HEI

Historical Exchange Index

A quiet registry of crypto exchanges, active and gone.

Home / Active / Phemex

Exchange record

Phemex

Centralized exchange that suffered a hot-wallet security incident in January 2025, temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals, and later restored withdrawal services. It is modeled as active with major incident events rather than a death-side record.

CEXActive
Also known as: Phemex Exchange

Registry sequence

Previous

Key facts

Launch date
2019-01-01
Death date
Years
2019–—
Origin
Singapore / Global
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-04-26

URL handling

Preferred action
Use current URL handling based on status below.
URL status
Live unverified
Archived URL

Summary

Centralized exchange that suffered a hot-wallet security incident in January 2025, temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals, and later restored withdrawal services. It is modeled as active with major incident events rather than a death-side record.

Timeline

Phemex detected a hot-wallet security incident
2025-01-23hackcritical

Phemex detected unusual activity in its hot wallet and described the incident as a hacker attack, isolating affected devices and contacting security firms and law enforcement.

Phemex temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals
2025-01-23withdrawal_suspendedcritical

Phemex suspended deposits and withdrawals across chains as an emergency response to the hot-wallet incident, then resumed chains and assets in staged updates.

Phemex withdrawal services were restored
2025-02-01otherhigh

Phemex's final update stated that all withdrawal services were restored in February 2025 after the hot-wallet incident response and system security upgrades.

Evidence

Phemex2026-04-07official_statementmedium reliabilityentityarchive
Phemex2025-01-26official_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive
Cointelegraph2025-01-23news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive

Notes and record state

Record note
Official Phemex timeline is the primary source for the incident, suspension, staged restoration, and final February 2025 withdrawal restoration.
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

Navigation

Registry
Active-side
Contact / Corrections
GitHub Issues