BITPoint Japan Co., Ltd. — Japanese crypto-asset exchange operator (historical / deprecated) overview
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- 1. Corporate entity / shareholders (final state)
- 2. Licensing / registration status (history)
- 3. Handled currencies
- 4. Scope of business (before the merger)
- 5. Market share / trading volume
- 6. History / major incidents
- 7. Strategic developments (the path to the merger)
- 8. Related figures (final period before the merger)
- Related
- Sources
Wiki route
This entry sits under exchanges index. Read it with Jp Exchange SBI Vc Trade (surviving company of the absorption-type merger) for the absorption context, Domestic Crypto Asset Exchange M&A and Consolidation History (2018-2026) for industry context, and FSA Business Improvement Order (BIO) domestic VASP administrative-action history (2018-2026) for regulatory action context.
FSA registration number Kanto Local Finance Bureau 第00009号 · JVCEA member #1008 (old) · 2026-04-01 absorbed into SBI VC Trade via merger (surviving company: SBI VC Trade)
**deprecated VASP / hacking victim in 2019-07 (approx. 35 億円 outflow) / corporate entity extinguished by the SBI VC Trade absorption-type merger in 2026-04 **
1. Corporate entity / shareholders (final state)
- Trade name: BITPoint Japan Co., Ltd. (English: BITPoint Japan Co., Ltd.)
- Established: 2016 年 3 月 (per historical records)
- Parent company: Remixpoint, Inc. (listed on TSE Standard, securities code 3825)
- A mid-sized operating company that runs crypto-asset exchange business at its core, while also operating electricity retail, used-car purchasing, and the like
- Corporate number: confirmed within the scope of public-information compilation (based on the NTA corporate-number disclosure site)
- Head-office location: Minato-ku, Tokyo (final location before the merger)
2. Licensing / registration status (history)
- Crypto-asset exchange business: Director-General of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau 第00009号 (registration date 2017-09-29; among the early registrants registered on the same date as bitFlyer)
- JVCEA Type 1 member: member number #1008 (old)
- After the 2026-04-01 SBI VC Trade (第00011号) absorption-type merger took effect, 第00009号 was effectively struck off (corporate entity extinguished by the merger)
- As of the 2026-04 snapshot: consolidated into SBI VC Trade (00011号) on the FSA registration list. The BITPOINT brand name is maintained in parallel for the time being
3. Handled currencies
- Final lineup: BTC, ETH, BCH, LTC, XRP, TRX, ADA, JMY, BAT, IOST, ATOM, KLAY, MATIC, DEP, LINK, DOT, SHIB, CHZ, FLR, SOL, AVAX, ASTR, XYM, etc. — 20+ tokens
- Characteristics: holds early-listed tokens of the SaaS / metaverse family such as DEP (DEAPCOIN), KLAY (Klaytn), and JMY (Jasmy). Also has a track record of the first domestic listing of FLR (Flare)
- After the merger, planned to be integrated into the SBI VC Trade lineup
4. Scope of business (before the merger)
- Spot sales counter / spot exchange (order-book trading)
- Leveraged trading (offered at one point, later scaled back)
- Crypto-asset lending
- Corporate-oriented services: corporate accounts / OTC support
- Fiat-currency deposits: bank transfer (SBI Sumishin Net Bank and others)
5. Market share / trading volume
- Public figures: based on Remixpoint IR disclosures. In the 2024–2025 年 period, the Remixpoint crypto-asset business segment’s revenue was on the scale of several billion yen
- Positioned as a domestic mid-tier exchange in the 8–10 位 range (below the tier of bitFlyer / Coincheck / GMO Coin / bitbank)
- Customer base: centered on individual retail. Corporate-oriented business was limited
6. History / major incidents
| Period | Item |
|---|---|
| 2016-03 | BITPoint Japan Co., Ltd. established |
| 2017-09-29 | Director-General of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau 第00009号 crypto-asset exchange business registration |
| 2018-06 | Business improvement order from the FSA (an AML/CFT framework-development order as part of a simultaneous response across multiple operators) — see fsa-business-improvement-orders-history for details |
| 2019-07-11 | Crypto-asset outflow incident due to unauthorized access (approx. 35 億円 equivalent). 5 tokens — BTC, ETH, BCH, LTC, XRP — flowed out illicitly from an external hot wallet |
| 2019-07 | Full service suspension / customer-asset return handling. The Remixpoint parent company compensated for the loss (covering the shortfall from its own funds, completing full return to customers) |
| 2019-08 | Phased service resumption |
| 2019–2020 | Response to the FSA business improvement order, rebuilding of the internal management framework |
| 2021–2024 | Business continued. Expansion of handled tokens (the first domestic listing of FLR and other distinctive routes) |
| 2026-01-30 | Announcement of the resolution for an absorption-type merger with SBI VC Trade (under SBI Holdings). SBI VC Trade is the surviving company; BITPoint Japan is the extinguished company. Planned effective date 2026-04-01 |
| 2026-04-01 | Absorption-type merger takes effect. Policy to maintain the BITPoint brand in parallel under SBI VC Trade for the time being |
7. Strategic developments (the path to the merger)
- The trust-recovery route after the 2019-07 hack: customer assets were protected via full compensation from Remixpoint’s own funds, but brand damage and rising compliance costs became a long-term burden
- The 2025–2026 年 need to concentrate management resources: anticipating tighter crypto-asset regulation under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, Remixpoint decided on a phased withdrawal from the crypto-asset business
- SBI VC Trade’s buy-side strategy: Jp Exchange SBI Vc Trade, following the 2025-03 migration of DMM Bitcoin customer assets, absorbed BITPoint as its 2 件th major consolidation. It pursues economies of scale under a framework holding 3 types of licenses (spot / derivatives / electronic payment instruments)
- Impact on the industry as a whole: this merger reduced the number of domestic FSA-registered VASPs from 27 社 → 26 社 (2026-04 snapshot). The oligopolistic concentration of the Japanese VASP market into the SBI / GMO / Rakuten groups advanced further
8. Related figures (final period before the merger)
- Genki Oda: Remixpoint Representative Director and President (at the time of the merger announcement)
- BITPoint Japan Representative Director: the management immediately before the merger was a transitional structure aimed at integration into SBI VC Trade
Related
- jp-exchange-sbi-vc-trade — surviving company of the absorption-type merger (most important cross-link)
- jp-vasp-ma-consolidation-history — JP VASP M&A consolidation history
- fsa-business-improvement-orders-history — FSA business improvement order history
- japan-cex-parent-fg-adjacency-matrix — parent-company map (the move from Remixpoint → SBI)
- coincheck-nem-hack-detailed-analysis — comparison of similar hacking incidents
- dmm-bitcoin-lazarus-hack-detailed-analysis — SBI VC Trade migration precedent
- fsa-vasp-registration-system — FSA registration regime
- jvcea-self-regulatory-overview — JVCEA self-regulation
- INDEX — exchanges domain index
Sources
- Public-information compilation (Remixpoint, Inc. timely disclosures / securities reports, 2018-2026)
- Public-information compilation (CoinPost / Kasoutsuka Watch reporting on the BITPoint illicit-outflow incident, 2019-07)
- Public-information compilation (SBI Holdings × Remixpoint merger press release, 2026-01-30)
- Public-information compilation (FSA Kanto Local Finance Bureau business improvement order, Reiwa 1 period)
- Public-information compilation (FSA crypto-asset exchange operator registration list, 令和8年4月1日 snapshot)
- Public-information compilation (JVCEA member introduction page, 2026-05)