallet-integrated decentralized exchange for NEO MainNet trading.

MainNet trading was disabled

2018-11-21trading_haltedhigh

Aphelion disabled all MainNet DEX market pairs while citing new SEC rulings, market conditions, NEO technical challenges, and diminishing cash flow.

Aphelion DEX returned with KYC controls

2019-01-01reopenedhigh

Aphelion announced that trading had returned after adding identity-verification controls intended to exclude United States participants.

Aphelion announced exchange closure

2019-10-08shutdown_announcedcritical

Aphelion said it was taking steps to close the non-custodial exchange after low usage, operating losses, and weak token economics made the project unsustainable.

Evidence

Aphelion Wallet/DEX Issues First Update Since Initial Mainnet Release

Aphelion DEX2018-10-18official_bloghigh reliabilitylaunch_datearchive

Aphelion DEX slated for NEO MainNet launch on October 10th

Neo News Today2018-10-08news_articlemedium reliabilitylaunch_datearchive

Aphelion Disables Mainnet DEX—What it means and where do we go from here?

Aphelion DEX2018-11-21official_bloghigh reliabilityeventarchive

Aphelion DEX is Officially Back — Trading Live Now

Aphelion DEX2019-01-01official_bloghigh reliabilityeventarchive

Aphelion announces it is shutting down its non-custodial exchange

Neo News Today2019-10-08news_articlehigh reliabilitydeath_datearchive

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Notes and record state

Record note

HEI treats the October 8, 2019 operator-announced wind-down as the terminal date and voluntary_shutdown as the primary death reason. Regulatory uncertainty contributed to the November 2018 pause, but the final announcement emphasized low usage, operating losses, and an unsustainable project. The 2018-10-10 date is the NEO MainNet DEX launch, not the earlier wallet or TestNet release.

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