Company:Bitcoin.com

From HandWiki
Short description: Cryptocurrency services website
Bitcoin.com
Full-logo-black-500px.png
Type of site
Private
HeadquartersSaint Kitts and Nevis
Area servedWorldwide
CEODennis Jarvis
IndustryCryptocurrency
ProductsCryptocurrency/web3 wallet, news, exchange, games
ServicesCryptocurrency sales, trading
Employees125 (January 2022)
Websitebitcoin.com
CommercialYes
Current statusActive
Native client(s) oniOS, Android, web

Bitcoin.com is a bitcoin and cryptocurrency wallet developer and news & education portal.

Products and services

As a cryptocurrency company, Bitcoin.com provides products, services, and information related to the purchasing, selling, storing, and using of cryptocurrencies.[1][2]

Bitcoin.com's flagship product is the Bitcoin.com Wallet, a platform for buying, selling, trading, holding, using, and managing cryptocurrencies.[3] The Bitcoin.com Wallet was launched in June 2017 as a mobile app.[4]

History

The Bitcoin.com domain name was first registered in 2000 to the Swedish company Hurricane Communication AB. The company let it lapse, and, in 2003, it was picked up by Korean-based IVN Technology, which held the domain until 2005. The domain lay fallow until January 2008, when Jesse Heitler registered the name again. Heitler held on until July 2010, when he got an offer from David Lowy, who offered $2,000.[5]

Roger Ver, gained control of the Bitcoin.com domain name in April 2014,[6] where he leased it to Blockchain.info[7] and then later to OKCoin.[8] In May 2015, the 5-year agreement was terminated by OKCoin who issued a statement[9] claiming the agreement regarding the domain was invalid due to the entity named in the documents not being representative of the actual company. Ver sued OKCoin’s Hong Kong entity over contract breaches[10] and was awarded a $570,000 judgement by a Hong Kong court in November 2017.[citation needed]

In May 2020, former Apple and Rakuten senior manager Dennis Jarvis was appointed CEO of Bitcoin.com. Jarvis redefined Bitcoin.com's vision to more broadly support the concept of ‘economic freedom’ rather than promote a specific cryptocurrency.[11]

In April 2021, the Bitcoin.com domain was erroneously listed for sale on Godaddy. This prompted site owner Roger Ver to demand the domain registrar and web hosting company remove the $100 million listing, which it did without providing further explanation.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tales from the crypto: lira crisis fuels Bitcoin boom in Turkey" (in en). 2022-01-25. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jan/21/tales-from-the-crypto-lira-crisis-fuels-bitcoin-boom-in-turkey. 
  2. ↑ "Bitcoin.com co-founder sells all his Bitcoin, citing 'high risk'". https://finance.nine.com.au/executive-suite/bitcoin-dot-com-cofounder-sells-all-of-his-bitcoin/5f0b8e32-af0a-44ef-b703-2b657b309eb1#:~:text=Bitcoin.com%20was%20founded%20in%202011%20and%20offers%20investors%20services%20such%20as%20a%20Bitcoin%20exchange,%20a%20digital%20wallet,%20Bitcoin%20gambling%20and%20online%20forums.. 
  3. ↑ Gershgorn, Dave (2017-12-13). "How to give the gift of bitcoin this holiday season" (in en). https://qz.com/1153018/how-to-give-the-gift-of-bitcoin-btc-this-holiday-season/. 
  4. ↑ "The best Bitcoin apps" (in en). 2021-07-27. https://www.information-age.com/best-bitcoin-apps-123467034/. 
  5. ↑ Paul, Vigna; Michael, Casey (2014-04-22). "BitBeat: The Men Who Owned Bitcoin.com". The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-MBB-19973. 
  6. ↑ Casey, Paul Vigna and Michael J. (2014-04-22). "BitBeat: The Men Who Owned Bitcoin.com" (in en-US). Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-MBB-19973. 
  7. ↑ Vigna, Paul (2014-04-17). "Blockchain Buys Rights to Bitcoin.com Domain Name" (in en-US). Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-MBB-19768. 
  8. ↑ Casey, M.J.; Vigna, Paul (2014-04-17). "BitBeat: What's in a Name? A Lot, if It's Bitcoin.com.". Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-MBB-19763. 
  9. ↑ "OKCoin no longer managing Bitcoin.com due to contract conflict with domain owner". 2015-06-13. http://blog.okcoin.com/post/119618822939/okcoin-no-longer-managing-bitcoincom-due-to. 
  10. ↑ Lee, Eddie (2016-09-22). "Bitcoin investor sues Hong Kong firm over alleged contract breaches". South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2021631/bitcoin-investor-sues-hong-kong-firm-over-contract-breaches. 
  11. ↑ Cabral, Alvin R. (2021-10-28). "Decentralised finance can increase economic freedom, Bitcoin.com chief says" (in en). https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/technology/2021/10/28/decentralised-finance-can-increase-economic-freedom-bitcoincom-chief-says/. 
  12. ↑ Hackney, Raymond (2021-04-05). "GoDaddy takes down $100m listing for Bitcoin.com". The Domains. https://www.thedomains.com/2021/04/05/godaddy-takes-down-100m-listing-for-bitcoin-com/. 

External links

Best Bitcoin Earning Site 2023



Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Company:Bitcoin.com&oldid=3479879"