Bitcoin offers a strong level of privacy. In my view, any website functioning as an exchange and taking custody of customer funds does not have the luxury of anonimity.
The Bitcoin Wiki has a list of exchanges
[1],[2] and there are many threads discussing them. This list is my attempt to provide profiles of the Top-10 real-time exchanges using publicly available data to help you evaluate counterparty risks even further. Bogus information is easy to fabricate, verify data from legitimate sources (i.e.
Registration Authorities). Excluded are Money Transmitters, Online Wallets, In Person Traders, and market places. This list is ordered by Previous Month BTC trading volume.
Total Exchange Traded Volume (June 2012)*:
| Exchange | Volume | Market Share |
| MtGox | 1,552,237.73 | 67.88% |
| Intersango | 183,954.06 | 8.04% |
| BTC-e | 150,166.36 | 6.57% |
| VirWox | 92,035.00 | 4.02% |
| BitStamp | 63,346.69 | 2.77% |
| BTCde | 50,354.75 | 2.20% |
| VirtEx | 33,762.49 | 1.48% |
| Camp BX | 32,317.86 | 1.41% |
| CryptoXChange | 28,814.11 | 1.26% |
| BitFloor | 23,270.28 | 1.02% |
| btcEx | 22,332.20 | 0.98% |
| BTC China | 14,514.48 | 0.63% |
| Bitcoin-24 | 13,011.26 | 0.57% |
| BitMarket.eu | 11,671.26 | 0.51% |
| Mercado Bitcoin | 4,077.19 | 0.18% |
| Bitcoin-Central | 4,017.88 | 0.18% |
| Kapiton | 3,025.22 | 0.13% |
| BtcTree | 2,013.53 | 0.09% |
| bitNZ | 914.18 | 0.04% |
| Vircurex | 394.97 | 0.02% |
| The Rock Trading Co. | 283.15 | 0.01% |
| Imcex | 120.10 | 0.01% |
| Ruxum | 91.16 | 0.00% |
| ICBIT | 4.55 | 0.00% |
| | |
| Total | 2,286,730.46 | |
* data from bitcoincharts.com; includes all currencies.
Other charts at Bitcoincharts.com:
Volume Comparison Charts.
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MtGox- Website: https://mtgox.com/
- Alexa Traffic Rank: 41,873
- IPv4 Address: 72.52.5.67; Prolexic Technologies; Hollywood, Florida, United States
- Physical Address: Cerulean Tower 15F, Sakuragaoka-cho 26-1, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 〒150-8512
- Other Address:
- Phone:+81 3 4520 6200
- Full Time Employees: 8
- Registered Name:Tibanne Co., Ltd.
- Registered Address:Cerulean Tower 15F, Sakuragaoka-cho 26-1, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 〒150-8512
- Registration Number:2353440
- Registration Authority:The Tokyo Chamber of Commerce And Industry
- VAT Identification Number:
- Employer Identification Number:
- Other Tax ID:
- FinCEN, AML/KYC, other legal:
- Management: Mark Karpeles
- Banking Partner(s): Bank Zachodni WBK, SMBC
- Products: BTC/AUD, BTC/CAD, BTC/CHF, BTC/CNY, BTC/DKK, BTC/EUR, BTC/GBP, BTC/HKD, BTC/JPY, BTC/NOK, BTC/NZD, BTC/PLN, BTC/RUB, BTC/SEK, BTC/SGD, BTC/THB, BTC/USD
- Fee Schedule:0.25%-0.60% Trading Volume Discounts
- Possible to create fake Limit Orders:
- Deposit Method(s):Bitinstant, Dwolla, Bank Wire, Japanese Domestic Transfer, MtGox Code, OKPay
- Withdrawal Method(s):Dwolla, Bank Wire, OKPay, SEPA
- Trading Platform:Proprietary
- API:Available
- Tor Access Policy:Not Allowed
- Cloud Hosted:
- Privacy Policy: Available
- Statements of Financial Conditions:Unaudited- January 2012
- Internal & External Security Disclosure:
- Note: Unable to locate Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Data.
