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Grinex

Kyrgyzstan-registered, Russia-linked centralized exchange widely described as connected to sanctioned Russian crypto infrastructure. In April 2026 it suspended operations after a cyberattack reportedly stole roughly 1 billion rubles, or about USD 13-15 million.

CEXInactive
Also known as: Grinex.io

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Key facts

Launch date
2024-12-01
Death date
Years
2024–—
Origin
Kyrgyzstan / Russia-linked
Confidence
medium
Last verified
2026-04-26

URL handling

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

Summary

Kyrgyzstan-registered, Russia-linked centralized exchange widely described as connected to sanctioned Russian crypto infrastructure. In April 2026 it suspended operations after a cyberattack reportedly stole roughly 1 billion rubles, or about USD 13-15 million.

Timeline

Grinex was sanctioned by multiple jurisdictions
2025-01-01regulatory_actionhigh

Reuters reported that Grinex had been sanctioned by the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union in 2025, with U.S. authorities linking it to sanctions-evasion infrastructure involving the A7A5 ruble-backed stablecoin.

Grinex reported a major cyberattack
2026-04-16hackcritical

Grinex said it had suffered a large cyberattack that stole assets worth roughly 1 billion rubles, with outside estimates and blockchain analysis placing the loss around USD 13-15 million.

Grinex withdrawals and operations were suspended
2026-04-16withdrawal_suspendedcritical

Reporting described Grinex as suspending operations after the attack, with follow-on coverage describing halted trading and blocked withdrawals during the investigation.

Notes and record state

Record note
Modeled as inactive rather than dead: Reuters and security research report that Grinex suspended operations after the April 2026 attack, but there is not yet a final shutdown, liquidation, or closure marker. The Garantex-successor / sanctions-evasion context should remain in notes and evidence rather than being used as a standalone death_reason.
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