Quote from: CreepyUncleJoe on April 28, 2025, 10:25:40 PM

exch.net is not working because it has been suspended.

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Domain Status: clientHold http://www.icann.org/epp#clientHold

This could only have been done by the domain registrar, likely at the request of law enforcement.

Based on the official statement from eXch (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=577207.msg65286839#msg65286839)

The shutdown of the eXch was not executed by a domain registrar at the direct request of law enforcement, but rather was a voluntary closure by the exchange's own management in response to overwhelming legal and enforcement pressure from international authorities.

Furthermore, eXch emphasizes that it does not want to operate "where we are viewed as criminals" and stresses its ideological commitment to privacy and decentralization, not illicit activity.

Note: There is no evidence in either the official statement or the news coverage that the domain registrar executed a takedown at the direct request of law enforcement.