Shutdown effectivecritical
Operations ceased
MintPal ceased operations after the crisis that ultimately ended the platform.
Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 2
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2014
4 events on this pageBankruptcy filingcritical
Bankruptcy proceedings commenced
Tokyo District Court commenced bankruptcy proceedings for MtGox Co., Ltd. on April 24, 2014.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Insolvencycritical
Insolvency crisis became definitive
Vircurex reached its terminal operating state on the date used by HEI as the end marker.
Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Service outagehigh
ACH and wire transfers halted
CampBX halted ACH and wire transfers after its bank decided not to work with bitcoin companies because of regulatory uncertainty.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 1
2013
10 events on this pageTrading haltedhigh
McxNOW suspended trading after support overload
McxNOW announced that it would suspend trading for several months because user growth and support requirements had overwhelmed the service, with users told to withdraw funds before the temporary closure.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Shutdown effectivecritical
BitFunder ceased new trading
BitFunder announced that from 2013-11-14 users would no longer be able to enter new positions or sell positions on the website, with remaining bitcoin balances to be transferred later.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 5
Tradehill halted trading again
Tradehill halted trading in August 2013 because of banking and regulatory issues.
Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Shutdown effectivecritical
Bitfloor halted operations indefinitely
Bitfloor announced it would halt operations and return funds after its U.S. bank account was scheduled to be closed and it could no longer provide the same level of USD deposits and withdrawals.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Regulatory actioncritical
Bitcoin-24 shut down after bank-account closures
Bitcoin-24 displayed a shutdown / unavailable notice in April 2013, citing closure of its Polish bank account, while later reporting described both Polish and German account closures and legal action.
Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 3
Shutdown effectivecritical
Bitparking exchange moved toward withdrawal-only recovery
Forum-preserved exchange status text stated that the exchange suffered drive corruption, would be brought up for withdrawals only after balance recovery, and that the exchange would cease operation.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 3
Shutdown effectivecritical
Bitparking disabled trading and moved to closure
Bitparking disabled exchange trading on April 5, 2013 and provided only a brief withdrawal window before ending exchange operation.
Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Bitparking announced that the exchange would close
A contemporaneous copy of Bitparking's exchange notice stated that trading had been disabled and that the exchange would close after a short withdrawal-only period following a data-drive corruption incident.
Status effect: inactiveConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Shutdown announcedcritical
Bitfloor shut down after losing bank support
Bitfloor shut down in April 2013 after its bank refused to continue doing business with the exchange, leaving it unable to operate normal dollar services.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 3
Shutdown effectivecritical
BitMarket.eu operations closed down
Investor communications in the Bitcointalk thread stated that BitMarket.eu operations would be closed down, leaving the site only to handle old frozen coin issues.
Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 2
2012
5 events on this pageInsolvencycritical
BitMarket.eu disclosed major customer-fund loss
The operator disclosed that customer funds had been used for speculation and that nearly 20,000 BTC of customer funds had been lost.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Intersango closed its remaining GBP market
Intersango progressively shut markets during 2012 and closed its remaining GBP market in December.
Status effect: deadConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 2
Bitcoin-Central announced regulated banking framework
Bitcoin-Central / Paymium announced that Bitcoin-Central would operate within a European regulatory framework with funds held at a partner financial institution.
Status effect: activeConfidence: mediumDirect event-linked evidence: 1
Shutdown effectivecritical
GLBSE abruptly closed
GLBSE abruptly closed in October 2012. Contemporary reporting and community explanations cite legal, AML, tax, and regulatory concerns as the core closure rationale.
Status effect: deadConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 3
Hackcritical
Bitfloor lost about 24,000 BTC in hot-wallet theft
Bitfloor suspended operations after attackers compromised servers and stole roughly 24,000 BTC from an unencrypted wallet-key backup.
Status effect: limitedConfidence: highDirect event-linked evidence: 3