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Bitexen

Turkey-based centralized cryptocurrency exchange launched on May 4, 2018 and operated from Istanbul's ITU ARI Teknokent ecosystem, continuing under the Bitexen brand within Turkey's transitional crypto-service-provider framework.

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Key facts

Launch date
2018-05-04
Death date
Years
2018–—
Origin
Turkey
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-06-24

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URL status
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Summary

Turkey-based centralized cryptocurrency exchange launched on May 4, 2018 and operated from Istanbul's ITU ARI Teknokent ecosystem, continuing under the Bitexen brand within Turkey's transitional crypto-service-provider framework.

Timeline

Bitexen launched in Turkey
2018-05-04launchedmedium

Bitexen launched as a Turkey-based centralized cryptocurrency exchange on May 4, 2018.

Bitexen entered Turkey's transitional operating list
2024-08-05regulatory_actionmedium

Turkey's Capital Markets Board included Bitexen among crypto-asset service providers that declared an intention to continue operating under the new statutory framework.

Evidence

Bitexen2026-04-07official_statementmedium reliabilityentityarchive
Bitexenofficial_statementhigh reliabilitylaunch_datearchive
CoinMarketCapdatabase_referencemedium reliabilitylaunch_datearchive
Capital Markets Board of Turkey2024-08-05regulatory_noticehigh reliabilityeventarchive
Capital Markets Board of Turkeyregulatory_noticehigh reliabilityeventarchive
Bitexenofficial_statementhigh reliabilitystatusarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note
Official company material identifies a 2018 founding in Istanbul's ITU ARI Teknokent. An independent exchange profile supplies the exact May 4 launch date. Turkey's Capital Markets Board currently lists Bitexen on its transitional operating list, which the regulator explicitly states is not itself an authorisation.
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