List of bitcoin companies
This is a list of for-profit companies with notable commercial activities related to bitcoins and Cryptocurrency. Common services are wallet providers, bitcoin exchanges, payment service providers[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 |
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| 37coins | 2013 | US - Sunnyvale, California | wallet provider | defunct, 2015 |
| Airbitz | 2014 | US - San Diego, California | wallet provider | |
| ANX | 2013 | China - Hong Kong | bitcoin exchange | |
| BIPS | 2011 | Denmark - Copenhagen | payment service provider | defunct, 2014; acquired by Coinify |
| Bitcoin.com | Japan - Tokyo | bitcoin exchange, wallet provider | ||
| Bitfinex | 2012 | Hong Kong | bitcoin exchange, digital currency exchange, electronic trading platform | |
| Bitcoin Suisse AG | 2013 | Switzerland - Zug | broker, asset management, trading, financial services, payment gateway services, mining[2][3] | |
| BitGo | 2013 | US - San Francisco, California | multisignature security platform for bitcoin | |
| BitInstant | 2011 | US - New York, New York | bitcoin exchange | defunct, 2014 |
| BitPay | 2011 | US - Atlanta, Georgia | payment service provider | |
| BitPesa | 2013 | Kenya - Nairobi | bitcoin exchange | |
| Bitreserve | 2013 | US - Charleston, South Carolina | wallet provider | |
| Bitstamp | 2011 | Luxembourg | bitcoin exchange | |
| Bitwage | 2014 | US - San Francisco, California | bitcoin payroll, international payroll[4] | |
| Bitwala | 2015 | Germany - Berlin | bitcoin debit card, international transfers, bitcoin wallet[5] | |
| Luno | 2013 | UK - London | bitcoin exchange, wallet provider | |
| Blockchain.info | 2011 | Luxembourg | wallet provider | |
| Blockstream | 2014 | US - San Francisco, California | software | |
| BTC-e | 2011 | Russia | bitcoin exchange | |
| BTC Markets | 2013 | Melbourne, Australia | bitcoin exchange | |
| BTCJam | 2013 | US - San Francisco, California | peer-to-peer lending | defunct, 2017[6] |
| BTCS | 2013 | US - Arlington, Virginia | mining, wallet provider | |
| Btc.sx | 2013 | UK - London | bitcoin exchange | |
| Buttercoin | 2013 | US - Palo Alto, California | bitcoin exchange | defunct, 2015 |
| BuyUcoin | 2016 | India - New Delhi | Cryptocurrency exchange[7][8] | |
| CEX.IO | 2013 | UK - London | bitcoin exchange | |
| ChangeTip | 2013 | US - San Francisco, California | micropayments[9] | acquired by Airbnb[10] |
| Circle | 2013 | US - Boston, Massachusetts | wallet provider | |
| CloudHashing | 2013 | UK - London | cloud mining | |
| coin co | 2014 | US - New York, New York | payment service provider | |
| Coinbase | 2012 | US - San Francisco, California | wallet provider, bitcoin exchange | |
| Coincheck | 2014 | Japan - Tokyo | bitcoin/ether exchange, wallet provider, payment service provider, donation-based bitcoin crowdfunding | |
| CoinDesk | 2013 | UK - London | news | |
| Coinfloor | 2013 | UK - London | bitcoin exchange | |
| Coinify | 2014 | Denmark - Copenhagen | payment service provider, bitcoin exchange[11][12][13] | |
| Coins.ph | 2014 | Philippines - Metro Manila | wallet provider | |
| Cointelegraph | 2013 | UK - London | news | |
| CryptoCoinsNews | 2013 | Norway - Oslo | news | |
| Digital Asset Holdings | 2014 | US - New York, New York | blockchain financial services | |
| Gatecoin | 2013 | China - Hong Kong | bitcoin exchange | |
| Gemini | 2015 | US - New York City | Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange | |
