ItBit

itBit
Headquarters New York City
Website www.itbit.com
Launched November 2013

itBit is a financial services company that offers a suite of bitcoin trading services, including a global bitcoin exchange and over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk. The company launched in November 2013.

In May 2015, itBit received a trust charter [1] from the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) and became the first company to operate a regulated bitcoin exchange in the United States.

itBit received more than US$5 million in venture capital [2] from Canaan Partners, RRE Ventures, Liberty City Ventures, and angel investors Jay W. Jordan II and Ben Davenport in their initial funding round. itBit's Series A round raised $25 million from RRE Ventures, Liberty City Ventures and others.

The company is headquartered in New York with an international office in Singapore.

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