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Bitbank
Japan-based centralized cryptocurrency exchange operated by bitbank, inc., whose corporate lineage began on May 7, 2014 and which continues to provide yen-denominated digital-asset trading services.
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Launch date
2014-05-07
Death date
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Years
2014–—
Origin
Japan
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-06-24
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Summary
Japan-based centralized cryptocurrency exchange operated by bitbank, inc., whose corporate lineage began on May 7, 2014 and which continues to provide yen-denominated digital-asset trading services.
Timeline
bitbank, inc. was established
2014-05-07launchedmedium
The Japanese company that operates the Bitbank exchange was established on May 7, 2014.
Japanese authorities issued a business-improvement order to bitbank
2018-06-22regulatory_actionhigh
Japan's Financial Services Agency announced an administrative action after supervisory review identified deficiencies in bitbank's governance, customer-asset segregation, anti-money-laundering controls, and outsourced-service management.
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Official company material establishes May 7, 2014 as the incorporation date. The current bitbank.cc exchange service developed later within that corporate lineage; independent market profiles may use a later exchange-establishment year.
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