Hack history / 2019 / Hack or exploit
Bitmarket
Hack or exploit on Jul 8, 2019 · Insufficient liquidity
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
$28.1M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#161
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
On July 8, the Polish-based exchange Bitmarket abruptly shut down due to liquidity issues. The shutdown allegedly cost users a total of 2300 bitcoin (approximately $23 million) according to Polish prosecutors. The exchange’s official site was replaced with the following message: “We regret to inform you that due to the loss of liquidity, from 08/07/2019, Bitmarket.pl/net was forced to cease its operations. We will inform you about further steps.” Two weeks later, one of the exchange's co-owners was found shot dead
Details
- Date
- Jul 8, 2019
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Insufficient liquidity
- How in
- Other
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- not stated
Reported by
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Bitmarket hack, Jul 8, 2019: $28.1M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htf630069981/ (data as of 2026-11-01).