List of bitcoin companies

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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.

CompanyFoundedHeadquartersServiceNotesRefs
CountryCity
Binance 2017Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Unknownbitcoin exchange, wallet provider [1]
Bitcoin.com 2010Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Tokyo bitcoin exchange, wallet provider[ citation needed ]
Bitfinex 2012Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong bitcoin exchange, digital currency exchange, electronic trading platform[ citation needed ]
BitGo 2013Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States San Francisco multisignature security platform for bitcoin[ citation needed ]
BitMain 2013Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing ASIC based bitcoin miners[ citation needed ]
BitMEX 2014Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform[ citation needed ]
BitPay 2011Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Atlanta payment service provider[ citation needed ]
Bitstamp 2011Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg bitcoin exchange[ citation needed ]
Bitwala 2015Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Berlin bitcoin debit card, international transfers, bitcoin wallet [2]
Blockchain.com 2011Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg wallet provider[ citation needed ]
Blockstream 2014Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States San Francisco software[ citation needed ]
BTC-e 2011Flag of Russia.svg  Russia bitcoin exchangeShut down by the United States government in July 2017[ citation needed ]
Bundle Africa 2019Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Nigeria Cryptocurrency exchange, cryptocurrencies [3]
Canaan Creative 2013Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing ASIC based bitcoin miners[ citation needed ]
Circle 2013Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Boston wallet provider[ citation needed ]
Coinbase 2012Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States No headquarters [4] [b] wallet provider, bitcoin exchange[ citation needed ]
Coincheck 2014Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Tokyo bitcoin/ether exchange, wallet provider, payment service provider, donation-based bitcoin crowdfunding[ citation needed ]
CoinDesk (part of Digital Currency Group)2013Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York City news[ citation needed ]
Crypto.com 2013Singapore Singapore cryptocurrency exchange[ citation needed ]
Cryptopia 2014Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Christchurch cryptocurrency exchangeLiquidated in 2019, ongoing investigation [5]
Digital Asset Holdings 2014Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York City blockchain financial services[ citation needed ]
Gemini 2015Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York City bitcoin and ethereum exchange[ citation needed ]
Genesis (part of Digital Currency Group)2013Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Stamford, Connecticut (previously New York City)cryptocurrency trading, lending, and asset custody platform, targeted towards institutional clients and high net worth individualsDeclared bankruptcy in 2023. [6]
FTX 2019Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Nassau cryptocurrency exchangeIncorporated in Antigua and Barbuda. Declared bankruptcy in 2022.
Ghash.io (CEX.IO)2013Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London mining pool (CEX.IO was an exchange)Closed in October 2016[ citation needed ]
HTX (formerly Huobi) 2013Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles bitcoin exchange [7]
Kraken 2011Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States San Francisco bitcoin exchange[ citation needed ]
LocalBitcoins 2012Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Helsinki over-the-counter trading[ citation needed ]
OKEx 2014Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing bitcoin exchange[ citation needed ]
Paxos 2012Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York City cryptocurrency exchange, brokerage, stablecoin [ citation needed ]
ShapeShift 2013Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland digital currency exchange [ citation needed ]
Upbit 2017Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea cryptocurrency exchange [ citation needed ]
Xapo 2014Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Zürich wallet provider, bitcoin exchange, vault, debit card[ citation needed ]
  Former/defunct companies

Notes

  1. ↑ also known as bitcoin payment processors
  2. ↑ Coinbase's legal address is at the Corporation Trust Center in Wilmington, Delaware

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References

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  2. ↑ "Bitwala - Blockchain banking is on its way". Bitwala. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Introducing Bundle, an Africa-focused Social Payments App for Cash and Crypto". Binance Blog. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Sherwood, Sam; van Beynen, Martin (8 February 2020). "Sabotage or theft? Inside the $24m Cryptopia heist". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
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  7. ↑ Borak, Masha (2018-08-30). "Crypto exchange Huobi completes backdoor listing in Hong Kong · TechNode". TechNode. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
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