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BitGrail

Italy-based centralized exchange that ceased operations in 2018 after a hack-related crisis.

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Key facts

Launch date
2017-01-01
Death date
2018-05-03
Years
2017–2018
Origin
Italy
Confidence
medium
Last verified
2026-04-07

URL handling

Preferred action
Use archived URL first for historical viewing.
URL status
Dead domain
Original URL
https://bitgrail.com/
Archived URL

Summary

Italy-based centralized exchange that ceased operations in 2018 after a hack-related crisis.

Timeline

BitGrail launched
2017-01-01launchedmedium

BitGrail began operating as a centralized exchange; launch date precision is currently limited to year level.

Operations ceased
2018-05-03shutdown_effectivecritical

BitGrail ceased operations after the crisis that ultimately ended the platform.

Evidence

Internet Archive2026-04-08archive_capturemedium reliabilityurl_historyarchive
Crystal Intelligence2025-04-02news_articlemedium reliabilitylaunch_datearchive
Yahoo Finance2018-02-13news_articlemedium reliabilitydeath_reasonarchive
CoinGape2018-05-03news_articlemedium reliabilitydeath_datearchive

Notes and record state

Record note
Founding year is treated as 2017 from retrospective reporting. Death marker uses the Florence court order to cease operations on 2018-05-03; the primary collapse trigger remained the February 2018 Nano loss.
Revision state
Records may be incomplete, approximate, contested, or revised as better evidence becomes available.
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