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A chronological record of launches, withdrawal suspensions, bankruptcy filings, restructurings, operational endings, and customer repayment milestones.

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67
Platforms
32
Years covered
14
First recorded event2012-01-01
Latest recorded event2026-06-07
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Calendar year

2026

3 events
OtherLow impactMedium confidence

Crypto.com Earn remains available as an active comparator

Crypto.com Earn

The official product and help pages continued to describe Crypto.com Earn availability, subject to asset, term, limit, and jurisdictional conditions.

Snapshot event for current active status, not a claim of universal availability.

OtherMedium impactMedium confidence

U.S. return through partner structure reported

Nexo

Nexo was reported to be returning to the U.S. market through a partner structure after earlier regulatory restrictions.

Jurisdictional availability should be monitored over time.

Restructuring startedCritical impactHigh confidence

BlockFills suspends client transfers and enters restructuring period

BlockFills

BlockFills suspended client deposits and withdrawals while reportedly keeping some trading functionality available. Subsequent reporting said the firm hired restructuring advisers amid loan losses, mining-related losses, and accounting problems.

Ongoing case combining the verified client-transfer halt with later restructuring reporting; final legal and recovery outcome remains unresolved.

Calendar year

2025

10 events
lawsuitHigh impactHigh confidence

Seychelles court clarifies treatment of commingled Yield App cryptoassets

Yield App

The liquidators reported that the Seychelles Supreme Court directed a pari passu distribution approach for extensively commingled cryptoassets, while leaving open a narrow possibility of proprietary claims for assets that had not entered pooled wallets.

The date is the liquidators' publication date for the judgment summary.

lawsuitCritical impactHigh confidence

Former Cred CEO and CFO sentenced

Cred

Former Cred executives Daniel Schatt and Joseph Podulka were sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to wire-fraud conspiracy involving misleading representations to Cred customers.

The criminal sentences concern individual conduct and do not by themselves determine bankruptcy recoveries.

Regulatory actionCritical impactHigh confidence

SEC imposes cease-and-desist order on MyConstant founder

MyConstant

The SEC entered a settled order finding material misrepresentations, misuse and misappropriation of investor funds, and securities-law violations connected with MyConstant's Loan Matching Service.

The respondent consented to the order without admitting or denying most findings, while admitting jurisdiction and specified bankruptcy-discharge findings.

customer repayment startedHigh impactHigh confidence

Liquidators report first interim creditor distribution

Yield App

Cork Gully reported that the liquidators had distributed 14 cents on the U.S. dollar to creditors in cryptocurrency within six months of appointment, while further recovery work continued.

The date is the liquidators' public confirmation date, not necessarily the exact transfer date.

OtherMedium impactMedium confidence

Nexo announces return to the United States

Nexo Earn Interest Product

Nexo announced plans to return to the U.S. market, making this a product-transition and regulatory-history record rather than a simple permanent shutdown case.

Later market-return event; exact product availability and terms should be checked separately.

OtherHigh impactHigh confidence

Court confirms CoinLoan creditor list

CoinLoan

The court confirmed the creditor list submitted by the CoinLoan bankruptcy trustee in proceeding 2-23-3290.

Creditor-list confirmation advanced the claims process but did not establish final recovery for every creditor class.

Regulatory actionMedium impactHigh confidence

SEC announces dismissal of Coinbase enforcement action

Coinbase Staking

The SEC announced a joint stipulation to dismiss the civil enforcement action against Coinbase and Coinbase Global while stating that dismissal did not reflect an assessment of the merits of the claims.

Dismissal event for the 2023 civil action.

lawsuitHigh impactHigh confidence

Court grants preliminary approval to customer class settlement

MyConstant

A Riverside County court granted preliminary approval to a proposed class settlement built around a liquidating trust, pro rata customer distributions, and an additional payment by MyConstant's founder.

The settlement website continued to describe the arrangement as subject to final court approval; CYA does not classify the proposed distribution as completed repayment.

OtherMedium impactMedium confidence

Kraken launches new staking product for eligible U.S. clients

Kraken Staking Program

Kraken announced a new staking product for eligible U.S. clients in selected states after the earlier settlement, creating a product-transition history rather than a simple permanent shutdown record.

Treat as redesigned or relaunched staking availability, not the same as the settled 2023 product.

OtherHigh impactHigh confidence

SALT California license is reinstated

SALT Lending

SALT stated that its California Financing Law license was reinstated and provided payoff, refinance, refund and collateral-return procedures for affected borrowers.

Current first-party website and help materials support continued lending and collateral-management operations.

Calendar year

2024

23 events
Regulatory actionHigh impactHigh confidence

SALT reaches California borrower settlement

SALT Lending

SALT agreed to approximately $162,800 in borrower refunds, penalties, underwriting improvements, risk disclosures and procedures for closing or refinancing California loans.

The settlement addressed California loans and does not represent a universal platform-wide recovery process.

OtherCritical impactHigh confidence

Court sets aside Zipmex Asia creditor-meeting resolutions

Zipmex

The Singapore High Court set aside resolutions purportedly passed at a Zipmex Asia creditors' meeting because of substantive irregularities and stated that the court would appoint a liquidator.

The decision concerned the validity of the Zipmex Asia liquidation process and creditor voting.

Bankruptcy filingCritical impactHigh confidence

Seoul Bankruptcy Court declares Delio bankrupt

Delio

The Seoul Bankruptcy Court declared Delio bankrupt after finding grounds of payment inability based on the withdrawal halt, operating shutdown, and creditor situation, initiating liquidation and claim administration.

