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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 | Tokyo | 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] | |
Huobi | 2013 | Singapore | bitcoin exchange | [citation needed] | ||
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.