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"Blockchain Services Firm Eqonex Closes Crypto Exchange, Citing Volatility and Dwindling Volume"

2022-08-15 [vendor] Eqonex
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Incident Details

The Nasdaq-listed firm Eqonex has announced they will close their “underperforming” crypto exchange, hoping to change their money allocation to “reflect the current market conditions and the opportunities that we are best placed to capture”. They cited " extreme market volatility and declining trading volumes" as making it challenging to keep the exchange afloat.They announced that the exchange will stop trading on August 22, and customers have a month to withdraw their funds.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Protocol collapse / insolvency
Vendor / Product
Eqonex

Timeline

  1. 2022-08-15 Breach occurred
  2. 2022-08-15 Publicly disclosed