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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 events563
Affected exchanges328
Critical events311
Event-linked sources949

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Incident mix

2024

24 events on this page
Hackcritical

Lykke Exchange suffered a major security breach

Lykke Exchange suffered unauthorized access on June 4, 2024 that resulted in approximately $22 million of digital assets being removed from the platform.

Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Hackcritical

DMM Bitcoin suffered an unauthorized BTC outflow

DMM Bitcoin suffered an unauthorized outflow of bitcoin in 2024, widely reported as approximately 4,502.9 BTC and roughly JPY 48 billion at the time.

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

Hanbitco ended exchange trading support

Hanbitco's shutdown schedule ended trading support on 2024-05-16 after new registrations and crypto deposits had stopped on 2024-05-09; withdrawal support remained available through 2024-07-16 as a run-off service.

Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 3
Exploithigh
ALEXDEXactive

ALEX disclosed security incident / exploit context

ALEX is included as an event-backed DEX/protocol record because the protocol has public security-incident history in addition to exchange database references.

Status effect: limitedConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 3
Regulatory actionhigh
BTC-eCEXdead

Alexander Vinnik pleaded guilty to money-laundering conspiracy

The U.S. Department of Justice announced in May 2024 that Alexander Vinnik pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with BTC-e's operation.

Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Withdrawals suspendedcritical
BitcoinToYouCEXlimited

Customers reported a broad withdrawal freeze

Reliable reporting documented that BitcoinToYou customers had been unable to withdraw funds since early April 2024 and that the exchange had not publicly explained the interruption at the time of reporting.

Status effect: limitedConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Regulatory actionhigh
MEXCCEXactive

Hong Kong's SFC warned against unlicensed MEXC activity

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission warned that MEXC was actively promoting virtual-asset trading services to Hong Kong investors without a licence application and added it to the Suspicious Virtual Asset Trading Platforms Alert List.

Status effect: noneConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Regulatory actioncritical
BitForexCEXlimited

Hong Kong SFC warned public about BitForex

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission warned the public about suspected virtual asset fraud involving BitForex and placed BitForex on its Suspicious Virtual Asset Trading Platforms Alert List.

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

Huobi Korea ended virtual-asset exchange services

Huobi Korea terminated its exchange services on 2024-01-29 after concluding that the current business environment made continued operation impractical. Customer withdrawals remained available after the shutdown.

Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2

2023

1 event on this page