The event date is the court declaration date. It is not a final valuation or recovery date for every customer claim.

Regulatory actionHigh impactHigh confidence

SEC files settled charges over Abra Earn

Abra

The SEC filed settled charges alleging unregistered offers and sales of Abra Earn and operation as an unregistered investment company; Abra consented to injunctions and penalties to be determined.

Abra settled without admitting or denying the allegations.

OtherHigh impactHigh confidence

Plan administrator announces 100% recovery on allowed claims

BlockFi

After monetizing BlockFi's FTX-related claims, the plan administrator announced capacity for a near-term final distribution equal to 100% of allowed customer and general unsecured creditor claims in petition-date dollar terms.

This was a recovery and distribution announcement, not proof that every creditor had already received payment. It refers to allowed dollarized bankruptcy claims, not restoration of the original quantity or later market value of deposited crypto assets.

Restructuring startedCritical impactHigh confidence

Yield App enters insolvent liquidation

Yield App

Yield App Limited entered insolvent liquidation and Stephen Cork and Hadley Chilton of Cork Gully LLP were appointed joint liquidators.

Liquidation is recorded under restructuring_started because the event taxonomy has no dedicated liquidation-start enum; the platform status remains operations_ended.

Operations endedCritical impactHigh confidence

Yield App suspends all platform activity

Yield App

Yield App announced the immediate suspension of all activity on the platform as it prepared to enter liquidation proceedings, citing portfolio losses connected to third-party hedge fund managers that had held assets on FTX.

The suspension preceded the formal effective date of liquidation by several days.

Regulatory actionHigh impactHigh confidence

State regulators announce multistate Abra asset-return settlement

Abra

Twenty-five state financial regulators announced a settlement requiring Abra to refund remaining virtual assets to U.S. customers in participating states, with penalties forgone to facilitate repayments.

CSBS said up to $82.1 million would be paid back to consumers once remaining assets were returned.

customer repayment startedCritical impactHigh confidence

Gemini Earn customers begin receiving in-kind distributions

Gemini Earn

Gemini announced that Earn users began receiving digital assets back in kind after the Genesis bankruptcy process enabled distributions.

Recovery event for Earn users.

customer repayment startedCritical impactMedium confidence

Gemini Earn customer distributions announced

Genesis Global Capital

Gemini announced that Earn users would receive in-kind distributions after the Genesis bankruptcy process and related settlement work.

This event is linked to Genesis through Gemini Earn but should be kept distinct from all Genesis creditor classes.

Regulatory actionCritical impactHigh confidence

Thailand revokes Zipmex exchange and broker licenses

Zipmex

Thailand's Minister of Finance revoked Zipmex's digital-asset exchange and broker licenses after the company failed to complete required rectification measures. The company remained responsible for returning client assets.

The revocation was effective on 28 May 2024 and concerned the Thai licensed entity.

Restructuring completedCritical impactMedium confidence

Genesis liquidation plan approved

Genesis Global Capital

A bankruptcy judge approved Genesis's liquidation plan, clearing a path for distributions to customers and creditors.

Outcome differs by creditor class; Gemini Earn was a key related recovery case.

Regulatory actionHigh impactHigh confidence

Texas enters consent order covering Abra Earn and Abra Boost

Abra

The Texas State Securities Board entered a consent order requiring cessation of unregistered securities offers and compliance with procedures for returning outstanding Texas customer assets.

The administrative fine was suspended and subject to extinguishment if Abra complied with the asset-return process.

OtherCritical impactHigh confidence

Court rejects Delio rehabilitation application

Delio

The Seoul Rehabilitation Court dismissed Delio's rehabilitation application, citing the prolonged inability to conduct business, uncertainty around any restart, and doubts that going-concern value exceeded liquidation value.

The dismissal moved the creditor case away from rehabilitation but preceded the later bankruptcy declaration.

lawsuitMedium impactMedium confidence

Court allows much of SEC case to proceed

Coinbase Staking

A federal court allowed much of the SEC case against Coinbase to proceed while dismissing some claims, keeping staking and platform-regulation questions active.

Intermediate litigation posture event.

customer repayment startedCritical impactHigh confidence

NYDFS settlement requires customer asset return path

Gemini Earn

Gemini reached a settlement with the New York Department of Financial Services related to Earn and committed to return assets to Earn customers through the Genesis bankruptcy process.

Customer-outcome and settlement event.

Operations endedCritical impactHigh confidence

Court winds up Zipmex Singapore

Zipmex

Zipmex Pte Ltd was wound up by the Singapore High Court and a liquidator was appointed.

This date applies to the Singapore operating entity rather than every company in the group.

lawsuitCritical impactMedium confidence

Haru Invest legal proceedings intensify

Haru Invest

Haru became the subject of legal proceedings related to customer deposits and alleged platform conduct.

Use conservative wording until direct court sources are added.

customer repayment startedHigh impactMedium confidence

BlockFi begins estate distributions

BlockFi

BlockFi began distributions to customers with allowed claims through its post-bankruptcy wind-down process.

The distribution process occurred in waves and differed by account type, jurisdiction, and completed verification requirements.

customer repayment startedCritical impactHigh confidence

Creditor distributions begin after bankruptcy exit

Celsius Network

Celsius exited bankruptcy and announced that distributions to creditors would begin, including crypto and other recovery components.

Customer outcome depends on claim type.

OtherCritical impactHigh confidence

Singapore High Court dismisses further moratorium extensions

Zipmex

The High Court dismissed applications to extend the Zipmex Group moratoria because there was no further prospect of restructuring under the proposed schemes.

