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