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BTCChina

China-based Bitcoin exchange founded in 2011 and widely described as China's first Bitcoin exchange. In September 2015, BTCChina rebranded to BTCC as the company shifted toward a more global identity.

CEXRebrandedRebrand
Also known as: BTC China, BTCChina.com

Registry sequence

Key facts

Launch date
2011-06-01
Death date
2015-09-15
Years
2011–2015
Origin
China
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-04-29

URL handling

Preferred action
Use current URL handling based on status below.
URL status
Unknown
Original URL
https://btcchina.com/
Archived URL

Summary

China-based Bitcoin exchange founded in 2011 and widely described as China's first Bitcoin exchange. In September 2015, BTCChina rebranded to BTCC as the company shifted toward a more global identity.

Timeline

BTCChina founded
2011-06-01launchedmedium

BTCChina is described as China's first Bitcoin exchange and as founded in June 2011.

BTCChina rebranded to BTCC
2015-09-15rebrandedhigh

BTCC announced that BTCChina was rebranding to BTCC to support a more global identity and broader product set.

Evidence

BitcoinWiki2026-04-29community_referencemedium reliabilitylaunch_datearchive
BTCC / GlobeNewswire2015-09-15official_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive
BTCC / PRWeb2015-09-15official_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive
TechCrunch2015-09-15news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
Internet Archive2026-04-29archive_capturemedium reliabilityurl_historyarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note
HEI models this as the historical BTCChina brand record and links it reciprocally to the existing BTCC record. The 2015-09-15 rebrand is used as the terminal BTCChina brand marker; later BTCC trading restrictions and ownership changes remain part of the BTCC record.
Revision state
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