The judgment stated that liquidation of constituent companies was likely to be imminent.

OtherHigh impactLow confidence

Customer recovery remains unresolved

Haru Invest

Customer recovery remained unresolved while the legal and claims process continued.

Placeholder outcome-tracking event.

OtherMedium impactMedium confidence

Proof or reserve-style transparency maintained

Ledn

Ledn continued to publish reserve or transparency-oriented materials as part of its active lender positioning.

Use as active comparator evidence, not a failure event.

Calendar year

2023

32 events
OtherCritical impactHigh confidence

Court permits Babel scheme meeting

Babel Finance

The Singapore High Court granted Babel Holding Limited leave to convene a meeting of scheme creditors to consider a proposed scheme of arrangement.

Leave to convene a scheme meeting did not itself establish scheme sanction or completed creditor distributions.

OtherCritical impactHigh confidence

Inter-linked Zipmex schemes fail

Zipmex

Zipmex Asia's proposed scheme obtained the required majority but Zipmex Singapore's did not. Because the two schemes were inter-linked and inter-conditional, neither could be implemented.

The failed vote ended the proposed inter-linked restructuring path.

Operations endedCritical impactMedium confidence

Hodlnaut ordered into liquidation

Hodlnaut

Hodlnaut was ordered into liquidation after judicial-management restructuring failed to restore the platform.

Customer outcome remains liquidation-dependent.

Restructuring startedHigh impactMedium confidence

Reorganization plan confirmed

Celsius Network

The bankruptcy court confirmed Celsius's plan, setting up distributions to creditors and a transition out of bankruptcy.

Needs direct docket evidence in later pass.

Restructuring completedHigh impactHigh confidence

BlockFi emerges from bankruptcy

BlockFi

BlockFi announced that it had emerged from bankruptcy and would proceed with wind-down and recovery efforts.

Outcome remains tied to estate recoveries.

Operations endedCritical impactHigh confidence

AuBit International enters official liquidation

Freeway

The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands ordered AuBit International into official liquidation and appointed joint official liquidators, ending the viable restructuring path for the company affiliated with Freeway.

The liquidation concerns AuBit International, the company identified by the liquidators as affiliated with the Freeway platform and its Supercharger products.

customer repayment completedHigh impactHigh confidence

SEC confirms all investor funds were claimed

Linus Financial

The SEC's settled order stated that all investor funds from the Linus Interest Accounts had been claimed following the 2022 wind-down.

The exact date of the final customer withdrawal is not stated; this event uses the order date as the date the completed outcome was formally confirmed.

Regulatory actionHigh impactHigh confidence

SEC enters cease-and-desist order against Linus Financial

Linus Financial

The SEC settled charges that Linus Financial offered and sold the Linus Interest Accounts without registration, while declining to impose a civil penalty because of cooperation and prompt remedial action.

Linus consented to the order without admitting or denying the findings, apart from jurisdiction and subject matter.

Regulatory actionHigh impactHigh confidence

Korean FIU imposes business suspension and fine

Delio

The Korea Financial Intelligence Unit imposed a three-month business suspension and a fine of approximately KRW 1.896 billion for violations of Korean virtual-asset-business compliance obligations.

The decision was made on 31 August 2023 and publicly reported on 1 September 2023.

Restructuring startedHigh impactHigh confidence

AuBit International seeks Cayman restructuring protection

Freeway

AuBit International petitioned the Cayman Islands court for the appointment of restructuring officers while acknowledging financial distress.

The restructuring application was later dismissed after the court found the proposed plan insufficiently developed.

Regulatory actionHigh impactHigh confidence

Texas files emergency action over Abra Earn and Abra Boost

Abra

The Texas State Securities Board filed an emergency cease-and-desist action involving Abra-related entities and their interest-bearing crypto products.

This was a regulatory action, not a bankruptcy filing or determination of customer loss.

Operations endedHigh impactLow confidence

Haru-related operations remain halted

Haru Invest

Haru services did not return to normal operations after the withdrawal suspension.

Needs official administrator-source update.

Bankruptcy filingCritical impactHigh confidence

Harju County Court declares CoinLoan OÜ bankrupt

CoinLoan

The Harju County Court declared CoinLoan OÜ bankrupt at 10:00 on 14 June 2023 in civil proceeding 2-23-3290.

The official Estonian notice provides the exact declaration date and proceeding number.

Operations endedCritical impactHigh confidence

CoinLoan ceases normal platform operations

CoinLoan

Following the bankruptcy declaration, CoinLoan no longer operated as a normal lending and interest-account platform.

The bankruptcy date is used as the effective end of ordinary platform operations.

Operations endedCritical impactHigh confidence

Abra ends U.S. Earn and Boost yield generation

Abra

Abra converted U.S. Abra Earn and Abra Boost accounts into non-interest-bearing Abra Trade accounts, ceased generating yield, and began winding down its U.S. retail operations.

The event ends the historical U.S. yield products, not every Abra corporate or institutional activity.

customer repayment startedHigh impactHigh confidence

Abra asks U.S. customers to withdraw converted balances

Abra

After converting Earn and Boost balances into Abra Trade accounts, Abra repeatedly notified U.S. customers to withdraw and later used state-settlement procedures to return remaining assets.

Customer-initiated withdrawals and later in-kind or fiat return procedures were used.

