Service outagehigh
Titanex was treated as missing from operation
Public exchange-status coverage classified Titanex as having disappeared from normal operation.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 0
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24 events on this pageExploitcritical
Compromised pool authority enabled a Raydium liquidity-pool exploit
A malicious actor gained control of Raydium Liquidity Pool V4's pool-owner authority and withdrew assets through fee-accounting instructions. Raydium revoked the compromised authority, deployed a mitigation and later moved authority controls to multisig infrastructure.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Shutdown effectivecritical
BQT was moved to dead-side handling
Public exchange-status sources marked BQT dead on 2022-12-02 after the platform showed no operational signs and could not be accessed as an exchange.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
DEEX marked dead after closure report
Cryptowisser reported on 2022-12-02 that DEEX had financial issues, did not manage to get services fully operational, and closed. Other trackers later showed no active market data or an offline website.
Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 5
Service outagehigh
BQT platform showed no sign of active operations
Public exchange-status coverage stated that the BQT website was up but the exchange could not be accessed and the firm's last visible social activity had been earlier in 2022.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 0
Shutdown effectivecritical
Project Serum declared the original mainnet program defunct
Project Serum stated that the collapse of Alameda and FTX had rendered the original Serum mainnet program defunct. It pointed users and protocols toward the community-led OpenBook fork, noting that Serum liquidity and volume had fallen to near zero and that the old program carried security risk.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 3
Shutdown announcedcritical
Phased shutdown announced
BITFRONT announced a phased voluntary shutdown, including suspended sign-ups, later trading suspension, and a final withdrawal deadline of 2023-03-31.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 3
Shutdown effectivecritical
LocalCryptos disabled new trade creation
LocalCryptos announced a voluntary wind-down in October 2022, with new account creation disabled after 2022-11-04 and new trade creation disabled after 2022-11-18.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 4
Service outagehigh
AAX suspended withdrawals and operations
AAX suspended activity including withdrawals amid a delayed system upgrade and partner failure.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Exploitcritical
FTX security incident made Serum program control unsafe
After unauthorized activity affected FTX, Solana ecosystem developers concluded that Serum's FTX-controlled upgrade authority could no longer be trusted. Developers copied Serum v3 into a newly deployed, multisig-controlled program that became OpenBook, while major integrations moved away from the original Serum program.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 3
Insolvencycritical
Chapter 11 filing and collapse
FTX and affiliated debtors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on November 11, 2022.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Coinsquare became an IIROC investment dealer member
Coinsquare Capital Markets Ltd. was admitted to IIROC membership and registered as an investment dealer, establishing a regulated Canadian operating framework for the platform.
Status effect: activeConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
ACDX Exchange marked dead after platform became inaccessible
Cryptowisser reported on 2022-10-08 that ACDX Exchange reached only a landing page, that other pages could not be accessed, and that users reported inability to access funds. Cryptowisser moved ACDX to its Exchange Graveyard, while other trackers show the exchange as inactive or untracked.
Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 4
Shutdown effectivecritical
Hoo Exchange was marked scam and moved to dead-side handling
Public exchange-status sources marked Hoo Exchange as a scam and moved it to graveyard handling on 2022-08-17.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Hoo Exchange was reported as failing to process withdrawals
Public exchange-status coverage stated that numerous independent sources reported that Hoo Exchange was not processing withdrawals and that accounts were being blocked without explanation.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Hackcritical
Suspected ZB.com hot-wallet exploit reported
Media reports and blockchain-security monitoring described a suspected ZB.com hot-wallet exploit involving roughly USD 4.8-5 million in token outflows shortly after withdrawals were suspended.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Withdrawals suspendedcritical
ZB.com suspended deposits and withdrawals
ZB.com announced that deposit and withdrawal services were suspended, citing temporary maintenance / core-application failure; market trackers continued to display this suspension notice.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 4
Shutdown effectivecritical
AEX suspended all platform services
AEX announced that all platform-related services would be suspended from 2022-07-17 while it cooperated with a Guangxi police investigation.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 3
AEX closed withdrawal function amid liquidity pressure
AEX reportedly closed the withdrawal function because short-term liquidity problems had not been resolved and the platform could not meet withdrawal demand in the short term.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Exploithigh
Crema Finance exploit reported
Crema Finance was reported to have suffered a smart-contract / flash-loan-related exploit in July 2022, with public reporting describing roughly $9 million affected.
Status effect: activeConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 3
Withdrawals suspendedcritical
CoinFLEX halted withdrawals
CoinFLEX suspended customer withdrawals during a liquidity dispute involving a large counterparty later identified by CoinFLEX leadership as Roger Ver.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 3
MAS granted Coinhako a Major Payment Institution licence
The Monetary Authority of Singapore granted Hako Technology Pte. Ltd., trading as Coinhako, a Major Payment Institution licence covering digital-payment-token services.
Status effect: activeConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
U.S. Treasury sanctioned Garantex
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Garantex as part of an action against Russia-based Hydra Market and a ransomware-enabling virtual currency exchange.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Shutdown announcedcritical
AutoShark stopped all platform development
The AutoShark team announced that it would stop all development, disable further minting where applicable, and redistribute or leave remaining protocol assets for community withdrawal.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Shutdown effectivecritical
Bithumb Singapore ceased operations
Exchange-tracking services record Bithumb Singapore as having terminated operations during March 2022, after which no active trading pairs or volume remained.
Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 2