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EtherDelta

Early Ethereum-based decentralized token exchange. HEI records EtherDelta as an inactive historical DEX with event-backed regulatory history, including the SEC's 2018 action involving its founder.

DEXInactiveinactive or superseded
Also known as: Ether Delta, etherdelta.com

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Key facts

Launch date
2016
Death date
—
Years
2016–—
Origin
Ethereum ecosystem
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-06-05

URL handling

Preferred action
Use current URL handling based on status below.
URL status
inactive or unverified
Original URL
https://etherdelta.com/
Archived URL
View archived site

Summary

Early Ethereum-based decentralized token exchange. HEI records EtherDelta as an inactive historical DEX with event-backed regulatory history, including the SEC's 2018 action involving its founder.

Timeline

EtherDelta operated as an early Ethereum token exchange
2016launch_or_public_operationmedium

EtherDelta operated as an Ethereum-based token trading venue before the SEC's later regulatory action involving its founder.

SEC action involving EtherDelta founder
2018-11-08regulatory_actionhigh

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced a settled action involving EtherDelta's founder and the operation of EtherDelta as an online trading platform for ERC20 tokens.

EtherDelta consolidated from backlog candidate
2026-06-05listed_referencelow

EtherDelta is consolidated from the CoinPaprika candidate row into one historical DEX record.

Evidence

SEC 2018 EtherDelta founder action press release
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission2018-11-08regulatory_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive
CoinPaprika exchange reference for EtherDelta
CoinPaprika—database_referencemedium reliabilityentityarchive
SEC charges EtherDelta founder with operating an unregistered exchange
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission2018-11-08regulatory_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive
SEC administrative order: Zachary Coburn / EtherDelta
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission2018-11-08legal_documenthigh reliabilityeventarchive
CoinPaprika exchange reference for EtherDelta
CoinPaprika—database_referencemedium reliabilityentityarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note
Added from verified-unadded row hei_unadded_0843 after event-backed review. EtherDelta is treated as one historical DEX entity, not as a generic active database row. Status is inactive_or_unverified because the original venue is no longer treated as a current active exchange in this registry context.
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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