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DragonEX

Singapore-based centralized cryptocurrency exchange launched on 2017-11-02. DragonEX suffered a major March 2019 hack and current market-data trackers list its volume data as untracked / unavailable. HEI models it as inactive because the current evidence set supports historical operation, a major security incident, and lack of tracked markets, but does not establish a definitive shutdown announcement or terminal date.

CEXInactive
Also known as: DragonEx, DragonEX.io, DragonEx.io, DragonEX.in

Registry sequence

Key facts

Launch date
2017-11-02
Death date
Years
2017–—
Origin
Singapore
Confidence
medium
Last verified
2026-04-29

URL handling

Preferred action
Use current URL handling based on status below.
URL status
Unknown
Original URL
https://dragonex.io/
Archived URL

Summary

Singapore-based centralized cryptocurrency exchange launched on 2017-11-02. DragonEX suffered a major March 2019 hack and current market-data trackers list its volume data as untracked / unavailable. HEI models it as inactive because the current evidence set supports historical operation, a major security incident, and lack of tracked markets, but does not establish a definitive shutdown announcement or terminal date.

Timeline

DragonEX launched
2017-11-02launchedmedium

CoinMarketCap describes DragonEX as launched on 2017-11-02 in Singapore.

DragonEX suffered a major cyberattack
2019-03-24hackcritical

DragonEX announced that user and platform crypto assets were transferred and stolen in a March 2019 cyberattack, and temporarily closed platform services while investigating the incident.

Evidence

CoinMarketCap2026-04-29database_referencemedium reliabilityentityarchive
CoinDesk2019-03-26news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
Distributed Networks Institute2019-03-24database_referencemedium reliabilityeventarchive
Internet Archive2026-04-29archive_capturemedium reliabilityurl_historyarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note
HEI models DragonEX as inactive rather than dead. The March 2019 hack is recorded as a major incident, not a terminal shutdown marker. Do not assign death_reason or death_date without stronger closure evidence.
Revision state
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