Other [loss] $50M+

"More than $50 million owed to creditors after collapse of Blockchain Global's cryptocurrency exchange"

2021-11-03 [vendor] Blockchain Global enters liquidation
Primary Source ↗
Financial Loss $50.0M (50,000,000 USD)

Incident Details

Blockchain Global, the parent company of a cryptocurrency exchange called ACX.io, entered voluntary administration after its protracted collapse. Customers had been unable to access funds on the exchange since late 2019.Creditor claims are likely to exceed $50 million. The operators of the company allegedly commingled customer, investor, and company funds, and used this pool of money on personal expenses and investments in other companies. The liquidator has recommended that the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) investigate the company’s directors, Sam Lee, Zijing “Ryan” Xu, and Liang “Allan” Guo.

Total loss estimated at $50,000,000.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Protocol collapse / insolvency
Vendor / Product
Blockchain Global enters liquidation

Timeline

  1. 2021-11-03 Breach occurred
  2. 2021-11-03 Publicly disclosed