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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 | |
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Country | City | |||||
Binance | 2017 | ![]() |
Unknown | bitcoin exchange, wallet provider | [1] | |
Bitcoin.com | 2010 | ![]() |
Tokyo | bitcoin exchange, wallet provider | [citation needed] | |
Bitfinex | 2012 | ![]() |
bitcoin exchange, digital currency exchange, electronic trading platform | [citation needed] | ||
BitGo | 2013 | ![]() |
San Francisco | multisignature security platform for bitcoin | [citation needed] | |
BitMain | 2013 | ![]() |
Beijing | ASIC based bitcoin miners | [citation needed] | |
BitMEX | 2014 | ![]() |
cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform | [citation needed] | ||
BitPay | 2011 | ![]() |
Atlanta | payment service provider | [citation needed] | |
Bitstamp | 2011 | ![]() |
bitcoin exchange | [citation needed] | ||
Bitwala | 2015 | ![]() |
Berlin | bitcoin debit card, international transfers, bitcoin wallet | [2] | |
Blockchain.com | 2011 | ![]() |
wallet provider | [citation needed] | ||
Blockstream | 2014 | ![]() |
San Francisco | software | [citation needed] | |
BTC-e | 2011 | ![]() |
bitcoin exchange | Shut down by the United States government in July 2017 | [citation needed] | |
Bundle Africa | 2019 | ![]() |
Nigeria | Cryptocurrency exchange, cryptocurrencies | [3] | |
Canaan Creative | 2013 | ![]() |
Beijing | ASIC based bitcoin miners | [citation needed] | |
Circle | 2013 | ![]() |
Boston | wallet provider | [citation needed] | |
Coinbase | 2012 | ![]() |
No headquarters[4][b] | wallet provider, bitcoin exchange | [citation needed] | |
Coincheck | 2014 | ![]() |
Tokyo | bitcoin/ether exchange, wallet provider, payment service provider, donation-based bitcoin crowdfunding | [citation needed] | |
CoinDesk (part of Digital Currency Group) | 2013 | ![]() |
New York City | news | [citation needed] | |
Crypto.com | 2013 | Singapore | Singapore | crypto exchange | [citation needed] | |
Digital Asset Holdings | 2014 | ![]() |
New York City | blockchain financial services | [citation needed] | |
Gemini | 2015 | ![]() |
New York City | bitcoin and ethereum exchange | [citation needed] | |
Genesis (part of Digital Currency Group) | 2013 | ![]() |
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.[5] | |
FTX | 2019 | ![]() |
Nassau | cryptocurrency exchange | Incorporated in Antigua and Barbuda. Declared bankruptcy in 2022. | |
Ghash.io (CEX.IO) | 2013 | ![]() |
London | mining pool (CEX.IO was an exchange) | Closed in October 2016 | [citation needed] |
HTX (formerly Huobi) | 2013 | ![]() |
bitcoin exchange | [6] | ||
Kraken | 2011 | ![]() |
San Francisco | bitcoin exchange | [citation needed] | |
LocalBitcoins | 2012 | ![]() |
Helsinki | over-the-counter trading | [citation needed] | |
OKEx | 2014 | ![]() |
Beijing | bitcoin exchange | [citation needed] | |
Paxos | 2012 | ![]() |
New York City | cryptocurrency exchange, brokerage, stablecoin | [citation needed] | |
ShapeShift | 2013 | ![]() |
digital currency exchange | [citation needed] | ||
Upbit | 2017 | ![]() |
cryptocurrency exchange | [citation needed] | ||
Xapo | 2014 | ![]() |
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.
- ^ "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.