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Knaken

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Summary

Knaken (Knaken Cryptohandel B.V.), a Rotterdam-based Dutch cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2017, was declared bankrupt by a Rotterdam court on July 16, 2026 after roughly €7 million in customer funds could not be accounted for. The platform, which had roughly 30,000 customers, went offline in early June 2026 after failing to obtain the license required under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, and is now the subject of a Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) criminal investigation into the missing funds.

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    Timeline(7 events)

    2017

    Knaken Cryptohandel B.V. founded in Rotterdam, Netherlands (exact founding date not specified in available reporting).

    NL Times

    2021

    Knaken reportedly becomes a shirt sponsor associated with Dutch football clubs Ajax and Feyenoord (exact date not specified).

    NL Times

    July 2025

    Deadline under EU MiCA regulation for crypto-asset service providers to hold a valid AFM authorization to continue operating in the Netherlands.

    TFTC

    June 2026

    Knaken's website and mobile app go offline after its MiCAR license application to the AFM is rejected, locking out roughly 30,000 customers (exact date within early June not specified).

    Cryptopolitan / TFTC

    29 June 2026

    Dutch fraud investigation service FIOD raids Knaken's premises, seizing laptops, phones, and company assets; no arrests reported.

    TFTC

    30 June 2026

    Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) files a bankruptcy petition against Knaken, citing AFM warnings of a "very concerning situation."

    NL Times

    16 July 2026

    Rotterdam District Court declares Knaken Cryptohandel B.V. and Stichting Knaken Payments bankrupt, citing a roughly €7 million shortfall in customer funds.

    NL Times / DutchNews.nl
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    This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (1 event). 8 of 10 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.

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    model: claude-code-investigator

    generated: 7/22/2026, 2:05:35 AM

    last updated: 7/29/2026, 6:28:24 AM

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