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Cryptex domain seizure
SEIZED

Cryptex domain seizure

cryptex.net

cryptocurrency service

Last reviewed: 26 July 2026

Summary

Cryptex infrastructure was targeted during an international action in September 2024. The Dutch Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service confirmed that two exchanges were taken offline and servers seized, while the preserved cryptex.net banner identifies a U.S. Secret Service domain seizure.

Current assessment: ONLINE → SEIZED. Supporting sources appear below.

Before and after

BEFORE

Archived Cryptex cryptocurrency exchange homepage before the domain seizure
Captured: 21 February 2024Status: ONLINE Source: Internet Archive Wayback Machine Resolution: 1920×1080SHA-256: 8cb535fb248d81d0f8b76be12eeb480ed1ddc7ac35584e1d88610cbabf7651ef

AFTER

U.S. Secret Service seizure notice displayed on the Cryptex domain
Captured: 30 September 2024Status: SEIZED Source: seized.fyi seizure-banner archive

Select an available image to open the preserved archive copy.

Status history

  1. ONLINE → SEIZED

    FIOD announced that two cryptocurrency exchanges had been taken offline and related servers seized.

  2. SEIZED

    seized.fyi first recorded the U.S. Secret Service banner for cryptex.net.

Record details

Domain
cryptex.net
Category
cryptocurrency service
Current status
SEIZED
Previous status
ONLINE
First seen
Not confirmed
Last seen
Not confirmed
Changed at
26 September 2024
Action type
domain and cryptocurrency-service infrastructure seizure
Agency
U.S. Secret Service, Dutch Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service, Dutch National Police, German Federal Criminal Police
Registrar
Not confirmed
Hosting provider
Not confirmed
Country
United States, Netherlands, Germany
Related operation
Operation Endgame

What happened?

Cryptex infrastructure was targeted during an international action in September 2024. The Dutch Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service confirmed that two exchanges were taken offline and servers seized, while the preserved cryptex.net banner identifies a U.S. Secret Service domain seizure.

No replacement domain or mirror has been confirmed.

Visual similarity alone is not treated as evidence of common ownership. Websites can copy each other. This remains one of the internet’s more dependable features.

Sources

  1. Seizure of 7 million euros of crypto currency and 2 crypto currency exchanges offline

    Dutch Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service

    Type: official law-enforcement announcement · Published: 26 September 2024 · Accessed: 26 July 2026

  2. Cryptex seizure banner

    seized.fyi

    Type: seizure-banner archive · Published: 30 September 2024 · Accessed: 26 July 2026

  3. cryptex.net pre-seizure capture

    Internet Archive

    Type: web archive capture · Published: 21 February 2024 · Accessed: 26 July 2026

Record quality

Before snapshot
Available
After snapshot
Available
Official confirmation
Not confirmed
Exact takedown time
Not confirmed
Last reviewed
26 July 2026

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