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Poloniex

United States-based centralized exchange launched in 2014 and still operating under the Poloniex brand.

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Key facts

Launch date
2014-01-01
Death date
Years
2014–—
Origin
United States
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-04-07

URL handling

Preferred action
Use current URL handling based on status below.
URL status
Live verified
Archived URL

Summary

United States-based centralized exchange launched in 2014 and still operating under the Poloniex brand.

Timeline

Ownership changed through acquisition
2018-02-26acquiredhigh

Poloniex underwent an acquisition-related ownership change.

Poloniex spins out from Circle
2019-10-18rebrandedhigh

Poloniex leadership spun the exchange out of Circle into Polo Digital Assets, Ltd., continuing operations outside Circle.

Evidence

Circle2018-02-26official_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive
Reuters2021-08-09news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
Circle2019-10-18official_statementhigh reliabilityownershiparchive

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Notes and record state

Record note
Poloniex acquisition and later Circle spinout are modeled as ownership events rather than terminal death-side status.
Revision state
Records may be incomplete, approximate, contested, or revised as better evidence becomes available.
This record may be incomplete or revised. Dead-side entries prefer archived URLs over original domains. Dates, causes, and classifications may change when stronger evidence becomes available. Contact / corrections

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