Crypto Exchange Exit Ranking: An Unprecedented “Great Escape” in the Crypto Industry!
In October 2025, Bitcoin had just touched its all-time high of $126,199 (according to Binance data) before suddenly staging a spectacular free fall from the sky. As the U.S.-China trade war reignited, the crypto market witnessed $19 billion in liquidations, with 1.6 million traders wiped out overnight. Altcoins suffered even more brutally, with most dropping 70%-80%, creating what many called a crypto version of “9/11.” But the biggest contribution of this crash was not simply making investors lose money — it became a high-definition mirror exposing the truth. The exchanges that had been surviving on the bubble-driven bull market suddenly revealed their real condition overnight. Some disappeared, some shut down, and some turned against each other in public disputes. The drama became more spectacular in every case. Even more shocking, in July 2026, three exchanges exited the stage within a single month: AscendEX, BitMEX, and BitMart all suffered major setbacks and withdrew from the battlefield. Combined with the exchanges that collapsed in 2025, including TradeOgre, XeggeX, and Tokenize Xchange, as well as earlier disasters such as JPEX and AAX, this is no ordinary bear market — it is a “Jurassic extinction event” for crypto exchanges. After an exchange collapses, the biggest problem is