Shutdown effectivecritical
BitgetX ceased exchange operations
Trading services ended while residual account functions remained.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
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25 events on this pageShutdown effectivecritical
Operations wound down
Global exchange brand from the broader Bittrex lineage, later wound down after regulatory pressure and liquidation proceedings.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Exploitcritical
KyberSwap Elastic liquidity pools were affected by a security incident
A November 2023 security incident affected KyberSwap Elastic liquidity pools. KyberSwap later published a postmortem and established a treasury grant program for eligible affected users.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Hackcritical
HTX hot wallet was affected by a cyberattack
HTX reported that a cyberattack affected assets in its hot wallet and temporarily disrupted services; withdrawal functionality was subsequently restored for major assets.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Regulatory actioncritical
Binance entered coordinated U.S. criminal and civil resolutions
Binance Holdings pleaded guilty to U.S. anti-money-laundering, unlicensed money-transmitting, and sanctions violations and entered coordinated resolutions with DOJ, CFTC, FinCEN, and OFAC requiring more than USD 4.3 billion in aggregate penalties and compliance remediation.
Status effect: activeConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Coinbit announced termination of exchange services
Coinbit announced staged termination of registrations, deposits, trading, and withdrawals.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
BitgetX withdrew from the Hong Kong market
BitgetX said it would not pursue a Hong Kong VATP licence and set a closure date.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Deposits and withdrawals were suspended after the hack
Poloniex temporarily suspended deposit and withdrawal services while it investigated the hot-wallet compromise and upgraded wallet and security infrastructure.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Hackcritical
Poloniex hot wallets were compromised
Poloniex suffered a major hot-wallet security incident involving a private-key compromise and losses reported above USD 100 million across multiple networks.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Shutdown effectivecritical
Txbit shutdown took effect
Txbit's announced final shutdown date passed, ending the exchange's operating identity.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Shutdown effectivecritical
Txbit reached its announced terminal service date
Txbit's closure notice set 12:00 PM UTC on 2023-09-14 as the final deadline for withdrawals and stated that the website would remain accessible only until that time.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Hackhigh
CoinEx hot-wallet private key was compromised
CoinEx detected anomalous withdrawals from hot wallets on September 12, 2023 and later stated that the incident was caused by leakage of a hot-wallet private key.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Lawsuitcritical
Thodex founder convicted in fraud case
A Turkish court later convicted Thodex founder Faruk Fatih Özer and imposed a very long prison sentence in September 2023, confirming the fraud-centered nature of the exchange collapse.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 3
Shutdown effectivecritical
LiteBit transfer deadline and login shutdown
LiteBit's help center told users that assets and account information would be transferred to Bitvavo after 2023-08-14 and that logging in to LiteBit would no longer be available after that date.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Shutdown effectivecritical
Dasset entered liquidation
Digital Asset Exchange Limited, trading as Dasset, entered liquidation on 2023-08-14 after customers had been unable to access funds and the company had been unable to secure replacement banking services.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 4
Txbit announced shutdown
Txbit announced that it would close the exchange and instructed users to withdraw funds before the final shutdown date.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Shutdown announcedcritical
Txbit announced its permanent shutdown
Txbit announced that it would cease all activities and close its services on 2023-09-14, citing adverse market shifts, regulatory uncertainty, rising compliance costs, and margin pressure.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
HashKey Exchange received licence upgrades for retail services
HashKey Exchange announced that the Hong Kong SFC had upgraded its Type 1 and Type 7 licences, allowing the platform to expand from professional investors to retail users.
Status effect: activeConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Blockchain.com received a Singapore Major Payment Institution licence
The Monetary Authority of Singapore granted Blockchain.com Singapore a Major Payment Institution licence for regulated digital payment token services.
Status effect: activeConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Algofi announced protocol sunsetting
Algofi announced that the protocol would sunset, making Algofi Swap a dead or discontinued DEX/protocol record rather than a thin active listing.
Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 3
AUSTRAC cancelled ACCE Australia's digital-currency-exchange registration
AUSTRAC recorded cancellation of ACCE Australia Pty Ltd's digital-currency-exchange registration on 2023-07-10.
Status effect: noneConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Regulatory actionmedium
CoinEx agreed to New York ban and monetary settlement
CoinEx agreed to pay about $1.8 million and be banned from operating in New York to resolve a lawsuit brought by the New York Attorney General alleging illegal unregistered operations in the state.
Status effect: activeConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
SEC filed civil action against Coinbase
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil enforcement action against Coinbase in June 2023 involving exchange, broker, clearing, and staking-related claims.
Status effect: activeConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Withdrawals suspendedcritical
BKEX suspended withdrawals amid police investigation
BKEX suspended withdrawals after stating that some platform user funds were involved in money laundering and that it was cooperating with police to collect evidence.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 5
LiteBit announced plan to cease operations
LiteBit announced that it intended to end its activities due to market developments, increasing competition, and regulatory pressure, while offering customers a switch to Bitvavo.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 3