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Hong Kong-based BitForex’s website has crashed and is no longer accessible. Meanwhile, the crypto exchange went offline after $56.5 million was withdrawn from its hot wallets last Friday (Feb 23).
🚨BREAKING🚨
— Litest (@LitestApp) February 26, 2024
THE BITFOREX CRYPTO EXCHANGE WEBSITE IS NOT WORKING.
WHEN USERS TRY TO GO TO THE SITE, THEY SEE A MESSAGE SAYING: 'SORRY, YOU HAVE BEEN BLOCKED.' JAPANESE REGULATORS RECENTLY RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT BITFOREX OPERATING WITHOUT A LICENSE.
BitForex stopped processing withdrawals and went offline without any official statement to its users.
Users attempting to access the exchange’s official website are me with ‘you have been blocked’ prompts.
The reason behind BitForex’s disappearance remains unknown, and the team remains unresponsive on X and Telegram. Interestingly, the exchange’s recent official statement shows Jason Luo stepped down as the platform’s CEO on Jan 31, 2024.
Centralized exchanges unreliable
BitForex’s incident showcases the risks of storing digital assets on centralized platforms. Recently, Cointiger disappeared with user funds, joining the likes of AAX, BiteBTC, and INDA Coin.
Even renowned centralized platforms participate in illicit deals. For instance, Bithumb Korea launched BitGlobal for its global users. As seen here, the new platform blocked withdrawals long ago and suspended their trading engine recently.
Such incidents have seen players migrating to decentralized exchanges such as Uniswap and PancakeSwap.
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