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Bitfloor

New York-based Bitcoin exchange that operated from 2011, suffered a major 24,000 BTC hot-wallet theft in September 2012, resumed operations, and then halted operations indefinitely on 2013-04-17 after its U.S. bank account was scheduled to be closed.

CEXDeadVoluntary shutdown
Also known as: BitFloor, Bit Floor

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Key facts

Launch date
2011-01-01
Death date
2013-04-17
Years
2011–2013
Origin
United States
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-04-28

URL handling

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URL status
Unknown
Original URL
https://bitfloor.com/
Archived URL
View archived site

Summary

New York-based Bitcoin exchange that operated from 2011, suffered a major 24,000 BTC hot-wallet theft in September 2012, resumed operations, and then halted operations indefinitely on 2013-04-17 after its U.S. bank account was scheduled to be closed.

Timeline

Bitfloor operating since 2011
2011-01-01launchedmedium

Bitfloor is described as a New York-based Bitcoin exchange operating since 2011, with first publicity in February 2012.

Bitfloor lost about 24,000 BTC in hot-wallet theft
2012-09-04hackcritical

Bitfloor suspended operations after attackers compromised servers and stole roughly 24,000 BTC from an unencrypted wallet-key backup.

Bitfloor halted operations indefinitely
2013-04-17shutdown_effectivecritical

Bitfloor announced it would halt operations and return funds after its U.S. bank account was scheduled to be closed and it could no longer provide the same level of USD deposits and withdrawals.

Evidence

Bitfloor
Bitcoin Wiki2026-04-28community_referencemedium reliabilitylaunch_datearchive
Hacker steals $250k in Bitcoins from online exchange Bitfloor
Ars Technica2012-09-04news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
BitFloor breached, hacker makes off with $250,000 in BitCoins
TechSpot2012-09-05news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
Sep 2012 - Bitfloor Exchange Hack
Quadriga Initiative2026-04-28database_referencemedium reliabilityeventarchive
Bitfloor, number four Bitcoin-based exchange, shuts down for good
Ars Technica2013-04-18news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
US Bitcoin exchange BitFloor shuts down again
Computerworld2013-04-18news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
Archive index for the former Bitfloor site
Internet Archive2026-04-28archive_capturemedium reliabilityurl_historyarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note
HEI models Bitfloor as dead / voluntary_shutdown because the terminal public marker was the founder's decision to halt operations and return funds after banking access was lost. The 2012 hack is recorded as a major incident but not as the final shutdown marker.
Revision state
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