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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[a] 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | City | |||||
| Binance | 2017 |  Japan
|
Unknown | bitcoin exchange, wallet provider | [1] | |
| Bitcoin.com | 2010 | Japan
|
Tokyo | bitcoin exchange, wallet provider | [citation needed] | |
| Bitfinex | 2012 |  Hong Kong
|
bitcoin exchange, digital currency exchange, electronic trading platform | [citation needed] | ||
| BitGo | 2013 |  United States
|
San Francisco | multisignature security platform for bitcoin | [citation needed] | |
| BitMain | 2013 |  China
|
Beijing | ASIC based bitcoin miners | [citation needed] | |
| BitMEX | 2014 |  Seychelles
|
cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform | [citation needed] | ||
| BitPay | 2011 | United States
|
Atlanta | payment service provider | [citation needed] | |
| Bitstamp | 2011 |  Luxembourg
|
bitcoin exchange | [citation needed] | ||
| Bitwala | 2015 |  Germany
|
Berlin | bitcoin debit card, international transfers, bitcoin wallet | [2] | |
| Blockchain.com | 2011 | Luxembourg
|
wallet provider | [citation needed] | ||
| Blockstream | 2014 | United States
|
San Francisco | software | [citation needed] | |
| BTC-e | 2011 |  Russia
|
bitcoin exchange | Shut down by the United States government in July 2017 | [citation needed] | |
| Bundle Africa | 2019 |  Nigeria
|
Nigeria | Cryptocurrency exchange, cryptocurrencies | [3] | |
| Canaan Creative | 2013 | China
|
Beijing | ASIC based bitcoin miners | [citation needed] | |
| Circle | 2013 | United States
|
Boston | wallet provider | [citation needed] | |
| Coinbase | 2012 | United States
|
No headquarters[4][b] | wallet provider, bitcoin exchange | [citation needed] | |
| Coincheck | 2014 | Japan
|
Tokyo | bitcoin/ether exchange, wallet provider, payment service provider, donation-based bitcoin crowdfunding | [citation needed] | |
| CoinDesk (part of Digital Currency Group) | 2013 | United States
|
New York City | news | [citation needed] | |
| Crypto.com | 2013 | Singapore | Singapore | cryptocurrency exchange | [citation needed] | |
| Cryptopia | 2014 |  New Zealand
|
Christchurch | cryptocurrency exchange | Liquidated in 2019, ongoing investigation | [5] |
| Digital Asset Holdings | 2014 | United States
|
New York City | blockchain financial services | [citation needed] | |
| Gemini | 2015 | United States
|
New York City | bitcoin and ethereum exchange | [citation needed] | |
| 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.[6] | |
| 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 | [citation needed] |
| HTX (formerly Huobi) | 2013 | Seychelles
|
bitcoin exchange | [7] | ||
| Kraken | 2011 | United States
|
San Francisco | bitcoin exchange | [citation needed] | |
| LocalBitcoins | 2012 |  Finland
|
Helsinki | over-the-counter trading | [citation needed] | |
| OKEx | 2014 | China
|
Beijing | bitcoin exchange | [citation needed] | |
| Paxos | 2012 | United States
|
New York City | cryptocurrency exchange, brokerage, stablecoin | [citation needed] | |
| ShapeShift | 2013 |  Switzerland
|
digital currency exchange | [citation needed] | ||
| Upbit | 2017 |  South Korea
|
cryptocurrency exchange | [citation needed] | ||
| Xapo | 2014 | Switzerland
|
Zürich | wallet provider, bitcoin exchange, vault, debit card | [citation needed] | |
Former/defunct companies
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.
