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MercuriEx

United States-based cryptocurrency exchange launched in 2018 that announced closure in November 2020 and was publicly treated as dead by the end of 2020 under business-reasons shutdown handling.

CEXDeadVoluntary shutdown

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Key facts

Launch date
2018-01-01
Death date
2020-12-31
Years
2018–2020
Origin
United States
Confidence
medium
Last verified
2026-04-19

URL handling

Preferred action
Use archived URL first for historical viewing.
URL status
Dead domain
Original URL
https://mercuriex.com/
Archived URL

Summary

United States-based cryptocurrency exchange launched in 2018 that announced closure in November 2020 and was publicly treated as dead by the end of 2020 under business-reasons shutdown handling.

Timeline

MercuriEx closure update surfaced
2020-11-18shutdown_announcedhigh

Public exchange-status coverage preserved a 2020-11-18 update stating that MercuriEx was closing down.

MercuriEx was treated as dead by year-end 2020
2020-12-31shutdown_effectivecritical

Public dead-side coverage placed MercuriEx in the 2020-12-31 business-reasons cohort.

Evidence

Internet Archive2026-04-19archive_capturemedium reliabilityurl_historyarchive
Cryptowisser2020-11-18news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
Cryptowisserdatabase_referencemedium reliabilitystatusarchive
The Daily Hodl2020-02-25news_articlemedium reliabilityentityarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note
Cryptowisser review preserves a 2020-11-18 closing-down update, while Cryptowisser graveyard places MercuriEx in the 2020-12-31 business-reasons dead-side cohort. Some SurfTheWeb materials say the exchange was developed or operational since late 2017, but HEI retains 2018-01-01 as the conservative public launch marker.
Revision state
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