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This is a list of for-profit companies with notable commercial activities related to bitcoin. Common services are cryptocurrency wallet providers, bitcoin exchanges, payment service providers and venture capital. Other services include mining pools, cloud mining, peer-to-peer lending, exchange-traded funds, over-the-counter trading, gambling, micropayments, affiliates and prediction markets.
Company | Founded | Headquarters | Service | Notes | Refs | |
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Binance | 2017 | Japan | Unknown | bitcoin exchange, wallet provider | ||
Bitcoin.com | 2010 | Japan | Tokyo | bitcoin exchange, wallet provider | ||
Bitfinex | 2012 | Hong Kong | bitcoin exchange, digital currency exchange, electronic trading platform | |||
BitGo | 2013 | United States | San Francisco | multisignature security platform for bitcoin | ||
BitMain | 2013 | China | Beijing | ASIC based bitcoin miners | ||
BitMEX | 2014 | Seychelles | cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform | |||
BitPay | 2011 | United States | Atlanta | payment service provider | ||
Bitstamp | 2011 | Luxembourg | bitcoin exchange | |||
Bitwala | 2015 | Germany | Berlin | bitcoin debit card, international transfers, bitcoin wallet | ||
Blockchain.com | 2011 | Luxembourg | wallet provider | |||
Blockstream | 2014 | United States | San Francisco | software | ||
BTC-e | 2011 | Russia | bitcoin exchange | Shut down by the United States government in July 2017 | ||
Bundle Africa | 2019 | Nigeria | Nigeria | Cryptocurrency exchange, cryptocurrencies | ||
Canaan Creative | 2013 | China | Beijing | ASIC based bitcoin miners | ||
Circle | 2013 | United States | Boston | wallet provider | ||
Coinbase | 2012 | United States | No headquarters | wallet provider, bitcoin exchange | ||
Coincheck | 2014 | Japan | Tokyo | bitcoin/ether exchange, wallet provider, payment service provider, donation-based bitcoin crowdfunding | ||
CoinDesk (part of Digital Currency Group) | 2013 | United States | New York City | news | ||
Crypto.com | 2013 | Singapore | Singapore | cryptocurrency exchange | ||
Cryptopia | 2014 | New Zealand | Christchurch | cryptocurrency exchange | Liquidated in 2019, ongoing investigation | |
Digital Asset Holdings | 2014 | United States | New York City | blockchain financial services | ||
Gemini | 2015 | United States | New York City | bitcoin and ethereum exchange | ||
Genesis (part of Digital Currency Group) | 2013 | United States | Stamford, Connecticut (previously New York City) | cryptocurrency trading, lending, and asset custody platform, targeted towards institutional clients and high net worth individuals | Declared bankruptcy in 2023. | |
FTX | 2019 | Bahamas | Nassau | cryptocurrency exchange | Incorporated in Antigua and Barbuda. Declared bankruptcy in 2022. | |
Ghash.io (CEX.IO) | 2013 | United Kingdom | London | mining pool (CEX.IO was an exchange) | Closed in October 2016 | |
HTX (formerly Huobi) | 2013 | Seychelles | bitcoin exchange | |||
Kraken | 2011 | United States | San Francisco | bitcoin exchange | ||
LocalBitcoins | 2012 | Finland | Helsinki | over-the-counter trading | ||
OKEx | 2014 | China | Beijing | bitcoin exchange | ||
Paxos | 2012 | United States | New York City | cryptocurrency exchange, brokerage, stablecoin | ||
ShapeShift | 2013 | Switzerland | digital currency exchange | |||
Upbit | 2017 | South Korea | cryptocurrency exchange | |||
Xapo | 2014 | Switzerland | Zürich | wallet provider, bitcoin exchange, vault, debit card |
Notes
- also known as bitcoin payment processors
- Coinbase's legal address is at the Corporation Trust Center in Wilmington, Delaware
References
- Xiao, Eva (30 November 2017). "Three months after launch, this unbanked crypto exchange made $7.5m in profit". Tech in Asia.
- "Bitwala - Blockchain banking is on its way". Bitwala. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- "Introducing Bundle, an Africa-focused Social Payments App for Cash and Crypto". Binance Blog. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- "Coinbase aims to support inclusion with a remote-first workforce". HR Dive. March 17, 2021. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- Sherwood, Sam; van Beynen, Martin (8 February 2020). "Sabotage or theft? Inside the $24m Cryptopia heist". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- "Crypto Firm Genesis Is Preparing to File for Bankruptcy". bloomberg.com. bloomberg.com. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- Borak, Masha (2018-08-30). "Crypto exchange Huobi completes backdoor listing in Hong Kong · TechNode". TechNode. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
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