Withdrawals suspendedCritical impactHigh confidence

Delio suspends customer withdrawals

Delio

Delio halted customer withdrawals at 18:30 Korea time after Haru Invest suspended deposits and withdrawals and stress spread through the local crypto-yield market.

Later statements discussed phased or product-limited resumptions, but normal platform-wide withdrawals were not shown to have been fully restored.

Withdrawals suspendedCritical impactMedium confidence

Haru Invest suspends deposits and withdrawals

Haru Invest

Haru Invest suspended deposits and withdrawals after reporting an issue with a service partner.

Core Haru customer-outcome event.

Regulatory actionHigh impactHigh confidence

SEC sues Coinbase over exchange and staking services

Coinbase Staking

The SEC charged Coinbase with operating as an unregistered securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency, and also alleged unregistered offer and sale of securities through its staking-as-a-service program.

Core regulatory event for this staking product record.

customer repayment startedCritical impactMedium confidence

Initial customer recovery process begins

Voyager Digital

Voyager began an initial customer recovery process after sale paths failed and the estate moved toward direct distributions.

Recovery percentage and timing should be verified against official estate communications.

Withdrawals suspendedCritical impactHigh confidence

CoinLoan restricts withdrawals as court restrains asset disposal

CoinLoan

CoinLoan reduced customer withdrawal access and an Estonian court prohibited CoinLoan OÜ from disposing of assets without the provisional trustee's consent.

The event combines the customer-facing withdrawal restriction with the same-day official provisional asset restraint.

OtherCritical impactHigh confidence

Singapore High Court extends Babel moratoria

Babel Finance

The Singapore High Court granted extensions of the moratoria sought by the Babel Finance group entities and permitted the restructuring process to continue in Singapore.

Moratorium protection was procedural creditor protection, not completed restructuring or repayment.

Restructuring completedCritical impactHigh confidence

Seychelles court approves CoinFLEX scheme

CoinFLEX

The court approved the scheme, enabling creditor asset and equity allocations and the subsequent claims process.

Approval completed the court stage, not all distributions, recoveries or litigation.

Restructuring startedCritical impactHigh confidence

Babel entities seek Singapore moratorium protection

Babel Finance

Five entities affiliated with the Babel Finance group filed applications in the Singapore High Court for moratorium protection under section 64 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018.

The applications sought time to formulate a group restructuring through a scheme of arrangement.

Regulatory actionHigh impactHigh confidence

SEC charges Terraform Labs and Do Kwon

Anchor Protocol

The SEC charged Terraform Labs and Do Kwon, describing among other claims how UST was touted as yield-bearing through Anchor Protocol.

Regulatory source establishing the Anchor yield-marketing context.

Regulatory actionHigh impactHigh confidence

SEC announces Kraken staking settlement

Kraken Staking Program

The SEC announced that Kraken agreed to cease offering staking-as-a-service to U.S. clients and pay $30 million in disgorgement, interest, and civil penalties.

Core regulatory product-change event.

Operations endedHigh impactHigh confidence

U.S. Kraken staking service ends under settlement

Kraken Staking Program

Kraken ended the relevant U.S. staking-as-a-service program after the settlement, while non-U.S. staking availability and future product designs remained separate questions.

U.S.-specific service end, not full Kraken platform end.

Regulatory actionHigh impactHigh confidence

Nexo settles U.S. Earn Interest Product charges

Nexo

Nexo agreed to settle U.S. securities-regulator charges related to its Earn Interest Product and to cease offering the product to U.S. investors.

Regulatory event, not a platform-failure event.

Regulatory actionHigh impactHigh confidence

SEC announces Nexo Earn settlement

Nexo Earn Interest Product

The SEC announced that Nexo agreed to stop offering and selling its Earn Interest Product to U.S. investors and pay a $45 million settlement.

Core regulatory product-change event.

Bankruptcy filingCritical impactHigh confidence

Genesis Global Capital files for Chapter 11

Genesis Global Capital

Genesis Global Holdco, Genesis Global Capital, and Genesis Asia Pacific filed for Chapter 11 protection in New York.

Main bankruptcy filing.

Regulatory actionHigh impactHigh confidence

SEC charges Gemini and Genesis over Earn program

Gemini Earn

The SEC charged Gemini and Genesis in connection with the unregistered offer and sale of securities through the Gemini Earn program.

Regulatory action connected to Earn program structure.

Restructuring startedHigh impactLow confidence

Vauld restructuring process continues

Vauld

Vauld remained in a creditor and restructuring process after proposed transaction paths did not quickly restore normal platform operations.

Placeholder seed event requiring direct creditor update sources.

Calendar year

2022

45 events
OtherCritical impactMedium confidence

Midas discloses portfolio losses

Midas Investments

Midas described significant losses connected to its DeFi portfolio and broader 2022 market events, setting the context for its closure and balance adjustments.

Loss characterization is based on official closure material and secondary reporting.

Operations endedCritical impactMedium confidence

Midas Investments announces closure

Midas Investments

Midas Investments announced that it was closing down, ending the platform's ordinary yield operations.

Classified as operations ended rather than bankruptcy filed because no court-supervised bankruptcy filing is modeled here.

OtherHigh impactMedium confidence

Customer balance adjustment plan announced

Midas Investments

Midas described a plan involving balance deductions and a token-based adjustment mechanism as part of its wind-down communication.

Outcome mechanics are summarized cautiously because implementation and individual user results may have varied.

Regulatory actionHigh impactHigh confidence

California orders MyConstant to stop unlawful offerings

MyConstant

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation ordered CONST LLC to stop violations connected with its loan-brokering and interest-bearing crypto and fiat products.

