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BitTrade

Japan-based regulated centralized cryptocurrency exchange operated by BitTrade Inc., a company established in September 2016 and formerly branded as Huobi Japan.

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Also known as: Huobi Japan, bittrade.co.jp, bittrade

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Key facts

Launch date
2016-09-01
Death date
Years
2016–—
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 operated by BitTrade Inc., a company established in September 2016 and formerly branded as Huobi Japan.

Timeline

BitTrade operating company established
2016-09-01launchedmedium

The Japanese company now operating the BitTrade exchange was established in September 2016.

Huobi Japan service rebranded as BitTrade
2023-02-15rebrandedhigh

The Japanese exchange changed its customer-facing service name to BitTrade, followed by the operating company's legal name change in April 2023.

Evidence

BitTradeofficial_statementhigh reliabilitystatusarchive
CCXTdatabase_referencemedium reliabilityentityarchive
CoinGeckodatabase_referencemedium reliabilityentityarchive
BitTradeofficial_statementhigh reliabilitylaunch_datearchive
BitTrade2023-02-14official_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive
BitTrade2023-05-31official_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note
The official company profile states that BitTrade Inc. was established in September 2016 and holds Japanese crypto-asset exchange registration Kanto Finance Bureau No. 00007. HEI uses a month-level establishment date because the exact day is not stated. Service history continued through Huobi Japan before the 2023 rebrand back to BitTrade.
Revision state
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