Service outagehigh
Platform migration underway
Official messaging described a temporary migration with customer assets stated to remain safe.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 1
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2026
25 events on this pageService outagemedium
BUY function temporarily suspended for maintenance
CryptoPanda announced that its BUY function was temporarily unavailable because of system maintenance and said it would issue another notice after restoration.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Gemini closed customer accounts in selected regions
Gemini closed customer accounts in the UK, EEA, and Australia on April 6, 2026, while the global Gemini exchange entity remained active.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Withdrawals suspendedcritical
Drift suspended deposits and withdrawals
After confirming the active attack, Drift suspended deposits and withdrawals while coordinating containment with security firms, bridges, and exchanges.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Shutdown effectivecritical
Fastex Exchange termination deadline reported
The reported service-termination notice set April 1, 2026 at 00:00 Yerevan Time as the terminal deadline for exchange operations.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Exploitcritical
Drift Protocol suffered a major exploit
Drift Protocol confirmed an active attack on April 1, 2026; public estimates ranged from over $130 million to about $285 million, with later analysis describing privileged-access and fake-token collateral mechanisms.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Shutdown effectivecritical
Bit.com final shutdown deadline reached
The phased shutdown plan concluded with a final migration / withdrawal deadline of March 31, 2026.
Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Balancer Labs announced it would wind down
Balancer co-founder Fernando Martinelli announced that Balancer Labs would wind down, while explicitly stating that he was not calling for a full Balancer protocol shutdown and supported a lean continuation path.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
VBTC began winding down VND spot markets
VBTC stopped onboarding new clients and accepting new VND deposits and announced that its VND spot market operations would close by December 31, 2026.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
CEX.IO Markets UK Limited secured FCA MLR registration
CEX.IO announced that CEX.IO Markets UK Limited had obtained registration with the UK Financial Conduct Authority under the Money Laundering Regulations.
Status effect: activeConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Gemini regional accounts entered withdrawal-only mode
Affected UK, EEA, and Australia customer accounts entered withdrawal-only handling before final regional closure.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 0
Shutdown effectivecritical
Polynomial Chain shutdown date reached
The final timeline for Polynomial's wind-down scheduled chain operations to halt on March 3, 2026, after liquidity-layer closure on February 24.
Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Shutdown announcedcritical
LINE Xenesis announced LINE BITMAX closure
LINE Xenesis announced that LINE BITMAX would end on 2026-06-01 and published withdrawal, asset-conversion, refund, and custody procedures for customers.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Shutdown effectivecritical
ProBit Global standard services terminated
ProBit Global's standard platform services and normal withdrawal window ended on February 26, 2026, with later asset-return handling continuing into April.
Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 1
External crypto deposits and withdrawals suspended
BACKSEAT suspended external crypto deposits and withdrawals from February 25, 2026 with no announced restart date. Crypto trading remained available, while staking had already been stopped.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Shutdown effectivecritical
Step Finance treated as closed
Because the wind-down was described as immediate cessation of operations, HEI uses the announcement date as the effective closure marker for the Step Finance / Remora Markets group record.
Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 0
Shutdown announcedcritical
Step Finance announced group wind-down
Step Finance announced that Step Finance, SolanaFloor, and Remora Markets would wind down after failing to secure financing, acquisition, or another viable recovery path following the breach.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Trading haltedhigh
Polynomial forced-liquidation phase began
Polynomial's wind-down timeline scheduled forced liquidations for February 18, 2026 after operations ceased on February 14.
Status effect: inactiveConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 0
Shutdown announcedcritical
Polynomial Protocol announced final wind-down
Polynomial announced the closure of Polynomial Chain and Polynomial Trade, cancellation of its planned Q1 2026 TGE, and a phased wind-down including forced liquidation, liquidity-layer closure, and chain shutdown.
Status effect: inactiveConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Bithumb incident prompted regulatory inspection
South Korean regulators and authorities were reported to be inspecting Bithumb after the erroneous BTC crediting incident exposed internal-control and operational-risk concerns.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Bithumb restricted affected accounts after the crediting error
Bithumb restricted affected users' trading and withdrawals within about 35 minutes of the erroneous crediting incident and later recovered the vast majority of the mistaken balances.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Gemini announced UK, EEA, and Australia account closures
Gemini announced it would close customer accounts in the United Kingdom, European Economic Area, and Australia, with a phased regional wind-down ending on April 6, 2026.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Fastex Exchange service termination notice reported
A February 2026 report described a Fastex Exchange service-termination notice and withdrawal-only state attributed to MiCA / regulatory alignment.
Status effect: inactiveConfidence: lowDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Trading haltedhigh
Bit.com spot trading scheduled to end
The wind-down plan scheduled the end of spot trading for January 31, 2026, followed by restrictions on contract trading and withdrawal-only handling.
Status effect: inactiveConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Hackcritical
Step Finance suffered a major treasury breach
Step Finance suffered a treasury-wallet breach in late January 2026. Reports place the loss in a broad USD 26-40 million range depending on source and accounting for recovered or affected Remora assets.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 1