BITPoint Japan Co., Ltd. — Japanese crypto-asset exchange operator (historical / deprecated) overview

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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.

Former FSA registration: Kanto Local Finance Bureau No. 00009 · former JVCEA Type I member · absorbed into SBI VC Trade on 2026-04-01 (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: March 3, 2016
• Final parent company: SBI Holdings. The SBI Group acquired 51% in 2022 and the remaining 49% in March 2023. Remixpoint was the former parent, not the parent immediately before the merger. ^[Source: https://www.sbigroup.co.jp/news/2023/0214_13601.html.]
• Corporate number: 6011001109930
• Head-office location: 4-2-3 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo (as stated in the merger notice)

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)
• Former JVCEA Type I member. This entry does not repeat its former member number, avoiding confusion with BTCBOX’s current #1008
• The April 1, 2026 absorption-type merger into SBI VC Trade (No. 00011) dissolved the company and transferred its rights and obligations to the survivor
• The VCTRADE and BITPOINT brands continue for the time being after the merger, with future unification planned

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, the BITPOINT and VCTRADE services continue separately for the time being, with future unification planned

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

• This entry has not identified current official figures that compare trading volume or account counts with peers using the same period and definition
• Historical Remixpoint segment disclosures are not treated as BITPOINT’s standalone market rank immediately before the merger
• Customer base: centered on individual retail. Corporate-oriented business was limited

6. History / major incidents

This table is limited to corporate, enforcement, unauthorized-outflow, ownership, and merger milestones confirmed in primary materials from the FSA, the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission, the SBI Group, and SBI VC Trade. ^[Sources: https://www.fsa.go.jp/news/30/virtual_currency/20180622_05.html; https://www.fsa.go.jp/sesc/news/c_2021/2021/20211217-1.html; https://www.sbigroup.co.jp/news/2023/0214_13601.html; https://www.sbivc.co.jp/newsview/fbx3bt2fbywm; https://www.sbivc.co.jp/profile/pdf/sbivc_gappei_publicannouncement.pdf.]

7. Strategic developments (the path to the merger)

• 2019 unauthorized outflow: FSA and SESC materials confirm the incident. Compensation and remediation should be evaluated from contemporaneous company disclosures without adding unsupported causal claims.
• Ownership transfer to the SBI Group: SBI acquired 51% in 2022 and the remaining 49% in 2023.
• 2026 merger: the official announcement cites concentration of group resources, operating efficiency, profitability, customer convenience, and new services. BITPOINT and VCTRADE continue as two brands for the time being.

8. Related figures (final period before the merger)

• Ken Nakata: Representative Director and President of BITPoint Japan in the merger announcement and notice

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)
• SBI VC Trade — merger with BITPoint Japan (2026-01-30)
• SBI VC Trade — absorption-type merger notice (2026-02-18)
• SBI Holdings — BITPoint Japan made a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary (2023-02-14)
• FSA — administrative action against BITPoint Japan (2018-06-22)
• SESC — recommendation describing the 2019 unauthorized outflow (2021-12-17)