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Vircurex

Centralized exchange that ceased operations in 2014 after an insolvency-related collapse.

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Key facts

Launch date
2011-10-01
Death date
2014-03-24
Years
2011–2014
Origin
Global
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://vircurex.com/
Archived URL

Summary

Centralized exchange that ceased operations in 2014 after an insolvency-related collapse.

Timeline

Vircurex launched
2011-10-01launchedmedium

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

Insolvency crisis became definitive
2014-03-24insolvency_declaredcritical

Vircurex reached its terminal operating state on the date used by HEI as the end marker.

Evidence

Internet Archive2026-04-08archive_capturemedium reliabilityurl_historyarchive
Finance Magnates2015-03-26news_articlemedium reliabilitylaunch_datearchive
CoinDesk2014-03-24news_articlemedium reliabilitydeath_datearchive

Notes and record state

Record note
Launch uses repeated October 2011 references. Operational end marker uses the March 2014 withdrawal freeze and account-freeze period, which followed earlier hacks and a reserve crisis.
Revision state
Records may be incomplete, approximate, contested, or revised as better evidence becomes available.
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