BitTrade Inc. — Japan crypto-asset exchange operator overview
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FSA registration No. 00007, Kanto Local Finance Bureau · JVCEA member #1007 · registration date 2017-09-29
1. Corporate / shareholders
- Trade name: BitTrade Inc. (Japanese: ビットトレード株式会社)
- Former trade names: BitTrade Inc. → Huobi Japan Inc. (renamed 2018-12-17) → BitTrade Inc. (renamed 2023-04-21)
- Established: September 2016
- Head office location: 〒105-0003 1-1-1 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
- Capital: JPY 100 million (as of the end of February 2023)
- Listing status: Unlisted
- Major shareholders (disclosed):
- SINOHOPE SG PTE. LTD. (presumed top shareholder)
- Sinohope Technology Holdings Limited
- Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, Inc.
- FPG Co., Ltd.
2. License / registration status
- Crypto-asset exchange business: Director-General of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau, registration No. 00007
- Type I Financial Instruments Business: Director-General of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau, Financial Instruments registration No. 3295
- JVCEA member: Type I member #1007 (covering both crypto-asset exchange business and crypto-asset derivatives transactions)
- JCBA member: Regular member of the Japan Crypto-asset Business Association
- Fintech Association: Venture member
- Japan STO Association / Japan Security Token Association: Supporting member
3. Listed currencies
- Listed assets: the lineup changes through listings and delistings, so the current trading screen and transaction guide take precedence. Historical fixed counts and planned delistings are not carried forward as the current lineup.
- Features:
- Handles multiple altcoins, but historical “most in Japan” or “No. 1” labels are not treated as a current rank
- Also lists several proprietary / project-based assets (JOC, UPC, CRTS, ZPG, etc.)
- Operates an IEO (Initial Exchange Offering) platform
4. Scope of business
This table is based on BitTrade’s current transaction guide, official service information, and JVCEA membership category. Current documents take precedence for variable conditions such as assets, fees, and order specifications. ^[Sources: https://static.bittrade.co.jp/pdf/Transaction_Instructions.pdf; https://www.bittrade.co.jp/ja-jp/profile/; https://jvcea.or.jp/member/.]
| Service | Availability |
|---|---|
| Sales counter (spot) | ✓ |
| Exchange (order-book trading) | ✓ |
| Leveraged trading (CFD) | ✓ (basis for Type I Financial Instruments Business) |
| Accumulation (regular savings) | ✓ |
| Crypto-asset lending | ✓ |
| IEO | ✓ (dedicated listing page available) |
| Corporate services | ✓ (dedicated page available) |
| API | WebSocket specification (millisecond support) |
- Fiat-currency deposit channels: quick deposit, bank-transfer deposit, Pay-easy deposit, and convenience-store deposit. Consult the current fee page for supported routes and fees.
- Banking partners: PayPay Bank, Rakuten Bank, SBI Sumishin Net Bank, Resona Bank, Japan Post Bank, GMO Aozora Net Bank
- Security: official guidance describes cold-wallet management and continuous monitoring. A historical “zero hacking incidents” label is not treated as a guarantee of no future incident.
5. Market share / trading volume
- Account count / trading volume: the company disclosures reviewed on 2026-07-29 did not identify comparable account-count or trading-volume figures. This does not establish that no such disclosure exists.
- Position within the market: the current JVCEA listing shows both crypto-asset exchange and crypto-asset derivatives activities. This entry does not freeze member counts or a market ranking; see JVCEA: Overview of the Self-Regulatory Framework / Japan Domestic Crypto Asset Derivatives Business Regime — FIEA × Payment Services Act Dual Registration.
- Customer base: Mainly individual retail. Also offers corporate-facing services.
6. History / major events
This table is limited to milestones confirmed in the company’s official profile, disclosures and press releases, and FSA/JVCEA registration materials. Press-only inspection claims and unconfirmed inferences about enforcement outcomes are excluded. ^[Sources: https://www.bittrade.co.jp/ja-jp/profile/; https://www.bittrade.co.jp/ja-jp/disclosure/; https://support.bittrade.co.jp/hc/ja/categories/360002149873; https://jvcea.or.jp/member/.]
| Date | Item |
|---|---|
| 2016-09 | Established as BitTrade Inc. |
| 2017-09-29 | Registered as a crypto-asset exchange business (Kanto Local Finance Bureau registration No. 00007) |
| 2018-12-17 | Service brand changed to “Huobi Japan” alongside strengthened partnership with the Huobi group |
| 2019-10 | “Sales counter” service released. Third-party allotment capital increase to FPG Co., Ltd. |
| 2019-12 | Capital and business alliance with Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings |
| 2020-06 | Listed Huobi Token (HT) |
| 2023-02-15 | Brand name changed to “BitTrade” |
| 2023-04-21 | Corporate name formally changed to “BitTrade Inc.” (from Huobi Japan Inc.) |
| 2023-03-31 | Web domain changed (huobi.co.jp → bittrade.co.jp) |
| 2025-11 | Circuit-breaker system launched |
| 2026-05 | Notice of delisting of some assets such as BSV and SXP |
Hacks / major incidents: within the company, FSA, and JVCEA materials designated for this review and checked on 2026-07-29, no hack or major-incident record was identified. This is not an assertion that none exists.
7. Strategic developments (recent 12 months)
- July 2025: Began joint research with JTB and NTT TechnoCross on regional revitalization through “oshi-katsu” (fan activities) (press release)
- August 2025: Concluded a basic agreement with Hokubo Co., Ltd. on crypto-asset / Web3.0-related business
- November 2025: Agreed with the ENI Foundation to advance collaboration in the Web3.0 domain (press release)
- January 2026: Concluded a strategic alliance with Australian real-estate developer Avantaus Development (ADG) leveraging RWA (real-world assets)
- IEO rollout: Continues regular information disclosure for domestic proprietary assets (such as JOC); the new-listing application window is also open
- Use of Type I Financial Instruments Business: Provides a CFD (crypto-asset derivatives) platform. Discloses its capital-adequacy ratio quarterly (disclosed through the end of March 2026)
8. Related people
- Representative Director and President: Seki Rai
- Directors: Oki Shigeo / Hatsuzawa Keisuke
- Outside Directors: Zhang Li (Chen Lie) / Meng Eric
- Part-time Auditor: Minakata Michio
- Founding: No details on the old BitTrade era stated in public materials
Related
- japan-financial-regulation — Japan financial regulation overall
- japan-bittrade-listing-process — general theory of token listing (separated from this entry)
- japan-stablecoin-regulatory-landscape — related stablecoin regime
- jp-trust-type-sc-architecture — related SC regime
- jp-exchange-binance-japan — peer overview (Binance Japan)
- jp-exchange-gmo-coin — peer overview (GMO Coin)
- jp-ieo-system-and-cases — JP IEO regime / cases
- jp-vasp-derivative-license-system — JP VASP derivatives license regime
- jp-vasp-parent-company-map — JP VASP parent-company map
Sources
- BitTrade company profile (retrieved 2026-05-18)
- BitTrade fee schedule (retrieved 2026-05-18)
- BitTrade disclosure materials (retrieved 2026-05-18)
- BitTrade transaction guide (retrieved 2026-07-29)
- JVCEA member list (retrieved 2026-05-18)
- FSA crypto-asset exchange operator registration list Excel (snapshot April 1, 2026)
- BitTrade press release list (retrieved 2026-05-18)
- CoinPost “Huobi Japan → BitTrade” article set (retrieved 2026-05-18)
- BitTrade - Wikipedia (retrieved 2026-05-18 · needs cross-check: note of insufficient sources)
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