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InsolventHybrid decentralized exchangeEthereum2017–2019

Blockport

It used a hybrid decentralized architecture

A cryptocurrency trading platform designed to combine exchange access with social trading.

Capital raised (announced)
Reported figures differ

Conflicting ICO totals, including a much lower aggregator figure.

Funding

RoundDateAnnouncedInvestors
Initial coin offeringJanuary 2018Not disclosed

Announced is what was said at the time. Cash actually received is rarely disclosed and is not assumed to match.

People

NameRolePeriodNowLast checked
Sebastiaan Lichter—Founder and CEO, AYOCINOct 2026

How it ended

SiliconANGLE reported bankruptcy after a security-token offer failed to reach its minimum threshold. Founder Sebastiaan Lichter said the company could not support further growth without fresh funding.

What happened next

  1. AcquisitionJanuary 2020

    The Block reported an acquisition for an undisclosed sum and a plan to relaunch as BUX Crypto.

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Sources

5 sources behind this page.

  1. 1Blockport token sale profile · ICO Drops · user-editable
  2. 2Blockport ICO overview · ICOmarks · user-editable
  3. 3RocketReach: professional biography · RocketReach
  4. 4Dutch cryptocurrency exchange Blockport declares bankruptcy after token raise fails · SiliconANGLE · Jun 2019
  5. 5BUX acquires bankrupt crypto exchange Blockport for undisclosed sum · The Block

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