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BCC Exchange (BitConnect Coin)

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BCC Exchange (BitConnect Coin)

Proprietary exchange operated by BitConnect for buying, trading, or selling BitConnect Coin (BCC). U.S. law-enforcement and regulatory records confirm the exchange's role in the BitConnect scheme and the regulatory actions that preceded its January 2018 shutdown. BitConnect announced the closure of its lending and exchange platform on 2018-01-16 after cease-and-desist actions in Texas and North Carolina.

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

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Key facts

Launch date
—
Death date
2018-01-16
Years
—–2018
Origin
Unknown
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-09-09

URL handling

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

Proprietary exchange operated by BitConnect for buying, trading, or selling BitConnect Coin (BCC). U.S. law-enforcement and regulatory records confirm the exchange's role in the BitConnect scheme and the regulatory actions that preceded its January 2018 shutdown. BitConnect announced the closure of its lending and exchange platform on 2018-01-16 after cease-and-desist actions in Texas and North Carolina.

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.

Texas issued an emergency cease-and-desist order against BitConnect
2018-01-04regulatory_actionhigh

The Texas Securities Commissioner entered an Emergency Cease and Desist Order against BitConnect concerning its cryptocurrency-based investment programs and securities activity.

North Carolina issued a temporary cease-and-desist order against BitConnect
2018-01-09regulatory_actionhigh

The North Carolina Secretary of State Securities Division issued a Temporary Cease and Desist Order against BitConnect and related BitConnect entities concerning unregistered securities offerings.

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.

BitConnect closed its lending and exchange platform
2018-01-16shutdown_effectivecritical

BitConnect announced that it was closing its lending and cryptocurrency exchange platform after regulatory cease-and-desist actions, ending the proprietary BCC exchange service.

Evidence

Seeking Potential Victims in Bitconnect Investigation
FBI Cleveland2019-02-20regulatory_noticehigh reliabilityentityarchive
Bitconnect, which has been accused of running a Ponzi scheme, shuts down
TechCrunch2018-01-16news_articlemedium reliabilityentityarchive
Seeking Potential Victims in Bitconnect Investigation
FBI Cleveland2019-02-20regulatory_noticehigh reliabilitydeath_reasonarchive
Bitconnect, which has been accused of running a Ponzi scheme, shuts down
TechCrunch2018-01-16news_articlemedium reliabilitydeath_datearchive
Bitconnect Shuts Down Lending and Exchange Platform
iHodl2018-01-17news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
Bitconnect Has Completed the Exit Scam
CoinCodex2018-01-18news_articlemedium reliabilitystatusarchive
N.C. Secretary of State Issues Order to Halt BitConnect
Asheville.com2018-01-16regulatory_noticemedium reliabilitydeath_reasonarchive
$4 Billion Crypto-Promoter Ordered to Halt Fraudulent Sales
Texas State Securities Board2018-01-04regulatory_noticehigh reliabilityeventarchive
Criminal Enforcement & Administrative Actions — BitConnect
North Carolina Secretary of State Securities Division2018-01-09regulatory_noticehigh reliabilityeventarchive
BitConnect Closes Exchange as States Warn of Unregulated Sales
Bloomberg2018-01-16news_articlehigh reliabilityeventarchive
Seeking Potential Victims in Bitconnect Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation2019-02-20official_statementhigh reliabilitystatusarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note
HEI treats this as an exchange entity because FBI and DOJ materials identify a proprietary BitConnect/BCC exchange used to purchase, trade, or sell BCC. The prior exact launch_date 2016-11-01 is removed because authoritative material ties November 2016 to BCC's release/ICO, not to a proven exchange launch day. The 2018-01-16 death_date is retained because contemporaneous reporting records BitConnect's own announcement that it was closing the lending and exchange platform that day. death_reason remains regulation because the shutdown followed Texas and North Carolina securities cease-and-desist actions; BitConnect's contemporaneous statement also cited bad press and denial-of-service attacks, so regulation is modeled as the principal precipitating lifecycle factor rather than the sole circumstance. Country/origin remains Unknown because authoritative materials identify BitConnect-related entities and persons in multiple jurisdictions without safely establishing a single operating jurisdiction for the proprietary exchange itself.
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