The order followed the platform halt and did not itself establish a universal customer recovery outcome.

asset sale announcedHigh impactMedium confidence

Binance.US sale agreement announced

Voyager Digital

Voyager later announced a proposed Binance.US transaction, which also did not lead to a completed customer migration.

Needs direct official source review.

Operations endedHigh impactMedium confidence

Nexo announces U.S. product phase-out

Nexo Earn Interest Product

Nexo announced that it would phase out products and services in the United States, including the Earn Interest Product for U.S. customers.

U.S.-specific product phase-out, not a full global platform shutdown.

Bankruptcy filingCritical impactHigh confidence

Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed

BlockFi

BlockFi and affiliated debtors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after FTX-related disruption.

Main bankruptcy event.

Restructuring startedCritical impactHigh confidence

MyConstant announces orderly liquidation plan

MyConstant

MyConstant informed customers that it intended to implement an orderly liquidation intended to maximize and accelerate customer recoveries.

This was a company-announced liquidation path rather than a conventional bankruptcy filing recorded by CYA.

Regulatory actionHigh impactHigh confidence

California suspends SALT lending license

SALT Lending

California's DFPI suspended SALT Lending's financing license pending investigation after the customer withdrawal pause.

The action was jurisdiction-specific and tied to the November 2022 platform restrictions.

Withdrawals suspendedCritical impactHigh confidence

MyConstant pauses deposits and customer withdrawals

MyConstant

MyConstant stopped processing deposits and investment requests and paused customer withdrawals while citing deteriorating crypto-market conditions and heavy withdrawals across lending and exchange platforms.

The halt was publicly acknowledged by California regulators and later described in the SEC administrative order.

Operations endedCritical impactHigh confidence

MyConstant ceases normal operations

MyConstant

The platform ceased normal business operations on the same date as the withdrawal halt and remained inactive afterward.

This operational-end classification follows the SEC finding that MyConstant ceased operations in November 2022 and remained inactive.

Withdrawals suspendedCritical impactHigh confidence

Gemini Earn redemptions frozen after Genesis halt

Gemini Earn

Gemini paused Earn redemptions after Genesis Global Capital suspended withdrawals following the FTX collapse and broader crypto credit crisis.

Core customer-impact event.

Withdrawals suspendedCritical impactHigh confidence

Genesis lending unit halts redemptions and new loan originations

Genesis Global Capital

Genesis Global Capital halted withdrawals and new loan originations after the FTX collapse and related market disruption.

Core failure-chain event affecting Gemini Earn.

Withdrawals suspendedCritical impactHigh confidence

SALT pauses platform withdrawals

SALT Lending

SALT told customers that the FTX collapse had affected its business and paused client withdrawals while limiting platform activity.

The pause did not become a Chapter 11 or liquidation proceeding.

Withdrawals suspendedCritical impactMedium confidence

Platform activity limited after FTX collapse

BlockFi

BlockFi paused or limited activity after the collapse of FTX and related uncertainty over exposure.

Failure-chain event linked to FTX exposure.

OtherCritical impactMedium confidence

Freeway attributes halt to failed trading strategy and losses

Freeway

Freeway stated that a trading strategy had failed and caused substantial losses, providing a more specific explanation for the withdrawal halt.

The statement was reported through industry publications and should remain linked to archived first-party communications where available.

Withdrawals suspendedCritical impactHigh confidence

Freeway halts Supercharger buy-backs and withdrawals

Freeway

Freeway stopped Supercharger simulation buy-backs and related platform transactions, preventing customers from exiting the high-yield products.

Freeway described the measure as temporary and initially cited volatility in crypto and foreign-exchange markets.

deposits suspendedHigh impactHigh confidence

Abra stops selling new Abra Earn accounts

Abra

Abra ceased selling new Abra Earn investments around 3 October 2022, while existing balances could remain and continue earning yield; Abra Boost began serving accredited investors.

The Texas consent order provides the approximate date.

asset sale announcedHigh impactMedium confidence

FTX US asset purchase agreement announced

Voyager Digital

Voyager announced an asset purchase agreement with FTX US, which later failed after FTX collapsed.

Important failed restructuring path.

Restructuring startedHigh impactMedium confidence

Hodlnaut placed under interim judicial management

Hodlnaut

Singapore court protection moved Hodlnaut into judicial-management-related proceedings while the platform remained halted.

Date should be refined with primary source.

Restructuring startedHigh impactMedium confidence

Hodlnaut seeks judicial management

Hodlnaut

Hodlnaut applied for judicial management in Singapore as it sought protection and restructuring space after suspending withdrawals.

Needs official court-source upgrade.

Withdrawals suspendedCritical impactHigh confidence

Withdrawals, swaps, and deposits suspended

Hodlnaut

Hodlnaut suspended withdrawals, token swaps, and deposits, citing market conditions and liquidity issues.

Core platform halt event.

Restructuring startedCritical impactHigh confidence

Liquidity Technologies applies for restructuring

CoinFLEX

The CoinFLEX operating company applied to the Seychelles Supreme Court for a scheme of arrangement to reorganize creditor claims.

The application date appears in later court materials; public reporting followed in August.

Restructuring startedCritical impactHigh confidence

Zipmex Group files Singapore moratorium applications

Zipmex

Five Zipmex Group entities applied to the Singapore High Court for moratorium protection under section 64 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act.

The applications triggered interim protection and began a prolonged court-supervised restructuring attempt.

