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CoinGather

Small centralized altcoin exchange launched in 2014. CoinGather abruptly went offline in November 2017 after user withdrawal complaints, and the domain was later seized by the FBI / DOJ in relation to forfeiture proceedings over cryptocurrency wallets accessible through the exchange.

CEXDeadScam / Rug
Also known as: Coin Gather, CoinGather.com

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Key facts

Launch date
2014-08-01
Death date
2017-11-22
Years
2014–2017
Origin
United States
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-04-29

URL handling

Preferred action
Use current URL handling based on status below.
URL status
offline
Original URL
https://www.coingather.com/
Archived URL
View archived site

Summary

Small centralized altcoin exchange launched in 2014. CoinGather abruptly went offline in November 2017 after user withdrawal complaints, and the domain was later seized by the FBI / DOJ in relation to forfeiture proceedings over cryptocurrency wallets accessible through the exchange.

Timeline

CoinGather launched
2014-08-01launchedmedium

CoinGather announced itself as an alternate cryptocurrency exchange in 2014 and later DOJ forfeiture material also described CoinGather as launched in 2014.

CoinGather abruptly went offline
2017-11-22shutdown_effectivecritical

CoinGather went offline in late November 2017 after withdrawal complaints and later became the subject of FBI / DOJ seizure and forfeiture activity involving cryptocurrency wallets accessible through the exchange.

Evidence

[ANN] Exchange - CoinGather
Bitcointalk2014-08-01community_referencemedium reliabilitylaunch_datearchive
United States v. CoinGather-related forfeiture complaint
U.S. Department of Justice2019-10-01regulatory_noticehigh reliabilityentityarchive
Coingather Exchange Has Been Offline for Days and No One Knows Why
Bitcoin Insider / Bitcoin News2017-11-25news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
If You Held Crypto on CoinGather in 2017 the US Government Wants to Give it Back
Cointelegraph2020-05-03news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
CoinGather
U.S. Department of Justice2020-05-01regulatory_noticehigh reliabilityeventarchive
CoinGather trade volume and market listings
CoinMarketCap2026-04-29database_referencemedium reliabilitystatusarchive
Archive index for the former CoinGather site
Internet Archive2026-04-29archive_capturemedium reliabilityurl_historyarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note
HEI uses scam_rug as the death_reason because contemporary reporting described CoinGather as abruptly disappearing after withdrawal problems and later reporting / DOJ material tied the exchange to seized assets. This should be read as suspected / reported exit-scam context, not as a final criminal adjudication in this record.
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