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table 10.5 Bitcoin exchanges, national and international

Exchange Name Country Description If Available

BitInstant New York Popular website allows users to buy

and sell bitcoin; one of the first
exchanges to register with the
Treasury Department.

BTC China Has introduced vouchers allowing

users to buy and sell bitcoin without
having to pay the exchange through a
third party.

OKCOIN China Allows users to make payments

directly to bank accounts.

BitStamp Slovenia N/A

BTC-e Bulgaria, Cyprus N/A

Bitomat Poland N/A

Mt. Gox Tokyo, Japan Tokyo-based platform that started

as an exchange for Magic trading
cards but quickly became the
world's dominant platform for
exchanging bitcoins. Has since
gone bankrupt.

CoinDesk United States Leading provider of bitcoin-related

data.

BitPay Inc. Atlanta Processes bitcoin transactions on

behalf of merchants.

Coinbase New York/

San Francisco

Digital wallet helps users buy and
accept bitcoins. Startup that seeks to
make it easier for merchants to take
bitcoin as payment.

BitCoin
foundation

Washington, DC A trade organization that promotes

virtual currency with regulators, law
enforcement, and other groups.

Coinsetter New York Bitcoin-trading platform.

Genesis block New York research and data firm that

tracks the bitcoin industry.

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