Withdrawals suspendedCritical impactHigh confidence

Zipmex suspends withdrawals

Zipmex

Zipmex suspended Thai baht and digital-asset withdrawals. ZipUp and ZipUp+ customer assets were affected by exposure to external lending platforms including Celsius Network and Babel Finance.

Some ordinary wallet functions were later partially restored, but ZipUp-related access and recovery remained impaired.

customer repayment startedHigh impactMedium confidence

CoinFLEX permits limited withdrawals

CoinFLEX

Customers were allowed to withdraw up to ten percent of balances while most assets remained locked and flexUSD was excluded.

Partial access was not completed repayment or normal withdrawal restoration.

Bankruptcy filingCritical impactHigh confidence

Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed

Celsius Network

Celsius and affiliated debtors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of New York.

Bankruptcy filing anchors the main restructuring period.

Restructuring startedHigh impactMedium confidence

Vauld seeks creditor protection

Vauld

Vauld sought protection and restructuring time after the platform halt.

Needs direct court-source upgrade.

yield program startedHigh impactMedium confidence

Delio launches expanded crypto-bank service

Delio

Delio announced a crypto-bank service combining crypto deposit, withdrawal, lending, asset-transaction, and yield-oriented account features after obtaining Korean VASP registration for its business model.

Delio had offered lending and savings products before this launch; this event records the expanded crypto-bank branding rather than the first Delio product.

asset sale announcedHigh impactMedium confidence

Nexo transaction talks announced

Vauld

Vauld announced exploratory acquisition or transaction discussions with Nexo after the platform halt.

Later transaction outcome needs direct source upgrade.

Bankruptcy filingCritical impactHigh confidence

Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed

Voyager Digital

Voyager Digital and affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection shortly after the platform suspension.

Main bankruptcy event.

Withdrawals suspendedCritical impactMedium confidence

Vauld halts withdrawals, trading, and deposits

Vauld

Vauld suspended customer withdrawals, trading, and deposits during the 2022 credit crisis.

Core Vauld halt event.

Withdrawals suspendedCritical impactHigh confidence

Trading, deposits, withdrawals, and rewards suspended

Voyager Digital

Voyager suspended trading, deposits, withdrawals, and loyalty rewards after stress related to exposure to Three Arrows Capital.

Core platform halt event.

Withdrawals suspendedCritical impactHigh confidence

CoinFLEX suspends withdrawals

CoinFLEX

CoinFLEX halted withdrawals, citing extreme market conditions and uncertainty involving a counterparty.

Normal withdrawal access did not resume on the initial timetable.

Restructuring startedHigh impactMedium confidence

Babel begins debt negotiations

Babel Finance

Babel Finance said it had reached preliminary agreements on repayment periods for some debts and continued discussions with counterparties after the withdrawal halt.

Preliminary agreements did not restore normal withdrawals or complete restructuring.

Withdrawals suspendedCritical impactHigh confidence

Babel Finance suspends redemptions and withdrawals

Babel Finance

Babel Finance suspended redemptions and withdrawals across its products while citing unusual liquidity pressures during the 2022 crypto credit crisis.

Core customer-impact event confirmed by contemporaneous reporting.

Withdrawals suspendedCritical impactHigh confidence

Withdrawals and transfers paused

Celsius Network

Celsius announced a pause on withdrawals, swaps, and transfers, citing extreme market conditions.

Core failure-chain event.

Operations endedCritical impactMedium confidence

Anchor yield product becomes economically nonfunctional after Terra collapse

Anchor Protocol

After UST lost its peg and LUNA collapsed, Anchor's savings product no longer functioned as the advertised stablecoin yield venue that had driven its adoption.

Classified as operations_ended for the yield product rather than a formal legal shutdown of a company.

Operations endedCritical impactMedium confidence

Stablegains yield service becomes economically nonfunctional

Stablegains

After TerraUSD and LUNA collapsed, Stablegains could no longer operate the stablecoin-yield product on the basis presented to customers.

This is an operational end classification for the customer-facing yield service, not a finding that Stablegains entered a formal bankruptcy proceeding on this date.

OtherCritical impactHigh confidence

TerraUSD depeg begins

Anchor Protocol

TerraUSD began losing its intended dollar peg in May 2022, triggering a collapse in the Terra ecosystem and undermining Anchor's core UST-denominated yield product.

Start date is the commonly cited market-break period; exact product impacts unfolded over several days.

OtherCritical impactHigh confidence

TerraUSD depeg undermines Stablegains yield strategy

Stablegains

TerraUSD began losing its intended dollar peg, directly impairing the UST- and Anchor-linked strategy used by Stablegains.

The broader TerraUSD collapse unfolded over several days; this date marks the start of the decisive depeg period.

Operations endedCritical impactHigh confidence

Linus Interest Accounts cease operations

Linus Financial

Linus stopped paying interest on remaining account balances and ended the public interest-account product after asking customers to withdraw.

The SEC order states that all investor funds were subsequently claimed.

deposits suspendedHigh impactHigh confidence

Linus stops accepting new investors

Linus Financial

Linus voluntarily ceased offering new Linus Interest Accounts and instructed existing customers to withdraw their funds by 22 April 2022.

The action followed the SEC's BlockFi settlement and communications with SEC staff.

lawsuitCritical impactHigh confidence

BitConnect founder indicted in the United States

BitConnect Lending Program

The U.S. Department of Justice announced an indictment alleging that the BitConnect founder orchestrated a global cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme.

Primary criminal enforcement event.

