Bit-Z

Exchange record

Hong Kong / China-linked centralized cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2016. BitZ announced an orderly shutdown in October 2021 in response to Chinese regulatory policy, with spot trading and website / app access scheduled to stop on 2021-10-21.

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Also known as: BitZ, Bit Z, BitZ Group, Bit-Z.com, bitz.com

Registry sequence

← BitBay

Coinzo →

Key facts

Launch date

2016-01-01

Death date

2021-10-21

Years

2016–2021

Origin

Hong Kong

Confidence

high

Last verified

2026-04-29

URL handling

Preferred action

Use current URL handling based on status below.

URL status

Unknown

Original URL

http://www.bitz.com/

Archived URL

View archived site

Summary

Timeline

Bit-Z founded

2016-01-01launchedmedium

Market-data and company-profile sources describe BitZ / Bit-Z as founded or launched in 2016.

BitZ scheduled final platform shutdown

2021-10-21shutdown_effectivecritical

BitZ announced that it would stop spot trading and disable website / app login on 2021-10-21 as part of an orderly exit following Chinese regulatory policy requirements.

Evidence

BitZ trade volume and market listings

CoinMarketCap2026-04-29database_referencemedium reliabilityentityarchive

USD Ten Million of Financing obtained by the International Digital Assets Transaction Platform – Bit-Z

ACCESSWIRE2018-01-31news_articlemedium reliabilitylaunch_datearchive

Bit-Z review

Cryptowisser2021-10-08database_referencemedium reliabilityeventarchive

Chinese Crypto Exchange BitZ Announces Closure as Crackdown Continues

BeInCrypto2021-10-08news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive

4-Year Old Chinese Exchange BitZ Quits Business Due to New Strict Regulations in China

AiCoin2021-10-08news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive

Due to the influence of the central bank's document, over 31 cryptocurrency projects will suspend certain services for mainland users

ChainCatcher2021-09-29news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive

Archive index for the former BitZ site

Internet Archive2026-04-29archive_capturemedium reliabilityurl_historyarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note

HEI uses regulation as death_reason because contemporary reports preserve BitZ's shutdown schedule and state that the closure followed Chinese regulatory policy requirements. The terminal date uses 2021-10-21, when spot trading and platform login were scheduled to stop.

Revision state

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