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ZB.com

China-linked centralized cryptocurrency exchange whose ZB.com platform lineage is described by market trackers as dating to early 2013. ZB.com suspended deposits and withdrawals in August 2022, around the same time blockchain-security firms and media reported a suspected hot-wallet exploit of roughly USD 4.8-5 million. Market trackers now show the exchange as untracked or with zero available trading pairs.

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Also known as: ZB, ZB Exchange, ZB Global, ZB.COM

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Key facts

Launch date
2013-01-01
Death date
Years
2013–—
Origin
China
Confidence
medium
Last verified
2026-05-09

URL handling

Preferred action
Use current URL handling based on status below.
URL status
Dead domain
Original URL
https://www.zb.com/
Archived URL

Summary

China-linked centralized cryptocurrency exchange whose ZB.com platform lineage is described by market trackers as dating to early 2013. ZB.com suspended deposits and withdrawals in August 2022, around the same time blockchain-security firms and media reported a suspected hot-wallet exploit of roughly USD 4.8-5 million. Market trackers now show the exchange as untracked or with zero available trading pairs.

Timeline

ZB.com platform lineage launched
2013-01-01launchedmedium

Market-tracker references describe ZB Group's flagship ZB.com platform lineage as launching in early 2013, while other trackers describe the modern ZB exchange as established in 2017.

ZB.com suspended deposits and withdrawals
2022-08-02withdrawals_haltedcritical

ZB.com announced that deposit and withdrawal services were suspended, citing temporary maintenance / core-application failure; market trackers continued to display this suspension notice.

Suspected ZB.com hot-wallet exploit reported
2022-08-04hackcritical

Media reports and blockchain-security monitoring described a suspected ZB.com hot-wallet exploit involving roughly USD 4.8-5 million in token outflows shortly after withdrawals were suspended.

Evidence

CoinMarketCap2026-05-09database_referencemedium reliabilitylaunch_datearchive
CoinGecko2026-05-09database_referencemedium reliabilityentityarchive
CoinMarketCap2026-05-09database_referencemedium reliabilitystatusarchive
CoinGecko2026-05-09database_referencemedium reliabilitystatusarchive
CoinDesk2022-08-04news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
CoinDesk2022-11-23news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
CoinDesk2022-08-04news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
The Crypto Times2022-08-04news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note
HEI uses limited rather than dead because the available sources support deposit/withdrawal suspension, suspected exploit, and apparent non-restoration of normal market activity, but do not provide a primary formal liquidation or permanent-closure notice. death_reason remains null until a terminal closure classification is better supported.
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Records may be incomplete, approximate, contested, or revised as better evidence becomes available.
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