Regulatory actionHigh impactHigh confidence

SEC settlement over BlockFi Interest Accounts

BlockFi

BlockFi agreed to a settlement with the SEC and state regulators related to its interest account product.

Important terms and regulatory risk event.

Calendar year

2021

8 events
Regulatory actionCritical impactHigh confidence

SEC charges BitConnect participants

BitConnect Lending Program

The SEC announced charges alleging a large fraudulent and unregistered digital-asset offering tied to the BitConnect lending program.

Primary U.S. civil enforcement event.

Restructuring completedCritical impactHigh confidence

Cred liquidation plan becomes effective

Cred

Cred's confirmed liquidation plan became effective and the liquidation trust process proceeded under the plan.

Plan effectiveness is an administrative milestone, not a universal recovery-completion date.

LaunchMedium impactMedium confidence

Anchor Protocol launches on Terra

Anchor Protocol

Anchor Protocol launched as a Terra-based savings and lending protocol centered on UST deposits and yield generation.

Launch date is based on public ecosystem documentation and should be refined if an official launch announcement is archived.

yield program startedHigh impactHigh confidence

UST yield product becomes core Anchor use case

Anchor Protocol

Anchor became known for UST deposits marketed around high stablecoin yields, later referenced by the SEC as paying as much as 20 percent interest.

Core yield-product characterization event.

Restructuring startedCritical impactHigh confidence

Court confirms Cred liquidation plan

Cred

The bankruptcy court confirmed Cred's modified first amended combined plan of liquidation and disclosure statement.

Plan confirmation did not establish completed creditor repayment.

LaunchMedium impactHigh confidence

Yield App publicly launches

Yield App

Yield App opened public registrations and launched its digital asset wealth platform after an early-access period.

Launch date is supported by Yield App's own public-launch announcement.

yield program startedMedium impactMedium confidence

Gemini Earn launches

Gemini Earn

Gemini launched Earn as an exchange-linked crypto yield program connected to lending arrangements with Genesis Global Capital.

Launch month is based on public program history.

yield program startedHigh impactLow confidence

Stablegains stablecoin yield service becomes available

Stablegains

Stablegains offered a centralized stablecoin-yield product that accepted customer deposits and generated returns through TerraUSD and Anchor-related exposure.

The exact launch date remains approximate and should be replaced by a stronger archived first-party launch source.

Calendar year

2020

7 events
yield program startedHigh impactHigh confidence

CoinFLEX launches flexUSD

CoinFLEX

CoinFLEX launched flexUSD, which deployed underlying USDC into the exchange repo market and distributed interest to holders.

Date follows the public launch announcement.

Bankruptcy filingCritical impactHigh confidence

Cred files Chapter 11 cases

Cred

Cred Inc. and related entities filed Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

The filing moved customer balances into a court-supervised liquidation process.

deposits suspendedCritical impactHigh confidence

Cred suspends customer inflows and outflows

Cred

Cred paused customer fund inflows and outflows while investigating financial irregularities and loss of funds.

Contemporaneous reporting described both inflows and outflows as suspended.

Regulatory actionMedium impactHigh confidence

SEC settles SALT token offering case

SALT Lending

The SEC entered a settled order concerning SALT Blockchain's unregistered digital-asset token offering.

This event concerns the SALT token offering, not a borrower insolvency or collateral-loss finding.

yield program startedHigh impactHigh confidence

Abra begins offering Abra Earn in the United States

Abra

Abra began offering its retail crypto interest product, Abra Earn, to U.S. investors around July 2020, promising variable interest on customer crypto assets.

The SEC identifies July 2020 but not an exact day; 1 July is used as a sortable approximate date.

yield program startedHigh impactHigh confidence

Linus Interest Accounts begin operating

Linus Financial

Linus Financial began offering interest-bearing accounts to U.S. investors, accepting dollars and converting them into USDC for pooled deployment through DeFi liquidity pools and institutional lending.

The SEC order identifies 19 March 2020 as the approximate start date.

yield program startedHigh impactLow confidence

Freeway Supercharger yield products become available

Freeway

Freeway offered Supercharger products linked to crypto and fiat assets and advertised annual rewards reaching as high as 43 percent.

The year is approximate and should be replaced by an archived first-party launch date when available.

Calendar year

2019

7 events
yield program startedHigh impactMedium confidence

MyConstant Loan Matching Service begins operating

MyConstant

MyConstant began offering an online loan-matching service in which customer funds were pooled and managed through the platform, alongside later crypto and fiat interest-account products.

The SEC describes the service as starting in or around May 2019; the first day of the month is used as an approximate sortable date.

LaunchMedium impactHigh confidence

CoinfloorEX relaunches as CoinFLEX

CoinFLEX

CoinfloorEX was spun out from Coinfloor Group and relaunched as CoinFLEX, a physically delivered crypto futures exchange.

The source identifies February 2019 but not an exact day; 1 February is a sortable approximation.

LaunchMedium impactLow confidence

Haru Invest begins operating

Haru Invest

Haru Invest operated as a crypto deposit and yield service with multiple yield products.

Launch date approximate.

yield program startedMedium impactLow confidence

Kraken staking services begin operating

Kraken Staking Program

Kraken developed exchange-linked staking services that allowed customers to earn rewards through a managed staking program.

Launch year is approximate and should be refined with archived product pages.

yield program startedMedium impactMedium confidence

Coinbase staking services operate

Coinbase Staking

Coinbase offered staking services that allowed customers to earn rewards from supported proof-of-stake assets through an exchange-linked service.