| General Bytes | 2013 | Czech Republic - Prague | bitcoin ATM and point of sale (POS) manufacturer | |
| Ghash.io | 2013 | UK - London | mining pool | |
| Huobi | 2013 | China - Beijing | bitcoin exchange | |
| Kraken | 2011 | US - San Francisco, California | bitcoin exchange[14][15][16] | |
| LibertyX | 2013 | US - Boston, Massachusetts | cash-based bitcoin exchange | formerly known as Liberty Teller |
| LocalBitcoins | 2012 | Finland - Helsinki | over-the-counter trading | |
| Magnr | 2015 | UK - London | trading, savings and investment platform | formerly known as Btc.sx |
| Mt. Gox | 2010 | Japan - Tokyo | bitcoin exchange | defunct, 2014 |
| OKCoin | 2013 | China - Beijing | bitcoin exchange | |
| OKEX | 2014 | China - Beijing | bitcoin exchange | |
| Pantera Capital | 2003 | US - San Francisco, California | venture capital | switched to Bitcoin in 2014 |
| Poloniex | 2014 | USA - Wilmington, Delaware | bitcoin exchange | acquired by Circle in February 2018 |
| R3 | 2014 | US - New York, New York | blockchain financial systems | |
| Satoshi Citadel Industries | 2014 | Philippines - Makati | holding company | |
| SatoshiDice | 2012 | undisclosed | gambling | |
| SearchTrade | 2015 | Singapore | Search Engine[17][18][19] | |
| ShapeShift | 2013 | Switzerland | Digital currency exchange | |
| Tidbit | 2013 | US - Boston, Massachusetts | mining | |
| Wirex | 2015 | UK - London | bitcoin debit card, remittances, mobile banking | |
| Xapo | 2014 | Switzerland - Zürich | wallet provider, bitcoin exchange, vault, debit card |
References
- ^ also known as bitcoin payment processors
- ^ Harry Büsser (Jan 01, 2016) "Wie Blockchains die Finanzwelt umkrempeln" BILANZ
- ^ Jamey Keaten, (May 11, 2016) "Seen as global first, Swiss town to accept bitcoin payments" Phys.org
- ^ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanchester/2015/12/03/starting-bitwage-an-international-payroll-company-that-uses-bitcoin/
- ^ Bitwala
- ^ "BTCJam is closing". BTCjam Blog. 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ "BuyUcoin unveils open trading engine for over 30 cryptocurrencies". Business Standard.
- ^ "How and where to buy ripple in India?". Times of India.
- ^ "Top 10 Ways People Spend Bitcoins Today". CoinTelegraph. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
- ^ "Airbnb Acqui-Hires ChangeTip Staff, But Code Still for Sale - CoinDesk". CoinDesk. 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
- ^ "Coinify Raises Millions to Build Europe's Complete Bitcoin Solution". CoinDesk.
- ^ "Coinify Acquires Coinzone in a Deal That Accelerates the Consolidation of European Bitcoin Services". Bitcoin Magazine.
- ^ "Coinify Expands to 34 European Countries". Bitcoin Magazine.
- ^ "Kraken Opens Bitcoin Exchange in Canada". CoinDesk.
- ^ "Bitcoin Exchange Kraken Launches New Dark Pool". CoinDesk.
- ^ "Kraken Joins Exchanges Refusing to Apply for a BitLicense, Suspends Service in New York". Bitcoin Magazine.
- ^ Elliot Maras (29 September 2015). "SearchTrade Uses Bitcoin to Reward People using the Search Platform". Cryptocoinnews.
- ^ Deepak Bharadwaz (15 September 2015). "Bitcoin 2.0 Start-Up With Plans To Disrupt Google's Search Business Raises Over $40K In A Week". Benzinga.
- ^ Raunaq Vaisoha (1 September 2015). "Search Your Way to Millions? Using Bitcoin to Reinvent the Search Engine". Cointelegraph.
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