Exchange record
Bitcoin-24
Europe-focused Bitcoin exchange that was live from May 2012 and went offline in April 2013 after Polish and German bank-account closures and related legal / regulatory action.
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Also known as: Bitcoin-24.com, Bitcoin24
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Key facts
Launch date
2012-05-01
Death date
2013-04-12
Years
2012–2013
Origin
Europe
Confidence
medium
Last verified
2026-04-28
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Original URL
https://bitcoin-24.com/
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Summary
Europe-focused Bitcoin exchange that was live from May 2012 and went offline in April 2013 after Polish and German bank-account closures and related legal / regulatory action.
Timeline
Bitcoin-24 first live
2012-05-01launchedmedium
Bitcoin-24 is described by Bitcoin Wiki as first live in May 2012.
Bitcoin-24 shut down after bank-account closures
2013-04-12regulatory_actioncritical
Bitcoin-24 displayed a shutdown / unavailable notice in April 2013, citing closure of its Polish bank account, while later reporting described both Polish and German account closures and legal action.
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Record note
HEI uses 2013-04-12 as the terminal shutdown marker based on public shutdown notices and reporting. CoinDesk later described the exchange as offline for two weeks after Polish and German bank accounts were closed.
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