Intersango
- Website: https://intersango.com/
- Alexa Traffic Rank: 281,894
- IPv4 address: 31.222.180.166; Rackspace.com; London, Greater London, United Kingdom
- Physical Address:3rd Floor 14 Hanover Street, London, England, W1S 1YH
- Other Address:
- Phone:+442081333752
- Full Time Employees:
- Registered Name:Intersango LTD
- Registered Address:
- Registration Number:
- Registration Authority:
- VAT Identification Number:
- Employer Identification Number:
- Other Tax ID:
- FinCEN, AML/KYC, other legal:
- Management:
- Banking Partner(s):Metro Bank, Bank Zachodni WBK
- Products: BTC/EUR, BTC/GBP, BTC/PLN, BTC/USD
- Trading Fee Schedule:0.65% of all trades + Liquidity Rebate
- Possible to create fake Limit Orders:
- Deposit Method(s):Internet Banking, Dwolla, SEPA,
- Withdrawal Method(s): Dwolla, SEPA
- Trading Platform:Open Source
- API:Available
- Tor Access Policy:Unknown
- Cloud Hosted:Yes
- Statements of Financial Conditions:Unknown
- Internal & External Security Disclosure: Available
BTC-e
- Website: https://btc-e.com/
- Alexa Traffic Rank: 243,960
- IPv4 address: 206.72.206.66; CWS Company; New York City, New York, United States
- Physical Address:
- Other Address:
- Phone:
- Full Time Employees:
- Registered Name:
- Registered Address:
- Registration Number:
- Registration Authority: Bulgaria (
), Turkey (), Russia (), United States () - VAT Identification Number:
- Employer Identification Number:
- Other Tax ID:
- FinCEN, AML/KYC, other legal:
- Management:
- Banking Partner(s):
- Products: BTC/USD, SC/BTC, LTC/BTC, LTC/USD, NMC/BTC
- Trading Fee Schedule: 0.2%
- Possible to create fake Limit Orders:
- Margin APR:
- Deposit Method(s): Bank Wire, SEPA, Western Union, Dwolla
- Withdrawal Method(s): Western Union, Dwolla
- Trading Platform:
- API: Available
- Tor Access Policy:
- Cloud Hosted:
- Privacy Policy:
- Statements of Financial Conditions:Unknown
- Internal & External Security Disclosure:
- Notes:
VirWoX
- Website: https://www.virwox.com/
- Alexa Traffic Rank: 128,155
- IPv4 address: 213.208.139.167; Solutions-at; Vienna, Austria
- Physical Address: Asperner Heldenplatz 6, 1220 Vienna, Austria
- Other Address:
- Phone:Unknown
- Full Time Employees:
- Registered Name: Virtual World Services GmbH
- Registered Address: Asperner Heldenplatz 6, 1220 Vienna, Austria
- Registration Number: FN 299158 p
- Registration Authority:Handelsgericht Wien
- VAT Identification Number: ATU63720414
- Employer Identification Number:
- Other Tax ID:
- FinCEN, AML/KYC, other legal:
- Management: Iliana Suppan
- Banking Partner(s): Not Applicable
- Products: BTC/SLL, Other
- Trading Fee Schedule:2.90% Market Order, Trading Volume Discounts
- Possible to create fake Limit Orders:
- Deposit Method(s): PayPal, Credit/Debit Cards, PaysafeCard, Neteller, Directbanking, SSL
- Withdrawal Method(s): PayPal, Skrill, Neteller, SSL
- Trading Platform:
- API:Available
- Tor Access Policy:
- Cloud Hosted:
- Privacy Policy:Available
- Statements of Financial Conditions: Unknown
- Internal & External Security Disclosure:Available
- Notes:
BitStamp- Website: https://www.bitstamp.net/
- Alexa Traffic Rank: 2,880,828
- IPv4 address: 93.103.18.20; T-2 Access Network; Ljubljana, Osrednjeslovenska, Slovenia
- Physical Address: Weingerlova 8a, 4208 Šenčur, Slovenia
- Other Address:
- Phone: +441183282280
- Full Time Employees:
- Registered Name:
- Registered Address:
- Registration Number:
- Registration Authority:
- VAT Identification Number: 29958440
- Employer Identification Number:
- Other Tax ID:
- FinCEN, AML/KYC, other legal:
- Management: Nejc Kodrič
- Banking Partner(s):Unicredit Bank
- Products: BTC/USD
- Fee Schedule:0.20%-0.50% Trading Volume Discounts
- Possible to create fake Limit Orders:
- Deposit Method(s): SEPA, International Wire
- Withdrawal Method(s): SEPA, International Wire
- Trading Platform:
- API:Available
- Tor Access Policy: Allow
- Cloud Hosted: No
- Privacy Policy:Unknown
- Statements of Financial Conditions:Unknown
- Internal & External Security Disclosure:Unknown
- Notes:
VirtEx
- Website: https://www.cavirtex.com/
- Alexa Traffic Rank: 1,281,153
