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BCC Exchange (BitConnect Coin)

Proprietary exchange operated by BitConnect for buying, trading, or selling BitConnect Coin (BCC). The FBI later stated that for most of BCC's existence, the only place to purchase, trade, or sell the cryptocurrency was through BitConnect's proprietary exchange. BitConnect shut down its lending and exchange platform in January 2018 after cease-and-desist actions from Texas and North Carolina securities regulators, causing the BCC market to collapse.

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Also known as: BitConnect, Bitconnect, BitConnect Exchange, Bitconnect Exchange, BitConnect Coin, Bitconnect Coin, BCC Exchange, bitconnect.co

Registry sequence

Key facts

Launch date
2016-11-01
Death date
2018-01-16
Years
2016–2018
Origin
Unknown
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-05-11

URL handling

Preferred action
Use archived URL first for historical viewing.
URL status
Dead domain
Original URL
https://bitconnect.co/
Archived URL

Summary

Proprietary exchange operated by BitConnect for buying, trading, or selling BitConnect Coin (BCC). The FBI later stated that for most of BCC's existence, the only place to purchase, trade, or sell the cryptocurrency was through BitConnect's proprietary exchange. BitConnect shut down its lending and exchange platform in January 2018 after cease-and-desist actions from Texas and North Carolina securities regulators, causing the BCC market to collapse.

Timeline

BitConnect BCC proprietary exchange operating era
2016-11-01launchedmedium

The FBI stated that BitConnect Coin was first released through an ICO in November 2016 and that, for most of BCC's existence, the only place to purchase, trade, or sell BCC was through BitConnect's proprietary exchange.

BitConnect shut down lending and exchange platform
2018-01-16shutdown_effectivecritical

BitConnect shut down its lending and exchange platform in January 2018 after cease-and-desist actions from Texas and North Carolina securities regulators, causing the BCC market to collapse.

Evidence

FBI Cleveland2019-02-20government_statementhigh reliabilityentityarchive
TechCrunch2018-01-16news_articlemedium reliabilityentityarchive
FBI Cleveland2019-02-20government_statementhigh reliabilitydeath_reasonarchive
TechCrunch2018-01-16news_articlemedium reliabilitydeath_datearchive
iHodl2018-01-17news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
CoinCodex2018-01-18news_articlemedium reliabilitystatusarchive
Asheville.com2018-01-16regulatory_noticemedium reliabilitydeath_reasonarchive

Notes and record state

Record note
HEI treats this as an exchange entity because FBI materials state that BitConnect hosted a proprietary exchange for BCC and that shutting down the exchange eliminated the BCC market. death_reason is regulation because the January 2018 shutdown followed Texas and North Carolina cease-and-desist actions.
Revision state
Records may be incomplete, approximate, contested, or revised as better evidence becomes available.
This record may be incomplete or revised. Dead-side entries prefer archived URLs over original domains. Dates, causes, and classifications may change when stronger evidence becomes available. Contact / corrections

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