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VirWoX

Austrian virtual-world and bitcoin exchange that announced an end of service in late 2019 and permanently closed on 2020-01-06.

CEXDeadVoluntary shutdown
Also known as: Virtual World Exchange

Registry sequence

Key facts

Launch date
2007-01-01
Death date
2020-01-06
Years
2007–2020
Origin
Austria
Confidence
medium
Last verified
2026-04-12

URL handling

Preferred action
Use archived URL first for historical viewing.
URL status
Dead domain
Original URL
http://www.virwox.com/
Archived URL

Summary

Austrian virtual-world and bitcoin exchange that announced an end of service in late 2019 and permanently closed on 2020-01-06.

Timeline

VirWoX permanently closed its service
2020-01-06shutdown_effectivehigh

VirWoX notified users in late 2019 that the service would permanently close on 2020-01-06 and account access would end that day.

Evidence

Internet Archive2026-04-12archive_capturemedium reliabilityurl_historyarchive
The Cryptonomist2019-11-06news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
Cryptowisser2020-01-06news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note
Closure timing is clear, but the detailed reason is not strongly primary-sourced in this pass; status remains dead with a conservative voluntary shutdown classification.
Revision state
Records may be incomplete, approximate, contested, or revised as better evidence becomes available.
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