WEX

WEX (wex.nz; @WEXnz)

WEX (domain https://wex.nz) was a cryptocurrency exchange that launched in September 2017, publicly positioning itself as a platform for users of the then-defunct BTC-e exchange after BTC-e was shut down by U.S. authorities in July 2017. (coindesk.com)

Relationship to BTC-e

CoinDesk reported that WEX was announced via Twitter and that its website closely mirrored BTC-e in design and functionality, while WEX’s own on-site messaging claimed it was “unrelated” to BTC-e despite migrating former users. (coindesk.com)
ForkLog likewise described WEX as reopening on WEX.nz in September 2017, with user accounts restored and “bonus tokens” issued, in the context of BTC-e’s attempted re-emergence. (forklog.com)

Operational and user-withdrawal issues

By early 2019 reporting, New Zealand’s Domain Name Commission had suspended multiple related .nz domains (including wex.nz) after concluding the registrant could not verify contact details, and contemporaneous users complained they could not withdraw funds. (interest.co.nz)
The same report cites Netsafe (New Zealand) as stating it had received numerous reports and that it was their understanding the platform had been operated by scammers, with users unable to withdraw deposited currency. (interest.co.nz)

Closure

A Wikipedia summary of BTC-e states that the WEX exchange was closed permanently as of 2018. (en.wikipedia.org)

Social media identity

The X (formerly Twitter) account WEX Official (https://twitter.com/WEXnz, also accessible as https://x.com/wexnz) is the profile associated with the WEX.nz branding and links to wex.nz; the profile shows it joined in September 2017. (x.com)

Not to be confused with

“WEX” is also the name of unrelated entities (for example, WEX, Inc., a U.S.-based corporate payments company), which is separate from the WEX.nz cryptocurrency-exchange usage of the name. (en.wikipedia.org)