Vircurex - Revision history

NotATether: Vircurex: lead and infobox.

2026-10-20T07:14:30Z

Vircurex: lead and infobox.

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	\| industry = [[Exchange\|Bitcoin exchange]]		\| industry = [[Exchange\|Bitcoin exchange]]
	\| foundation = October 2011		\| foundation = October 2011
	\| website =		\| defunct = unknown
			\| website = vircurex.com
	}}		}}

	'''Vircurex''' was an online exchange for bitcoin and several early altcoins. It opened for trading in October 2011 ~~and advertised order types such as limit and stop orders, options, and loans~~.<ref name="~~old~~"~~>Earlier wiki article feature list.<~~/~~ref~~>		'''Vircurex''' was an online exchange for bitcoin and several early altcoins. It opened for trading in October 2011.<ref name="shaw" />

	== Products ==		== Products ==

NotATether: Vircurex: Products from 2012 archived homepage and Liberty Reserve funding.

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Vircurex: Products from 2012 archived homepage and Liberty Reserve funding.

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	== Products ==		== Products ==
	~~While it was open,~~ the exchange ~~listed bitcoin alongside~~ Namecoin, Litecoin ~~(spelled "Liteoicn" on the earlier page), Devcoin~~, ~~Geistgeld~~, Solidcoin, I0coin, Ixcoin, and ~~fiat pairs in euro and US dollar~~. ~~Deposits and withdrawals of coins were described as automated after a confirmation count~~. ~~Fiat~~ in USD and EUR ~~was handled~~ through Liberty Reserve ~~before that network was shut down~~.<ref ~~name="old"~~ />		In 2012 the exchange supported Bitcoin, Namecoin, Devcoin, Litecoin, Liquidcoin, Solidcoin, I0coin and Ixcoin, with USD and EUR.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120915023253/https://vircurex.com/ Vircurex homepage, archived 15 September 2012]</ref> Accounts could be funded in USD and EUR through Liberty Reserve.<ref>[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=56983.0 Bitcointalk: Vircurex – fund your accounts with Liberty Reserve (January 2012)]</ref>

	~~Trading features listed on the earlier article were buy and sell orders, stop-orders, options, and loans, with a stated transaction fee of 0~~.~~5% at the time that text was written~~.<ref ~~name="old" /~~>

	== Withdrawal freeze ==		== Withdrawal freeze ==

NotATether: Vircurex: Withdrawal freeze with Shaw v. Vircurex complaint details and 2026 domain status.

2026-10-19T18:12:00Z

Vircurex: Withdrawal freeze with Shaw v. Vircurex complaint details and 2026 domain status.

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	A class-action complaint filed 10 January 2018 in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, ''Shaw v. Vircurex'' (C.A. No. 1:18-cv-00067), alleges that on 24 March 2014 the exchange froze withdrawals of BTC, LTC, TRC, and FTC, citing two purported mid-2013 hacks and near-insolvency.<ref name="shaw">[https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Shaw-Vircurex-COMPLAINT.pdf ''Shaw v. Vircurex'' Class Action Complaint, D. Colo., filed 10 January 2018]</ref>		A class-action complaint filed 10 January 2018 in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, ''Shaw v. Vircurex'' (C.A. No. 1:18-cv-00067), alleges that on 24 March 2014 the exchange froze withdrawals of BTC, LTC, TRC, and FTC, citing two purported mid-2013 hacks and near-insolvency.<ref name="shaw">[https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Shaw-Vircurex-COMPLAINT.pdf ''Shaw v. Vircurex'' Class Action Complaint, D. Colo., filed 10 January 2018]</ref>

	The same complaint states that, according to the operator's "Final Update" in January 2016 (the complaint also cites 3 January 2016), 1,666 BTC, 124,763 LTC, and 78,782 TRC remained frozen.<ref name="shaw" />		The same complaint states that, according to the operator's "Final Update" in January 2016 (the complaint also cites 3 January 2016), 1,666 BTC, 124,763 LTC, and 78,782 TRC remained frozen. Those figures are allegations made in the complaint.<ref name="shaw" />

			As of June 2026, vircurex.com served a parking page.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20260606231540/https://vircurex.com/ Wayback Machine: vircurex.com, archived 6 June 2026]</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==

NotATether: Vircurex: See also

2026-10-19T18:02:58Z

Vircurex: See also

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Mt. Gox]]		* [[Mt. Gox]]
			* [[Crypto::Stocks]]

	== References ==		== References ==

NotATether: Replace Vircurex: Feed #8 clean handoff; retain sourced history and labelled claims; remove ambox.

2026-09-22T12:46:23Z

Replace Vircurex: Feed #8 clean handoff; retain sourced history and labelled claims; remove ambox.

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			{{infobox company
			\| name = Vircurex
	{{~~ambox~~		\| industry = [[Exchange\|Bitcoin exchange]]
	\| ~~type~~ = ~~warning~~		\| foundation = October 2011
	\| ~~text~~ = ~~'''Warning: This~~ exchange ~~has discontinued its services.''' Any acquisition of the domain does not represent the original owners, nor does it reflect the accuracy of the information shared here.~~		\| website =
	}}		}}

			'''Vircurex''' was an online exchange for bitcoin and several early altcoins. It opened for trading in October 2011 and advertised order types such as limit and stop orders, options, and loans.<ref name="old">Earlier wiki article feature list.</ref>

