BitMart Exchange
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BitMart, a centralized cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2017 by Sheldon Xia and registered in the Cayman Islands, announced on July 26, 2026 that it would wind down all trading operations, ending spot and futures activity on August 26, 2026 and fully closing by January 31, 2027. The announcement triggered a 58–70% collapse in its native BMX token and prompted widespread user complaints of withdrawal delays, with on-chain data showing severely suppressed fund outflows in the days following the closure notice. The shutdown followed a prior history including a $196 million hot-wallet hack in December 2021, an FTC investigation, and a persistent failure to publish verifiable proof-of-reserves.
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Community submissions
- Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending9/12/2026, 1:39:12 PM
“Formal Claimholder Committee formation confirms BitMart has not satisfied obligations to creditors. The $10M rescue offer rejection and continued absence of an independent audit are material new developments post the August 29 AVOID.NET update.”
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- Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending8/28/2026, 4:11:56 PM
“CryptoSlate documents aggressive compliance checks blocking withdrawals during closure combined with an unpublished proof-of-reserves — pattern of obstructed fund access during wind-down”
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- Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending8/27/2026, 10:08:30 PM
“New reporting from August 26-27, 2026 — after the bitmart-exchange page was last updated (Aug 26) — documents users reporting that small withdrawals 'vanished' in the hours immediately before BitMart's trading halt. Users received on-chain withdrawal confirmation emails but funds were never moved. Staff have publicly stated they have not been paid. The platform's proof-of-reserves report, promised for May 2026, has still not been published as of August 27. This represents a material worsening of the situation: the exchange may be insolvent and actively unable to process outflows, not merely experiencing delays.”
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- Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending8/26/2026, 4:13:50 PM
“August 24 report documenting ongoing user withdrawal blockages two days before the trading halt deadline, with specific named projects unable to access funds and insolvency claims circulating — published two days before the trading cutoff.”
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- Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending8/21/2026, 11:08:24 AM
“BitMart halted new registrations and deposits on July 26, 2026, with all trading ceasing August 26 and full closure by January 31, 2027. An OpenGradient co-founder publicly alleged insolvency after his market-making team's funds became stuck on the platform. The exchange's CEO Nathan Chow was fired July 24 without advance notice of the wind-down. BMX token crashed 58%. No audited reserve disclosure has been published, multiple projects report frozen withdrawal requests, and the August 26 hard deadline for trading is now imminent. Employee wages were also reportedly missing as of August 18. Multiple analysts are drawing explicit FTX parallels.”
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- Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending8/15/2026, 10:11:12 PM
“Insolvency claim published August 10 combined with withdrawal delays and refusal to publish proof of reserves materially worsens the risk profile for remaining users beyond what the existing slug captures.”
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- Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending8/15/2026, 11:06:43 AM
“On August 10-11, 2026, an OpenGradient co-founder publicly alleged BitMart is insolvent after his market-making team could not withdraw funds, and separately alleged BitMart pushed high-yield staking products to lock in user liquidity just one week before announcing its shutdown — an FTX-pattern that postdates the exchange's last AVOID.NET update on August 6; the August 26 withdrawal deadline makes this time-sensitive.”
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- Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending8/14/2026, 11:09:22 AM
“CPO resignation post-July 26 freeze, concurrent with insolvency allegations and large withdrawal stalls — significant new development since the existing page was last updated August 6”
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- Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending8/12/2026, 10:08:31 PM
“OpenGradient co-founder publicly accuses BitMart of insolvency after funds frozen; BitMart has not published promised proof of reserves with August 26 withdrawal deadline approaching. Published August 11, after the page's last update of August 6.”
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- Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending8/12/2026, 4:09:37 PM
“OpenGradient co-founder publicly alleges insolvency with frozen withdrawals and near-zero liquid reserves — published August 11, after the AVOID.NET page was last updated August 6”
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- Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending8/2/2026, 4:10:30 PM
“BitMart announced orderly wind-down July 26, 2026 (trading halts August 26, 2026; operations formally cease January 31, 2027). BMX token crashed 58% on announcement. Users are already reporting stalled withdrawals despite the 'orderly' framing. Withdrawal friction creates immediate user-harm risk for the estimated user base that may not move funds in time. New evidence for the base exchange page.”
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- Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending7/30/2026, 4:12:41 PM
“[Scout] BitMart announced closure on July 26, 2026, with trading ending August 26 and full shutdown January 31, 2027. On-chain data shows severely constrained withdrawal throughput: only 58 wallets withdrew ~”
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- Under reviewincriminatingWayback pending7/26/2026, 10:09:30 PM
“BitMart announced full shutdown July 26 2026; withdrawals restricted to manual review; BMX token crashed 58-70% on news”
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Timeline(13 events)
March 2018
BitMart launches publicly and registers as a Money Services Business in the United States. BMX token issued as an ERC-20 utility and fee-discount instrument.
BitMart history sources4 December 2021
BitMart suffers a $196 million hot-wallet hack across Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain networks via a stolen private key. CEO Sheldon Xia pledges reimbursement from company funds.
CoinDesk / NBC News / CNBC10 August 2022
Bloomberg reports the FTC has opened an investigation into BitMart operators Bachi.Tech Corporation and Spread Technologies LLC — the agency's first publicly known probe into a crypto firm.
Bloomberg LawApril 2025
Founder Sheldon Xia transitions from CEO to Group President. Nenter Chow is appointed Global CEO.
The Block / BlockheadJuly 2026
AscendEX announces immediate closure, citing MiCA regulations and a failed financing round — the first of three major exchange closures in July 2026.
MEXC Crypto Pulse / Memeburn23 July 2026
BitMEX begins wind-down process, targeting full closure by September 23, 2026.
CryptoNews24 July 2026
BitMart informs Global CEO Nenter Chow that his employment is being terminated effective immediately, two days before any public announcement.
Frank Chaparro (X) / The Block26 July 2026
BitMart publicly announces wind-down of trading platform. New registrations, deposits, and trading orders suspended at 01:30 UTC. BMX token crashes 58–70% on the announcement. On-chain data shows severely restricted withdrawal activity in the following 24 hours.
CoinDesk / CryptoTimes / CryptoSlate27 July 2026
Nenter Chow publicly states he was not consulted about the shutdown and learned of the wind-down when it became public. Multiple news outlets report user withdrawal complaints and on-chain data showing near-zero outflows.
The Block / Blockhead / CryptoTimes29 July 2026
Continued reports of withdrawal delays. Lookonchain data cited: only 58 wallets withdrew ~$805,000 in 24 hours; an 8-hour window saw zero processed withdrawals. BMX trading near $0.057, approximately 81.5% below pre-announcement levels.
CoinTelegraph / CryptoTimes26 August 2026
Scheduled: All spot and futures trading on BitMart to cease at 01:00 UTC.
BitMart official notice / CoinDesk31 January 2027
Scheduled: Full platform closure at 15:59 UTC, including suspension of all withdrawal access.
BitMart official notice / CoinDeskDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (3 events). 21 of 21 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
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generated: 7/26/2026, 5:05:39 PM
last updated: 9/13/2026, 6:48:43 PM
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