Start year follows the SEC allegation that the staking-as-a-service program operated since at least 2019.

yield program startedMedium impactLow confidence

Interest account product becomes central

BlockFi

BlockFi's interest account product became one of the most visible centralized crypto yield offerings.

Product history should be expanded later.

LaunchMedium impactLow confidence

Hodlnaut begins operating

Hodlnaut

Hodlnaut operated as a Singapore-based crypto lending and interest account platform.

Launch date approximate.

Calendar year

2018

13 events
LaunchMedium impactLow confidence

Delio is established in South Korea

Delio

Delio was established as a South Korean digital-asset financial-services company and later developed centralized savings, lending, staking, and asset-management products.

The month is supported by company-profile material; the first day is an approximate sortable date rather than a verified incorporation day.

Operations endedCritical impactHigh confidence

BitConnect lending and exchange operations close

BitConnect Lending Program

BitConnect announced the closure of its lending and exchange services after regulatory pressure and market disruption.

Core platform shutdown event.

LaunchMedium impactLow confidence

Vauld begins operating

Vauld

Vauld developed as a crypto lending and yield platform serving retail users with deposit and lending products.

Launch date is approximate.

LaunchMedium impactLow confidence

Babel Finance begins operating

Babel Finance

Babel Finance developed as a Hong Kong-based crypto lender serving institutional and high-net-worth clients.

Launch year is approximate.

LaunchMedium impactLow confidence

Nexo begins operating

Nexo

Nexo developed as a crypto lending and interest-account platform offering borrowing and yield-like products.

Launch year is approximate.

LaunchMedium impactLow confidence

Ledn begins operating

Ledn

Ledn developed as a bitcoin-backed lending and savings-oriented crypto platform.

Launch year is approximate.

LaunchMedium impactLow confidence

BlockFills begins operating

BlockFills

BlockFills developed as an institutional digital asset trading, liquidity, and financing platform.

Launch year is approximate.

yield program startedMedium impactLow confidence

Crypto.com Earn becomes available

Crypto.com Earn

Crypto.com developed an exchange-linked Earn product offering reward arrangements for supported crypto assets.

Launch year is approximate and should be refined with archived product announcements.

yield program startedMedium impactLow confidence

Nexo Earn Interest Product operates

Nexo Earn Interest Product

Nexo operated a crypto interest product that allowed customers to earn yield on supported digital assets.

Launch year is approximate and should be refined with archived first-party product pages.

LaunchMedium impactLow confidence

Midas Investments operates as yield platform

Midas Investments

Midas Investments operated as a centralized crypto yield platform offering returns through managed strategies and DeFi exposure.

Launch date is approximate and should be refined if stronger first-party launch evidence is found.

LaunchMedium impactLow confidence

Zipmex begins operating

Zipmex

Zipmex developed as a regional cryptocurrency exchange serving Southeast Asian and Australian markets and later offered ZipUp yield products.

The launch year is approximate.

LaunchMedium impactLow confidence

Cred begins operating

Cred

Cred developed crypto-backed borrowing and cryptocurrency yield products for customers.

Launch year is approximate.

LaunchMedium impactLow confidence

Voyager begins operating

Voyager Digital

Voyager developed as a crypto brokerage and yield-linked platform offering trading and rewards-related services.

Launch date approximate.

Calendar year

2017

5 events
Operations endedHigh impactMedium confidence

BTCJam announces controlled shutdown

BTCJam

BTCJam stopped new lending and announced a wind-down while allowing existing repayments and balance withdrawals during the closure period.

Voluntary shutdown rather than insolvency classification.

LaunchMedium impactLow confidence

CoinLoan begins operating

CoinLoan

CoinLoan developed as a custodial crypto lending and interest-account platform.

The launch year remains approximate.

yield program startedHigh impactMedium confidence

BitConnect lending program operates

BitConnect Lending Program

BitConnect promoted a lending program that promised high returns through a purported trading system.

The exact public launch date should be refined with archived first-party material.

LaunchMedium impactLow confidence

Celsius begins operating

Celsius Network

Celsius began operating as a crypto lending and interest account platform during the early growth period for centralized crypto yield services.

Launch date is approximate and should be verified against primary company history sources.

LaunchMedium impactLow confidence

BlockFi begins operating

BlockFi

BlockFi began operating as a crypto lender and later became known for interest accounts and lending products.

Launch date is approximate.

Calendar year

2016

1 events
LaunchMedium impactLow confidence

SALT Lending begins operating

SALT Lending

SALT developed a platform for loans secured by customer cryptocurrency collateral.

Launch date is recorded at year-level.

Calendar year

2014

2 events
OtherMedium impactMedium confidence

BTCJam expands international lending focus

BTCJam

BTCJam described expansion toward borrowers and lenders in emerging markets through its bitcoin-based marketplace.

Historical operating-context event.

LaunchMedium impactLow confidence

Abra begins operating

Abra

Abra developed as a digital-asset app and investment platform offering trading, account, and later yield products.

The launch year is approximate; the first day is a sortable placeholder.

Calendar year

2013

1 events
LaunchMedium impactLow confidence

Genesis begins operating as an institutional crypto trading and lending business

Genesis Global Capital

Genesis developed into a major institutional crypto trading and lending business, later operating a large lending arm tied to Gemini Earn and other counterparties.

Launch date is approximate and should be refined with company-history sources.

Calendar year

2012

1 events
LaunchMedium impactLow confidence

BTCJam begins operating

BTCJam

BTCJam developed as an early bitcoin-denominated peer-to-peer lending marketplace.

Launch year is approximate.