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Exchange incidents

Browse reviewed exchange incidents and lifecycle disruptions linked back to entity dossiers and supporting evidence.

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Timeline events543
Affected exchanges324
Critical events301
Event-linked sources913

Leading recorded types

Incident mix

2021

25 events on this page
Shutdown effectivecritical
BgogoCEXdead

Bgogo was moved to dead-side handling after rebranding

Public exchange-status sources marked Bgogo dead on 2021-08-31 after the centralized platform shut down and the decentralized component was rebranded into Gogoswap.

Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Shutdown announcedhigh
BgogoCEXdead

Bgogo announced closure of its centralized exchange and transition to Gogoswap

Public exchange-status coverage recorded that Bgogo decided to close the centralized part of its platform and transition the decentralized side into Gogoswap, instructing users to withdraw assets from the centralized exchange.

Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 0
Hackcritical
BilaxyCEXactive

Bilaxy hot wallet suffered a serious security breach

Bilaxy reported that its ERC-20 hot wallet had been compromised, suspended the website and withdrawals, and warned users not to deposit assets during the response.

Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Exploitcritical
THORChainDEXactive

Ethereum router exploits halted THORChain trading

THORChain suffered two Ethereum-router exploits in July 2021. The incidents drained assets from the protocol, prompted trading halts and reimbursement commitments, and led to a security-hardening program before the network was progressively restored.

Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Service outagehigh
CoinEggCEXdead

CoinEgg website became inaccessible

Public exchange-status coverage stated that CoinEgg's website could not be reached on 2021-07-15 and that there had been no preceding messages on system maintenance, replacement sites, or similar continuity plans.

Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 0
Shutdown announcedcritical
BraziliexCEXdead

Braziliex announced the end of operations

Braziliex announced that it would close after four years, publishing a wind-down calendar for trading, APIs, deposits, and customer withdrawals. The operator cited operating risk, new competitors, and regulatory uncertainty in Brazil.

Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 3
Exploitcritical
AutoSharkDEXdead

AutoShark suffered an economic exploit

An attacker used an economic and flash-loan manipulation path that collapsed the SHARK token price and extracted roughly 2,500 BNB from the protocol ecosystem.

Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Shutdown effectivecritical
ATOMARSCEXdead

ATOMARS reported loss of wallet access after administrator disappearance

ATOMARS stated that its CFO and exchange administrator had disappeared with access to user wallets while customers reported blocked withdrawals and unresponsive support.

Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 3
Regulatory actionmedium
ExratesCEXinactive

FINMA added Exrates to its warning list

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority published a warning-list entry for Exrates / Exrates Exchange, naming exrates.me and stating that the listed entity was not entered in the commercial register.

Status effect: noneConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Regulatory actioncritical
VebitcoinCEXdead

Activities stopped and investigation began

Vebitcoin announced that it stopped all activities, while Turkish authorities later blocked onshore bank accounts and detained people linked to the exchange as part of an investigation.

Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Trading haltedcritical
ThodexCEXdead

Thodex users lost access during platform collapse

In April 2021, Thodex users could no longer access accounts after a maintenance / temporary closure notice, while founder Faruk Fatih Özer had left Turkey. The event became the terminal operating collapse of the exchange.

Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 4