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The exchange's founder announced plans to close BTC Trade UA after repeated attacks and operational pressure; the service later returned and is currently active.
Coin-Swap.net's quoted closure notice set 2015-03-22 as the permanent shutdown date and stated that servers and the AWS account would be terminated.
After the March 2015 compromise, AllCrypt went offline and is now listed as inactive by exchange data references.
Public reporting and security analysis described AllCrypt as having been compromised through its WordPress setup, resulting in stolen cryptocurrency and the exchange going offline.
Coinapult announced a hot-wallet compromise in March 2015 that resulted in the loss of 150 BTC. Reporting stated customer funds were not affected and the service later restored operations.
A public forum post quoted Coin-Swap.net's notice that the exchange would close permanently on 2015-03-22 and that users must withdraw all coins before that date.
Bter reported a major Bitcoin theft in February 2015, one of several incidents in the early exchange-security era.
Bter said 7,170 BTC were stolen from its cold wallet and the platform was temporarily shut down.
Vault of Satoshi reached its terminal operating state on the date used by HEI as the end marker.
Crypto-Trade's quoted shutdown notice said the site would go offline on 2015-01-29 at 06:00 UTC after processing pending withdrawals.
Public reporting described a 1,000 BTC loss at 796 after a withdrawal address was allegedly tampered with during a compromised customer-service / withdrawal process.
A targeted server compromise and withdrawal-address tampering incident caused 796 Exchange to send 1,000 BTC to an attacker-controlled address; company representatives said major shareholders covered the loss.
Crypto-Trade announced that it would shut down permanently because low volume and a weak userbase left it unable to cover server costs, staff salaries, and promotion costs.
Bitstamp took its exchange offline after a security breach resulted in the theft of fewer than 19,000 BTC from an operational wallet. Customer balances were stated to remain fully covered, and trading resumed several days later.
Public exchange references state that McxNOW would enter a maintenance period beginning 2014-11-15, with coins not withdrawn by that date to be destroyed and wallet data deleted.
Justcoin announced that it was shutting down after its banking partner terminated the relationship and the exchange could not secure an alternative banking partner in Norway.
MintPal ceased operations after the crisis that ultimately ended the platform.
Tokyo District Court commenced bankruptcy proceedings for MtGox Co., Ltd. on April 24, 2014.
Vircurex reached its terminal operating state on the date used by HEI as the end marker.
CampBX halted ACH and wire transfers after its bank decided not to work with bitcoin companies because of regulatory uncertainty.
McxNOW announced that it would suspend trading for several months because user growth and support requirements had overwhelmed the service, with users told to withdraw funds before the temporary closure.
BitFunder announced that from 2013-11-14 users would no longer be able to enter new positions or sell positions on the website, with remaining bitcoin balances to be transferred later.
Tradehill halted trading in August 2013 because of banking and regulatory issues.
Bitfloor announced it would halt operations and return funds after its U.S. bank account was scheduled to be closed and it could no longer provide the same level of USD deposits and withdrawals.
Bitcoin-24 displayed a shutdown / unavailable notice in April 2013, citing closure of its Polish bank account, while later reporting described both Polish and German account closures and legal action.