Shutdown effectivecritical
Vebitcoin was moved to dead-side handling
Public exchange-status sources marked Vebitcoin dead on 2021-04-26 after the closure notice on its domain.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
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2021
20 events on this pageVebitcoin announced cessation of all activities
Public coverage recorded Vebitcoin's notice that it had ceased all activities after financial strain and would update clients as soon as possible.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Regulatory actioncritical
Activities stopped and investigation began
Vebitcoin announced that it stopped all activities, while Turkish authorities later blocked onshore bank accounts and detained people linked to the exchange as part of an investigation.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Shutdown effectivecritical
Eterbase paused operations and was treated as dead
Public exchange-status coverage stated on 2021-04-22 that Eterbase had paused operations and was moved to dead-side handling.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Trading haltedcritical
Thodex users lost access during platform collapse
In April 2021, Thodex users could no longer access accounts after a maintenance / temporary closure notice, while founder Faruk Fatih Özer had left Turkey. The event became the terminal operating collapse of the exchange.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 4
Shutdown effectivecritical
Rfinex was moved to dead-side handling
Public exchange-status sources marked Rfinex dead on 2021-04-10 after the site became inaccessible and no continuity notice was found.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Service outagehigh
Rfinex website became inaccessible
Public exchange-status coverage stated that Rfinex could not be accessed on 2021-04-10 and that there was no information on system maintenance or anything similar.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 0
Shutdown effectivecritical
Allbit was treated as dead
Public exchange-status sources treated Allbit as dead on 2021-03-22.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Allbit closed all exchange services
Public exchange-status coverage stated that Allbit closed down all exchange services with effect as of 2021-03-22.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 0
6x marked dead after website became inaccessible
Cryptowisser reported that it could not access the 6x Exchange website on 2021-03-15 and marked the exchange dead in its Exchange Graveyard. Other trackers show the exchange as untracked or without current market data.
Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 4
Shutdown effectivecritical
UniDAX was moved to dead-side handling
Public exchange-status sources marked UniDAX dead on 2021-03-11 after the site became inaccessible and no continuity notice was found.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Service outagehigh
UniDAX website became inaccessible
Public exchange-status coverage stated that UniDAX could not be accessed on 2021-03-11 and that there was no accompanying information on system maintenance or similar continuity messaging.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 0
Exploitcritical
Several DODO V2 Crowdpool pools were affected by a security incident
Several DODO V2 Crowdpool pools were affected by a March 2021 security incident. Public incident analyses and partner updates stated that other V1 and non-Crowdpool V2 pools were not affected, and recovery work followed.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Shutdown effectivecritical
Operations ceased
Livecoin ceased operations after the crisis that ultimately ended the platform.
Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Shutdown effectivecritical
DSX was treated as dead after the bankruptcy filing
Public exchange-status sources treated DSX as effectively dead after the 2021-01-12 bankruptcy update.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
DSX bankruptcy filing was reported
Public exchange-status coverage stated on 2021-01-12 that DSX had filed for bankruptcy and displayed an administrator notice from DSX Global (UK) Limited.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 0
Shutdown effectivecritical
KKCoin was treated as dead
Public exchange-status sources treated KKCoin as dead on 2021-01-01.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Shutdown effectivecritical
Ternion was treated as dead
Public exchange-status sources treated Ternion as dead on 2021-01-01.
Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 2
KKCoin was treated as shut down under regulation-linked handling
Public exchange-status coverage stated on 2021-01-01 that KKCoin had closed down and linked the terminal handling to regulation-related restrictions.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 0
Ternion was treated as closed for business reasons
Public exchange-status coverage treated Ternion as closed on 2021-01-01 and classified the terminal handling under business reasons.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 0
2020
5 events on this pageShutdown effectivecritical
MercuriEx was treated as dead by year-end 2020
Public dead-side coverage placed MercuriEx in the 2020-12-31 business-reasons cohort.
Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 1
LCX obtained eight Liechtenstein FMA registrations
LCX AG became registered with the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority under number 288159 for eight trusted-technology service-provider activities, including exchange and custody services.
Status effect: activeConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Shutdown effectivecritical
Livecoin was moved to dead-side handling
Public exchange-status sources marked Livecoin as dead on 2020-12-27 after the hacker attack, before the later formal closure notice.
Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Hackcritical
Livecoin reported a major platform attack
Public reporting stated that Livecoin lost control over parts of its infrastructure during a late-December 2020 attack and the platform became unsafe to use.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Hackcritical
Altilly suffered a major security breach
Public exchange trackers and reviews describe Altilly as having suffered a late-2020 security breach, after which the service became inaccessible or inactive.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 3