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Altilly detected suspicious activity on December 23, 2020 before attackers gained administrative access, stole high-value hot-wallet assets, deleted production servers and backups, and left remaining exchange wallet data inaccessible.
Binance Jersey wound down through November 2020 and fully shut down on 2020-11-30.
Binance Uganda announced a phased wind-down and fully shut down on 2020-11-28.
Public exchange-status coverage preserved a 2020-11-18 update stating that MercuriEx was closing down.
KuCoin disclosed that private keys associated with hot wallets had been compromised and that large quantities of crypto assets were transferred out of the exchange. The exchange remained active and later reported substantial recovery and insurance coverage.
Public reporting stated that Eterbase lost more than five million dollars from compromised hot wallets and entered maintenance mode.
Public exchange-status sources marked NLExch as closed and moved it to the exchange graveyard on 2020-09-01.
Public exchange-status sources treated ANXPRO as inactive after the exchange stated that it would not resume digital-asset exchange services.
A public update stated that NLExch had closed down and cited Dutch registration requirements and related operating costs.
Public exchange-status coverage recorded an ANXPRO website message stating that the exchange had decided not to resume digital assets exchange services.
The Ontario Securities Commission approved a settlement addressing inflated trading volumes generated through wash trades, misleading public statements, and related conduct by Coinsquare and former executives.
The Ontario Securities Commission staff review concluded that Quadriga's collapse resulted from fraud by Gerald Cotten and described the case as an old-fashioned fraud wrapped in modern technology.
Public exchange-status sources state that OpenLedger DEX closed down as of 2020-05-15 and is no longer operational.
Altsbit announced a final withdrawal deadline and shutdown following the earlier hack-related losses.
Altsbit ceased operations after the crisis that ultimately ended the platform.
Cryptowisser reported on 2020-05-01 that it could not access the 55 Global Markets website and, pending contrary information, marked the exchange as dead and moved it to the Exchange Graveyard. Other trackers later showed no current market data or website-unavailable status.
Public exchange-status coverage recorded an OpenLedger DEX closure notice on 2020-04-25 stating that the exchange would close down as of 2020-05-15.
Public exchange-status sources marked IDAX inactive and effectively dead by 2020-03-31 after months of suspended deposits and withdrawals and unresolved CEO-disappearance claims.
Cryptowisser marked Bitlish as dead on 2020-03-30 after the exchange closed down.
Publicly preserved closure text stated that Bitlish would stop providing services to all customers on 2020-03-30 and required users to withdraw remaining assets by the same date.
Cryptowisser marked Neraex dead after reporting that the exchange website appeared to have been hacked or taken over; CoinGecko later showed no available coins, trading pairs, or reported volume.
Public exchange-status sources recorded that Trade Satoshi closed down on 2020-03-01 and moved it to dead-side handling.
Trade Satoshi announced that deposits would no longer be processed and instructed users to complete withdrawals before all services terminated on 2020-03-01 00:00 UTC.
FCoin disclosed a reserve shortfall estimated at 7,000 to 13,000 BTC, creating an insolvency / withdrawal-impediment state for the exchange.
FCoin disclosed that it was unable to process user withdrawal demands because its asset reserve was below liabilities.