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LINE BITMAX

Japan-focused crypto asset exchange service operated within the LINE group. LVC launched BITMAX on 2019-09-17 as a registered Japanese crypto-asset exchange accessible through the LINE app. LINE Xenesis later announced that LINE BITMAX would end on 2026-06-01 and that the company would discontinue its crypto-asset exchange business. The service site and help center now state that the service ended on that date.

CEXDeadVoluntary shutdown
Also known as: BITMAX, LINE Bitmax, bitmax.me

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Key facts

Launch date
2019-09-17
Death date
2026-06-01
Years
2019–2026
Origin
Japan
Confidence
high
Last verified
2026-06-13

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Summary

Japan-focused crypto asset exchange service operated within the LINE group. LVC launched BITMAX on 2019-09-17 as a registered Japanese crypto-asset exchange accessible through the LINE app. LINE Xenesis later announced that LINE BITMAX would end on 2026-06-01 and that the company would discontinue its crypto-asset exchange business. The service site and help center now state that the service ended on that date.

Timeline

BITMAX began operations in Japan
2019-09-17launchedmedium

LVC Corporation announced that BITMAX had gone live for the Japanese market, initially through the Android version of the LINE app, after LVC registered as a cryptocurrency exchanger under Japan's Payment Services Act.

LINE Xenesis announced LINE BITMAX closure
2026-03-03shutdown_announcedcritical

LINE Xenesis announced that LINE BITMAX would end on 2026-06-01 and published withdrawal, asset-conversion, refund, and custody procedures for customers.

LINE BITMAX service ended
2026-06-01shutdown_effectivecritical

LINE BITMAX reached its announced termination date. The official service site and help center subsequently displayed that the service had ended on 2026-06-01.

Evidence

LINE Corporation2019-09-17official_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive
LINE Corporation2020-08-06official_statementhigh reliabilityentityarchive
LY Corporation2026-03-03official_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive
LINE Xenesis2026-03-03official_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive
LINE Xenesisofficial_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive
LINE Xenesisofficial_statementhigh reliabilityeventarchive

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Notes and record state

Record note
This is LINE's Japan-market BITMAX service, not the unrelated BitMax.io / AscendEX exchange. death_reason is voluntary_shutdown because the operator formally chose to end the service while citing market changes, competition, and resource allocation.
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