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The AscendEX collapse didn’t arrive with fireworks. It arrived with frozen withdrawals, a shutdown notice, and a lot of uncomfortable questions. After operating since 2018, the centralized crypto exchange permanently halted trading, deposits, staking, and swap services effective July 1, 2026, while placing all remaining withdrawals under mandatory manual review. Officially, the exchange blamed the …