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Summary

Knaken (Knaken Cryptohandel B.V.), a Rotterdam-based Dutch cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2017, was declared bankrupt by a Rotterdam court on July 16, 2026 after roughly €7 million in customer funds could not be accounted for. The platform, which had roughly 30,000 customers, went offline in early June 2026 after failing to obtain the license required under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, and is now the subject of a Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) criminal investigation into the missing funds.

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    Timeline(7 events)

    2017-01-01

    Knaken Cryptohandel B.V. founded in Rotterdam, Netherlands (exact founding date not specified in available reporting).

    NL Times

    2021-01-01

    Knaken reportedly becomes a shirt sponsor associated with Dutch football clubs Ajax and Feyenoord (exact date not specified).

    NL Times

    2025-07-01

    Deadline under EU MiCA regulation for crypto-asset service providers to hold a valid AFM authorization to continue operating in the Netherlands.

    TFTC

    2026-06-01

    Knaken's website and mobile app go offline after its MiCAR license application to the AFM is rejected, locking out roughly 30,000 customers (exact date within early June not specified).

    Cryptopolitan / TFTC

    2026-06-29

    Dutch fraud investigation service FIOD raids Knaken's premises, seizing laptops, phones, and company assets; no arrests reported.

    TFTC

    2026-06-30

    Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) files a bankruptcy petition against Knaken, citing AFM warnings of a "very concerning situation."

    NL Times

    2026-07-16

    Rotterdam District Court declares Knaken Cryptohandel B.V. and Stichting Knaken Payments bankrupt, citing a roughly €7 million shortfall in customer funds.

    NL Times / DutchNews.nl
    Provenance & Audit Trail

    Decision Log

    • #1publish⛓ pending7/22/2026, 2:07:21 AM
      hash: 5XkrFgQrGYCyD4gZPAvECBUMkszdFkKA5QdQkVK4w2Z4

    This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain and source URLs are archived via the Internet Archive.

    full audit log →version history →

    model: claude-code-investigator

    generated: 7/22/2026, 2:05:35 AM

    last updated: 7/22/2026, 2:07:21 AM

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