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Bitbank, Inc. — Japan crypto-asset exchange operator overview

Confidence: Likely Updated 2026-05-25 Review by 2026-08-07 Sources 4 Machine-translated Original (JA)
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FSA registration number Kanto Local Finance Bureau 第00004号 · JVCEA member #1004 · registration date 2017-09-29

1. Corporate entity / shareholders

  • Trade name: bitbank Inc. (English: Bitbank, Inc.)
  • Corporate number: 1010801024625 (confirmed in the National Tax Agency corporate-number DB)
  • Corporate-number assignment date: 平成27年10月5日 (2015-10-05)
  • Established: 2014年 (month and day unconfirmed because the official website could not be accessed directly)
  • Head-office location: Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, Yaesu Central Tower 10F, 2-2-1 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo (relocated from Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku as of 2026年2月6日)
  • Parent company / shareholder structure: Independent. Unlisted. Detailed shareholder structure not disclosed.
  • Corporate site: https://bitbank.cc/

2. License / registration status

  • Crypto-asset exchange business: Kanto Local Finance Bureau 第00004号 (registration date 2017-09-29)
  • Financial instruments business: Not registered (no derivatives-business registration)
  • Electronic payment instruments business / funds-transfer business: Not disclosed
  • JVCEA membership type: Type I, crypto-asset exchange business only (confirmed in the JVCEA member list; no derivatives-exchange certification)

3. Handled currencies

  • Number of handled tokens: Exact latest count unconfirmed because the official website could not be accessed directly
  • Major tokens (publicly known): BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC, BCC (BCH), MONA, XLM, QTUM, BAT, IOST, XEM and many others
  • Characteristics: A relatively large number of altcoin listings, led by XRP, among domestic exchanges; said to rank among the domestic leaders in altcoin trading volume. Spot-only (no margin / derivatives handling).

4. Scope of business

  • Spot trading: Spot buy/sell (exchange / brokerage)
  • Margin / derivatives: Not handled (no derivatives-exchange certification in the JVCEA membership category)
  • Crypto-asset lending: Not disclosed
  • NFT / staking: Not disclosed
  • Fiat-deposit channel: Bank transfer / quick deposit (Sumishin SBI Net Bank, etc.) supported (official information could not be directly confirmed)

5. Market share / trading volume

  • Trading volume: Per-member trading volumes are disclosed in the JVCEA monthly statistics, but as of 2026-05-18 the specific figures are left blank because that Excel file could not be accessed directly.
  • Number of accounts: Not disclosed
  • Customer base: Centered on retail (individual investors). Corporate services are also offered.
  • Competitive positioning: Said to rank among the domestic leaders in altcoin trading volume, but the specific JVCEA-statistics values serving as the basis require separate confirmation. Relative to BTC-centric bitFlyer / Coincheck, it has a structure where trading volume in multiple currencies such as XRP is relatively high. For an industry comparison of spot trading volume, see JVCEA Domestic Spot Trading Volume Statistical Analysis (2017-2026).

6. History / major events

Year-MonthItem
2014年Established (month and day unconfirmed on the official website)
2015-10-05Corporate number assigned (confirmed in the National Tax Agency DB)
2017-09-29FSA crypto-asset exchange business registration (Kanto Local Finance Bureau 第00004号)
2022-11Collapse of the FTX group (FTX Trading Ltd., parent of FTX Japan K.K., went into a chain bankruptcy). FTX Japan, as a Japanese legal entity, segregated customer assets and survived independently.
2024年bitbank Inc. absorbs FTX Japan K.K. The scheme (whether share transfer or business transfer) and the formal announcement date require confirmation because the official website could not be accessed. Drew industry attention as a case of achieving a phased soft landing through segregated management of customer assets.
2026-02-06Relocated head office from Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku to Yaesu, Chuo-ku (Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, Central Tower 10F)

7. Strategic developments

  • Representative Director CEO: Noriyuki Hirosue. Recognized as public information.
  • Founder: Noriyuki Hirosue is regarded as the founding CEO, but details at the time of establishment remain within the range of public information because the official IR page could not be accessed.
  • Details of other officers / major shareholders: not disclosed.

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