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bitbank is one of the cryptocurrency exchange s in Japan. It is run by bitbank, inc with its headquarter in Tokyo, Japan.

The exchange primarily offers cryptocurrency spot trading on the order book as well as instant buy/sell and lending services.

In September of 2017, the firm was officially licensed by the Financial Services Agency of Japan as a registered cryptocurrency exchange operator (Registration No. 00004, issued by the Director of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau)

General information
bitbank, inc was founded in May 2014 by Noriyuki Hirosue with its previous name bitcheck inc., subsequently changed its name to the actual one in 2014.

In July 2015, bitbank launched a bitcoin futures exchange, called bitbank Trade (until April 2019).

In March 2017, bitbank, Inc. launched cryptocurrency spot trading service “bitbank.cc”.

The founder CEO, Hirosue, also holds multiple roles in the cryptocurrency industry such as the director of Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA, Self-Regulatory Organization), and the chairman of Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association (JCBA).

Cryptocurrencies

 * Bitcoin BTC
 * Ethereum ETH
 * Ripple XRP
 * Bitcoin Cash: BCH
 * Litecoin LTC
 * Monacoin MONA
 * Stellar lumen XLM
 * Qtum QTUM
 * Basic Attention Token BAT
 * OMG Network OMG

Core businesses
bitbank.cc


 * Cryptocurrency exchange: Users can buy and sell a variety of cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin through the order book.
 * Cryptocurrency instant buy and sell: Users can buy and sell a variety of types of cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin instantly through bilateral transactions with bitbank.
 * Cryptocurrency lending: By lending their cryptocurrency to bitbank, users receive interests at the maturity date.

bitbank MARKETS


 * An owned media service, providing news and analysis reports on the crypto-market.

History
2014


 * May　          Established bitcheck inc.
 * May              Launched "bitcheck wallet”  the service that c ust omers can buy Bitc o in with credit car d
 * September　Changed the company name to bitbank, inc.''
 * October　    Launched cryptocurrency market analysis media "BTCN"

2015


 * June             Launched bitbank Trade, a Bitcoin futures exchange

2016


 * June　         Launched "Blockchain Daigakko" a learning service regarding to cryptocurrency and blockchain

2017


 * March      　Launched cryptocurrency exchange, bitbank.cc
 * September  Registration by the Financial Services Agency of Japan as a cryptocurrency exchange operator (Registration No. 00004, issued by the Director of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau)

2018


 * March　     Launched cryptocurrency lending service

2019


 * February    Traded 48% of Japan’s spot trade volume
 * March     　Closed bitbank Trade
 * June       　Hirosue appointed as the director of Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association and the chairman of Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association.

2020


 * October  　Launched instant buy and sell service of cryptocurrency

Member organization

 * Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA)
 * Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association (JCBA)