Exchange record
BitNZ
New Zealand BTC/NZD exchange announced in September 2011. BitNZ later announced it would close because New Zealand banking access made Bitcoin exchange operations impossible, and customers were asked to withdraw funds by 2017-04-15.
CEXDeadVoluntary shutdown
Also known as: bitNZ, bitnz.com
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Key facts
Launch date
2011-09-12
Death date
2017-04-15
Years
2011–2017
Origin
New Zealand
Confidence
medium
Last verified
2026-04-29
URL handling
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URL status
Unknown
Original URL
https://bitnz.com/
Archived URL
Summary
New Zealand BTC/NZD exchange announced in September 2011. BitNZ later announced it would close because New Zealand banking access made Bitcoin exchange operations impossible, and customers were asked to withdraw funds by 2017-04-15.
Timeline
BitNZ announced
2011-09-12launchedmedium
Bitcoin Wiki records BitNZ as announced on 2011-09-12 as a New Zealand BTC/NZD exchange.
BitNZ withdrawal deadline after closure announcement
2017-04-15shutdown_effectivehigh
BitNZ announced it would close due to New Zealand banking problems and asked customers to withdraw funds by 2017-04-15.
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Record note
HEI models BitNZ as dead / voluntary_shutdown because reporting describes a planned closure driven by banking-access problems rather than a hack or insolvency. The terminal date uses the customer withdrawal deadline of 2017-04-15.
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