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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

2025

3 events on this page
Shutdown effectivehigh
BCM ExchangeCEXacquired

BCM independent user platform transitioned after Kraken acquisition

BCM and Kraken support materials indicated that BCM clients would be migrated or directed to Kraken following the acquisition, with BCM account closure or transition communications centered on 2025-01-07.

Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 3
Regulatory actionhigh
GrinexCEXinactive

Grinex was sanctioned by multiple jurisdictions

Reuters reported that Grinex had been sanctioned by the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union in 2025, with U.S. authorities linking it to sanctions-evasion infrastructure involving the A7A5 ruble-backed stablecoin.

Status effect: limitedConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 0

2024

22 events on this page
Lawsuithigh
WEXCEXdead

Former WEX head arrested in Poland

Polish authorities arrested Dmitry Vasilyev, described in reporting as a former WEX head, on suspicion of fraud and money laundering tied to the exchange's operations and missing funds.

Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Regulatory actionhigh
ezBtcCEXdead

BCSC imposed sanctions following the ezBtc fraud findings

The British Columbia Securities Commission issued its sanctions decision after the fraud findings, ordering financial sanctions and imposing permanent market restrictions on David Smillie and ezBtc.

Status effect: noneConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Shutdown announcedcritical
FairdeskCEXdead

Fairdesk announced permanent closure

Fairdesk announced that all futures and spot positions would close on 2024-10-17, that only withdrawals would remain during the wind-down, and that the platform would permanently close on 2024-11-30.

Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Regulatory actioncritical

SEC settled charges against Mango Markets entities

The SEC filed settled charges against Mango DAO, Blockworks Foundation, and Mango Labs over unregistered offers/sales of MNGO tokens and unregistered broker activity connected to the Mango Markets platform.

Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Shutdown effectivehigh

AidosMarket marked dead after website became inaccessible

Cryptowisser reported that AidosMarket could not be accessed on 2024-09-18 and marked the exchange as dead; other trackers show inactive, untracked, or unavailable current exchange data.

Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 5