Coinbit announced termination of exchange services
Coinbit announced staged termination of registrations, deposits, trading, and withdrawals.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
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2023
25 events on this pageBitgetX 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
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
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
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
Shutdown effectivecritical
Operations ceased
Centralized exchange founded in 2018 that ceased CEX operations in May 2023 after deteriorating operating conditions and earlier disruption tied to an investigation.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Bittrex filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after U.S. shutdown
Bittrex filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after announcing the wind-down of its U.S. operations.
Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Bankruptcy filingcritical
Operations halted after court notice
CoinLoan received a notice of restraint on disposition and halted user operations, including withdrawals, while bankruptcy proceedings were reported as underway.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 3
SEC charged Bittrex over unregistered exchange allegations
The SEC charged Bittrex, Inc. and its former CEO for operating an unregistered national securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency. The SEC also charged Bittrex Global GmbH in connection with shared order-book allegations, but this record remains the Bittrex U.S. entity record.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Hackhigh
Bitrue lost about USD 23 million in a hot-wallet exploit
Bitrue identified an exploit of one hot wallet on April 14, 2023 that removed approximately USD 23 million in several crypto-assets and prompted a temporary withdrawal suspension and security review.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Liechtenstein entity obtained TVTG registration subject to a condition precedent
The exchange announced that its Liechtenstein entity had obtained approval for registration as a Trustworthy Technology Exchange Service Provider under the TVTG, subject to a condition precedent.
Status effect: activeConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
BITFRONT service terminated
BITFRONT's closure notice wound down service in stages and ended withdrawals and remaining customer access on 2023-03-31.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Bittrex announced end of U.S. operations
Bittrex announced it would wind down U.S. operations, with trading ending in April 2023 and customers told to withdraw funds by the end of that month.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2