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BTCChina

China-based Bitcoin exchange founded in 2011 and described by BTCC as China's first Bitcoin exchange. BTCChina rebranded to BTCC on 2015-09-15 as the company adopted a more global identity.

CEXRebrandedRebrand
Also known as: BTC China, BTCChina.com

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Key facts

Launch date
—
Death date
2015-09-15
Years
—–2015
Origin
China
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-09-05

URL handling

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URL status
Unknown
Original URL
https://btcchina.com/
Archived URL
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Summary

China-based Bitcoin exchange founded in 2011 and described by BTCC as China's first Bitcoin exchange. BTCChina rebranded to BTCC on 2015-09-15 as the company adopted 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

BTCChina changed its brand to BTCC and introduced the BTCC name, logo and website as part of a shift toward a global audience.

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

BTC China
BitcoinWiki2026-04-29community_referencemedium reliabilitylaunch_datearchive
BTCChina Rebrands as BTCC with Focus on Global Audience
BTCC / GlobeNewswire2015-09-15official_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive
BTCChina Rebrands as BTCC with Focus on Global Audience
BTCC / PRWeb2015-09-15official_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive
BTCChina Rebrands To BTCC
TechCrunch2015-09-15news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
Archive index for the former BTCChina site
Internet Archive2026-04-29archive_capturemedium reliabilityurl_historyarchive
BTCChina Rebrands as BTCC with Focus on Global Audience
BTCC2015-09-15official_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive
BTCChina Rebrands To BTCC
TechCrunch2015-09-15news_articlehigh reliabilityeventarchive

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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 directly supported by a BTCC-issued announcement. The prior exact launch date of 2011-06-01 has been removed because reviewed first-party material supports founding in 2011 but not that exact day. Later BTCC trading restrictions and ownership changes remain part of the BTCC record.
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