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BitShares DEX

Protocol-level decentralized exchange built into the BitShares blockchain and launched with BitShares X on July 19, 2014. The project consolidated into the BitShares name later in 2014 and continues through the official wallet, current documentation, and maintained BitShares Core releases.

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Also known as: BitShares X, BitShares Exchange, BTS DEX

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Key facts

Launch date
2014-07-19
Death date
Years
2014–—
Origin
Global / BitShares ecosystem
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-07-03

URL handling

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Use current URL handling based on status below.
URL status
Live verified
Archived URL

Summary

Protocol-level decentralized exchange built into the BitShares blockchain and launched with BitShares X on July 19, 2014. The project consolidated into the BitShares name later in 2014 and continues through the official wallet, current documentation, and maintained BitShares Core releases.

Timeline

BitShares X launched its on-chain exchange
2014-07-19launchedmedium

The first live BitShares X chain launched on July 19, 2014 with a blockchain-integrated decentralized exchange for digital assets and market-pegged instruments.

BitShares X consolidated into BitShares
2014-12-01rebrandedmedium

During the late-2014 consolidation of BitShares projects, the X was dropped from BitShares X and the continuing blockchain and exchange became known as BitShares.

Evidence

BitSharesofficial_statementhigh reliabilitylaunch_datearchive
Bitcoin Magazine2014-07-30news_articlehigh reliabilitylaunch_datearchive
BitSharesofficial_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive
BitSharesofficial_statementhigh reliabilitystatusarchive
BitSharesofficial_statementhigh reliabilitystatusarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note
HEI models the protocol-level DEX as one entity rather than separate wallet interfaces or chain deployments. BitShares X and the later BitShares identity are continuous. Current official documentation describes a global on-chain order book and the official wallet remains available.
Revision state
Records may be incomplete, approximate, contested, or revised as better evidence becomes available.
This record may be incomplete or revised. Dead-side entries prefer archived URLs over original domains. Dates, causes, and classifications may change when stronger evidence becomes available. Contact / corrections

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