	~~An exchange allowing trading of P2P digital currencies.~~		== Products ==
			While it was open, the exchange listed bitcoin alongside Namecoin, Litecoin (spelled "Liteoicn" on the earlier page), Devcoin, Geistgeld, Solidcoin, I0coin, Ixcoin, and fiat pairs in euro and US dollar. Deposits and withdrawals of coins were described as automated after a confirmation count. Fiat in USD and EUR was handled through Liberty Reserve before that network was shut down.<ref name="old" />
	== ~~Introduction~~ ==
	~~Vircurex opened for trading in October 2011. It focuses on providing sophisticated trading mechanisms (orders~~, ~~stoporders, options, loans) for Bitcoins and~~ the ~~most popular alt chains.~~

	~~== Currencies ==~~
	~~P2P digital currencies supported are:~~
	* [[Bitcoin]]
	* Namecoin
	* Liteoicn
	* Devcoin
	* Geistgeld
	* Solidcoin
	* I0coin
	* Ixcoin
	* Euro
	* US ~~Dollar~~

	~~== Adding / Witdrawing Funds ==~~
	~~Adding~~ and ~~withdrawal~~ of ~~funds is fully~~ automated~~. Managing your coins is similar to any other exchange, generate your own address and send your coins, they will be credited to your account~~ after a ~~number of confirmations~~.

	~~Adding and withdrawing of~~ USD and ~~Euro is via~~ Liberty Reserve. ~~The interface is automated hence your transactions are immediately debited or credited to your accounts.~~

	~~== Trading ==~~		Trading features listed on the earlier article were buy and sell orders, stop-orders, options, and loans, with a stated transaction fee of 0.5% at the time that text was written.<ref name="old" />
	Trading features ~~are:~~
	* Buy and ~~Sell~~ orders
	* Buy and sell stop-orders
	* Options
	* Loans

	A ~~flexible trading mechanism allows~~ the ~~trading~~ of ~~any possible P2P currency pairs~~.		== Withdrawal freeze ==
			A class-action complaint filed 10 January 2018 in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, ''Shaw v. Vircurex'' (C.A. No. 1:18-cv-00067), alleges that on 24 March 2014 the exchange froze withdrawals of BTC, LTC, TRC, and FTC, citing two purported mid-2013 hacks and near-insolvency.<ref name="shaw">[https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Shaw-Vircurex-COMPLAINT.pdf ''Shaw v. Vircurex'' Class Action Complaint, D. Colo., filed 10 January 2018]</ref>

	~~== Fees ==~~		The same complaint states that, according to the operator's "Final Update" in January 2016 (the complaint also cites 3 January 2016), 1,666 BTC, 124,763 LTC, and 78,782 TRC remained frozen.<ref name="shaw" />
	The ~~transaction fees are~~ (at the ~~time of writing this article~~) 0.~~5%.~~
	~~See the [https://vircurex.com~~/~~welcome/help Help page] for more info.~~

	== ~~API~~ ==		== See also ==
	~~See the~~ [~~https://vircurex~~.~~com/welcome/api API Details~~] ~~for more info.~~		* [[Mt. Gox]]

	== ~~External Links~~ ==		== References ==
	~~[https:~~/~~/vircurex.com Vircurex]~~		<references />

	[[Category:~~Exchanges~~]]		[[Category:Defunct exchanges]]
	[[Category:~~eWallets~~]]		[[Category:Defunct companies]]

WikiR: Mark exchange as discontinued with warning box

2025-12-04T17:40:37Z

Mark exchange as discontinued with warning box

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			{{ambox
			\| type = warning
			\| text = '''Warning: This exchange has discontinued its services.''' Any acquisition of the domain does not represent the original owners, nor does it reflect the accuracy of the information shared here.
			}}


	An exchange allowing trading of P2P digital currencies.		An exchange allowing trading of P2P digital currencies.

Calliptamus: /* Currencies */

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Currencies

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	== Currencies ==		== Currencies ==
	P2P digital currencies supported are:		P2P digital currencies supported are:
	* Bitcoin		* [[Bitcoin]]
	* Namecoin		* Namecoin
	* Liteoicn		* Liteoicn

Luke-jr at 22:06, 5 April 2014

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	~~{{advert}}~~
	An exchange allowing trading of P2P digital currencies.		An exchange allowing trading of P2P digital currencies.

Taras: tagged

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tagged

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			{{advert}}
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	== Currencies ==		== Currencies ==
	P2P digital currencies supported are:		P2P digital currencies supported are:
			* Bitcoin
	* ~~BTC -~~ Bitcoin		* Namecoin
	* ~~ANC - Anoncoin~~		* Liteoicn
	* DGC - Digitalcoin		* Devcoin
	* ~~DOGE - Dogecoin~~		* Geistgeld
	* ~~DVC -~~ Devcoin		* Solidcoin
	* ~~FRC - Freicoin~~		* I0coin
	* ~~FTC - Feathercoin~~		* Ixcoin
	* ~~I0C -~~ I0coin		* Euro
	* ~~IXC -~~ Ixcoin		* US Dollar
	* ~~LTC - Litecoin~~
	* NMC - Namecoin
	* NVC - Novacoin
	* PPC - Peercoin
	* QRK - Quarkcoin
	* TRC - Terracoin
	* WDC - Worldcoin
	* XPM - Primecoin

	* ~~USD -~~ US Dollar
	* EUR - Euro

	== Adding / Witdrawing Funds ==		== Adding / Witdrawing Funds ==
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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	[https://vircurex.com~~/welcome/index?referral_id=864-746/~~ Vircurex]		[https://vircurex.com Vircurex]

	[[Category:Exchanges]]		[[Category:Exchanges]]
	[[Category:eWallets]]		[[Category:eWallets]]