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bitFlyer

Japan-based regulated centralized cryptocurrency exchange established in January 2014; FTX Japan became a wholly owned group subsidiary in July 2024.

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Key facts

Launch date
2014-01-09
Death date
Years
2014–—
Origin
Japan
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-06-23

URL handling

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Use current URL handling based on status below.
URL status
Live verified
Archived URL

Summary

Japan-based regulated centralized cryptocurrency exchange established in January 2014; FTX Japan became a wholly owned group subsidiary in July 2024.

Timeline

bitFlyer launched its Bitcoin trading service
2014-04-01launchedmedium

bitFlyer launched its Japanese Bitcoin buy-and-sell service in April 2014 after the company was established in January 2014.

FTX Japan became a bitFlyer Holdings subsidiary
2024-07-26acquiredhigh

bitFlyer Holdings reported that FTX Japan became a wholly owned group subsidiary.

Evidence

bitFlyer2026-04-07official_statementmedium reliabilityentityarchive
bitFlyerofficial_statementhigh reliabilityentityarchive
bitFlyer2020-03-11official_statementhigh reliabilitylaunch_datearchive
bitFlyerofficial_statementhigh reliabilitystatusarchive
CoinGeckodatabase_referencemedium reliabilityentityarchive
bitFlyer2024-06-20official_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive
bitFlyer Holdings2024-07-26official_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note
Official sources distinguish the January 2014 company establishment date from the April 2014 trading-service launch. On July 26, 2024, bitFlyer Holdings reported that FTX Japan became a wholly owned group subsidiary.
Revision state
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