- IPv4 address: 184.71.215.146; Shaw Communications; Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- IPv6 address:
- Physical Address:Unknown
- Other Address:
- Phone: 1-888-812-2525
- Full Time Employees:
- Registered Name:
- Registered Address:
- Registration Number:
- Registration Authority:
- VAT Identification Number:
- Employer Identification Number:
- Other Tax ID:
- FinCEN, AML/KYC, other legal:
- Management:
- Banking Partner(s):RBC,Bank of Montreal
- Products: BTC/CAD
- Trading Fee Schedule: 0.59% of transaction value in either CAD (buying) or BTC (selling), 0.01 (CAD/BTC) minimum
- Possible to create fake Limit Orders:
- Margin APR:
- Deposit Method(s): Bill Pay, Cash
- Withdrawal Method(s): Direct Deposit, Payza
- Trading Platform:
- API:
- Tor Access Policy:
- Cloud Hosted:
- Privacy Policy:Yes
- Statements of Financial Conditions:
- Internal & External Security Disclosure:
- Notes:
GLBSE- Website: https://glbse.com/
- Alexa Traffic Rank: 375,154
- IPv4 address: 199.27.134.223; CloudFlare; San Francisco, California, United States
- Physical Address:(James McCarthy) 21 Rivington Road, Chorley, Lancashire, PR60EX, United Kingdom
- Other Address:
- Phone:+44.7577006897
- Full Time Employees:
- Registered Name:Unknown
- Registered Address:
- Registration Number:
- Registration Authority:
- VAT Identification Number:
- Employer Identification Number:
- Other Tax ID:
- FinCEN, AML/KYC, other legal:
- Management:
- Banking Partner(s): Not Applicable
- Products: Bitcoin related CyberStocks & CyberBonds
- Fee Schedule:Unknown
- Possible to create fake Limit Orders:
- Deposit Method(s): wallet
- Withdrawal Method(s): wallet
- Trading Platform:
- API:Available
- Tor Access Policy: Unknown
- Cloud Hosted:Yes
- Privacy Policy:Unknown
- Statements of Financial Conditions:Unknown
- Internal & External Security Disclosure:Unknown
- Notes: www.kalyhost.com is powered by Tibanne Co (MtGox)
BitParking Namecoin Exchange- Website: https://exchange.bitparking.com
- Alexa Traffic Rank: 401,715
- IPv4 address: 206.71.179.116; M5 Computer Security; San Diego, California, United States
- Physical Address: Unknown
- Other Address: PO Box 109572 Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand 1149
- Phone: +64.48890285
- Full Time Employees:
- Registered Name: Chris Double (Sole Proprietor)
- Registered Address:
- Registration Number:
- Registration Authority:
- VAT Identification Number:
- Employer Identification Number:
- Other Tax ID:
- FinCEN, AML/KYC, other legal:
- Management: Chris Double (DoubleD)
- Banking Partner(s): Not Applicable
- Products: NMC/BTC
- Trading Fee Schedule: 0.4%
- Possible to create fake Limit Orders: No
- Margin APR:
- Deposit Method(s): Wallet
- Withdrawal Method(s): Wallet
- Trading Platform:
- API:Available
- Tor Access Policy:
- Cloud Hosted:
- Privacy Policy:Unknown
- Statements of Financial Conditions:Unknown
- Internal & External Security Disclosure:Unknown
- Notes: OpenID Login; Mining Pool
Camp BX- Website: https://campbx.com/
- Alexa Traffic Rank: 2,007,137
- IPv4 address: 209.105.246.91; EBL Global Networks; Dallas, Texas, United States
- Physical Address: 2002 Summit Blvd #3000, Atlanta, GA 30319
- Other Address:
- Phone:Unknown
- Full Time Employees:
- Registered Name:BulBul Investments LLC
- Registered Address: 23109 Deer Trail, Alpharetta GA 30004
- Registration Number: 11022620
- Registration Authority:Georgia Secretary of State
- VAT Identification Number:
- Employer Identification Number:
- Other Tax ID:
- FinCEN, AML/KYC, other legal:
- Management: Keyur Mithawala
- Banking Partner(s): Unknown
- Products: BTC/USD, Shorting
- Fee Schedule:0.55% Trading Volume Discounts
- Possible to create fake Limit Orders:
- Deposit Method(s):Dwolla, Checks, ACH, and USPS Money Order. Bill Pay being discontinued.
- Withdrawal Method(s): Dwolla, ACH, Bank Wire
- Trading Platform: Proprietary
- API:Available
- Tor Access Policy:
- Cloud Hosted: No
- Privacy Policy: "We do not sell or share your information with any other commercial entity. "
- Statements of Financial Conditions:"No corporate debt or unfunded liabilities, fully solvent."
