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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 | 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 | |||
| Canaan Creative | 2013 | Beijing | ASIC based bitcoin miners | [ citation needed ] | ||
| Circle | 2013 | Boston | wallet provider | [ citation needed ] | ||
| Coinbase | 2012 | No headquarters [3] [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 ] | ||
| CoinShares International | 1999 | Saint Helier, Jersey | provider of exchange-traded crypto products | Founded as Global Advisors (Jersey) Limited | [4] | |
| Crypto.com | 2013 | Singapore | Singapore | cryptocurrency exchange | [ citation needed ] | |
| Cryptopia | 2014 | Christchurch | cryptocurrency exchange | Liquidated in 2019, ongoing investigation | [5] | |
| 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. [6] | ||
| 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 | [7] | |||
| 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 ] | ||