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[lower-alpha 1] 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
Bitfinex 2012  Hong Kong bitcoin exchange, digital currency exchange, electronic trading platform
BitGo 2013  United States San Francisco multisignature security platform for bitcoin
BitMain 2013  China Beijing ASIC-based bitcoin miners
BitMEX 2014  Seychelles cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform
BitPay 2011  United States Atlanta payment service provider
Bitstamp 2011  Luxembourg bitcoin exchange
Bitwala 2015  Germany Berlin bitcoin debit card, international transfers, bitcoin wallet [2]
Blockchain.com 2011  Luxembourg wallet provider
Blockstream 2014  United States San Francisco software
BTC-e 2011  Russia bitcoin exchange Shut down by the United States government in July 2017
Bundle Africa 2019  Nigeria Nigeria Cryptocurrency exchange, cryptocurrencies [3]
Canaan Creative 2013  China Beijing ASIC-based bitcoin miners
Circle 2013  United States Boston wallet provider
Coinbase 2012  United States No headquarters[4][lower-alpha 2] wallet provider, bitcoin exchange
Coincheck 2014  Japan Tokyo bitcoin/ether exchange, wallet provider, payment service provider, donation-based bitcoin crowdfunding
CoinDesk (part of Digital Currency Group) 2013  United States New York City news
Crypto.com 2013 Singapore Singapore crypto exchange
Digital Asset Holdings 2014  United States New York City blockchain financial services
Gemini 2015  United States New York City bitcoin and ethereum exchange
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
Huobi 2013 Singapore bitcoin exchange
Kraken 2011  United States San Francisco bitcoin exchange
LocalBitcoins 2012  Finland Helsinki over-the-counter trading
OKEx 2014  China Beijing bitcoin exchange
Paxos 2012  United States New York City cryptocurrency exchange, brokerage, stablecoin
ShapeShift 2013   Switzerland digital currency exchange
Upbit 2017  South Korea cryptocurrency exchange
Xapo 2014   Switzerland Zürich wallet provider, bitcoin exchange, vault, debit card
  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.
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