Chilean crypto exchange Orionx has begun a permanent shutdown after a forensic audit found that more than $7 million in customer assets had been transferred to wallets outside the company’s control. Withdrawals are suspended, and Orionx has filed criminal complaints against co-founders Roberto Zibert and Joaquín Díaz over alleged transfers of BTC, ETH, XRP and POL between 2018 and 2021; both deny wrongdoing.Chile’s financial regulator rejected Orionx’s registration application in June 2026. Tether invested in Orionx in June 2025, exclusively leading its Series A round, though the original announcement is no longer available on Tether’s website
