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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 Tokyo 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 crypto exchange [ citation needed]
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. [5]
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]
Huobi 2013 Singapore bitcoin exchange [ citation needed]
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

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

References

  1. ^ Xiao, Eva (30 November 2017). "Three months after launch, this unbanked crypto exchange made $7.5m in profit". Tech in Asia.
  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. ^ "Crypto Firm Genesis Is Preparing to File for Bankruptcy". bloomberg.com. bloomberg.com. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.