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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 | 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] |