- Internal & External Security Disclosure:Available
- Notes: Updated 2012-08-18
CryptoXChange- Website: https://cryptoxchange.com/
- Alexa Traffic Rank: 824,357
- IPv4 address: 223.27.10.178; Web24 Pty Ltd; Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
- Physical Address: 64 McNamara Street Orange, New South Wales 2800, Australia
- Other Address:
- Phone: +61 28 005 1901
- Full Time Employees:
- Registered Name: Kenseycol PTY LTD
- Registered Address:
- Registration Number: ABN 12140244828
- Registration Authority: The Australian Business Register
- VAT Identification Number:
- Employer Identification Number:
- Other Tax ID:
- FinCEN, AML/KYC, other legal: Australian Securities & Investments Commission
- Management: Ken & Colin Armitt
- Banking Partner(s):Unknown
- Products: BTC/AUD, BTC/USD, BTC/NMC, NMC/AUD, NMC/USD
- Fee Schedule: 0.50% or Flat Monthly Fee
- Possible to create fake Limit Orders: Yes
- Deposit Method(s): AurumxChange, Bitinstant
- Withdrawal Method(s):Unknown
- Trading Platform: Proprietary
- API:Available
- Tor Access Policy: Unknown
- Cloud Hosted:
- Privacy Policy:Available
- Statements of Financial Conditions:Unknown
- Internal & External Security Disclosure:Available
- Notes: Discrepancy in Company Registration, Business Name shows DBA "Mr Bitcoin"
BitFloor- Website: https://bitfloor.com/
- Alexa Traffic Rank: 1,193,787
- IPv4 address: 173.255.224.104; Linode; Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
- Physical Address:Unknown
- Other Address: P.O. Box 21053, New York, NY 10023
- Phone: +1 646.580.3728
- Full Time Employees:
- Registered Name: BitFloor Inc
- Registered Address: Registered Agent
- Registration Number: 4137198
- Registration Authority:New York State Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records & UCC
- VAT Identification Number:
- Employer Identification Number:
- Other Tax ID:
- FinCEN, AML/KYC, other legal: MSB# 31000005224108
- Management: Roman Shtylman
- Banking Partner(s):Unknown
- Products: BTC/USD
- Trading Fee Schedule:0.4% + Liquidity Rebate
- Possible to create fake Limit Orders: No
- Deposit Method(s): Cash, ING Person2Person, Bank Wire
- Withdrawal Method(s): ACH, Bank Wire
- Trading Platform: Proprietary / Open source (gateways and website are closed source, matching engine is available)
- API:Various
- Tor Access Policy: Allowed
- Cloud Hosted:Yes
- Privacy Policy:Available
- Statements of Financial Conditions:Unknown
- Internal & External Security Disclosure:Available
- Notes:
BTCex.com- Website: https://btcex.com/
- Alexa Traffic Rank: 964,413
- IPv4 address: 78.47.78.167; Hostarium; Berlin, Germany
- Physical Address: Unknown
- Other Address:
- Phone:Unknown
- Full Time Employees:
- Registered Name:Unknown
- Registered Address:
- Registration Number:
- Registration Authority:Germany(), Russia()
- VAT Identification Number:
- Employer Identification Number:
- Other Tax ID:
- FinCEN, AML/KYC, other legal:
- Management:Unknown
- Banking Partner(s):Unknown
- Products: USD/BTC, USD/NMC, BTC/NMC
- Trading Fee Schedule:0.2%-0.65% Based on Product
- Possible to create fake Limit Orders:
- Margin APR:
- Deposit Method(s): Liberty Reserve
- Withdrawal Method(s): Liberty Reserve
- Trading Platform:
- API:Available
- Tor Access Policy:
- Cloud Hosted:
- Privacy Policy:Unknown
- Statements of Financial Conditions:Unknown
- Internal & External Security Disclosure:Unknown
- Notes:
TheRockTrading- Website: http://therocktrading.com
- Alexa Traffic Rank: 610,729
- IPv4 address: 50.57.43.202; Slicehost, California, United States
- Physical Address: Via L. Mancini 14, 20129 – Milano, Italy
- Other Address:
- Phone:Unknown
- Full Time Employees:
- Registered Name:Unknown
- Registered Address:
- Registration Number:
- Registration Authority:
- VAT Identification Number:
- Employer Identification Number:
- Other Tax ID:
- FinCEN, AML/KYC, other legal:
- Management: Davide Barbieri, Andrea Medri
- Banking Partner(s):ING Group
- Products: BTC/EUR, BTC/USD, BTC/SLL, Other
- Trading Fee Schedule: 1%
- Possible to create fake Limit Orders:
- Margin APR:
- Deposit Method(s): Dwolla, Bank Wire, SLL
- Withdrawal Method(s): Dwolla, Bank Wire, SLL
- Trading Platform:
- API:
- Tor Access Policy:
- Cloud Hosted:
- Privacy Policy:Unknown
- Statements of Financial Conditions:Unknown
- Internal & External Security Disclosure:Unknown
- Notes: Mining Pool
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