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Bter

China-linked centralized cryptocurrency exchange that operated under the Bter brand before the Gate.io successor brand became the continuing exchange identity.

CEXRebrandedRebrand
Also known as: Bter.com, Bter Exchange

Registry sequence

Key facts

Launch date
2013-01-01
Death date
2017-12-31
Years
2013–2017
Origin
China
Confidence
medium
Last verified
2026-05-23

URL handling

Preferred action
Use archived URL first for historical viewing.
URL status
Dead domain
Original URL
http://bter.com/
Archived URL

Summary

China-linked centralized cryptocurrency exchange that operated under the Bter brand before the Gate.io successor brand became the continuing exchange identity.

Timeline

Bter operated as an early altcoin exchange
2013-01-01launchedmedium

Bter operated as a centralized cryptocurrency exchange during the early altcoin market period.

Cold wallet hack
2015-02-14hackcritical

Bter said 7,170 BTC were stolen from its cold wallet and the platform was temporarily shut down.

Bter reported major BTC theft
2015-02-15hackhigh

Bter reported a major Bitcoin theft in February 2015, one of several incidents in the early exchange-security era.

Bter lineage continued under Gate.io
2017-01-01rebrandedhigh

The Bter exchange lineage continued under the Gate.io brand, which remains tracked separately as an active exchange entity.

Bter users migrated to Gate.io
2017-12-31rebrandedhigh

Gate.io announced support for BTER users to move funds to gate.io, reflecting the completed brand transition.

Evidence

Internet Archive2026-04-14archive_capturemedium reliabilityurl_historyarchive
CoinDesk2015-02-15news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
CoinDesk2019-04-17news_articlemedium reliabilitystatusarchive
Gate.io2017-12-31official_bloghigh reliabilityownershiparchive
CoinMarketCapdatabase_referencemedium reliabilityentityarchive
CoinDesk2015-02-16news_articlemedium reliabilityeventarchive
Reuters2015-02-16news_articlehigh reliabilityeventarchive
Wikipediadatabase_referencelow reliabilityentityarchive
Internet Archivearchive_capturemedium reliabilityurl_historyarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note
Treat as lineage-sensitive rebrand record to Gate.io. The 2015 hack is a major historical event but not the terminal state.
Revision state
Records may be incomplete, approximate, contested, or revised as better evidence becomes available.
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