Cryptopia Limited
Placed into liquidation four months after a hack drained roughly NZD 30 million of customer assets.
Creditor process: Liquidation by Grant Thornton. The High Court of New Zealand ruled that cryptoassets are property held on trust for account holders, which shaped the distribution; claims processing has continued for years.
Compliance snapshot
- Ceased operations May 2019 — liquidation
- Hack of roughly NZD 30 million in January 2019
- No authorization held at any time
- NZ High Court held cryptoassets are property held on trust
Defunct since 2019 following a hack it could not absorb; no licence was held and account holders have recovered only through a lengthy liquidation.
Licenses & registrations
No licence or registration on file. The provider ceased operations before any authorization under the current regime.
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Recent press
- 2020-04-08New Zealand court rules cryptoassets are property held on trustNeutral
Reuters — The ruling determined how Cryptopia account holders rank in the liquidation.
Incidents & enforcement
- 2019-05-15Enforcement
Placed into liquidation with Grant Thornton appointed.
- 2019-01-14Hack≈ NZD 30 million
Customer wallets drained in a breach the exchange could not absorb.
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Profile last reviewed 2 Sept 2026 (2026-09-02)