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Bitexen
Turkey-based centralized cryptocurrency exchange launched on May 4, 2018 and operated from Istanbul's ITU ARI Teknokent ecosystem, continuing under the Bitexen brand within Turkey's transitional crypto-service-provider framework.
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Launch date
2018-05-04
Death date
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Years
2018–—
Origin
Turkey
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high
Last verified
2026-06-24
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Summary
Turkey-based centralized cryptocurrency exchange launched on May 4, 2018 and operated from Istanbul's ITU ARI Teknokent ecosystem, continuing under the Bitexen brand within Turkey's transitional crypto-service-provider framework.
Timeline
Bitexen launched in Turkey
2018-05-04launchedmedium
Bitexen launched as a Turkey-based centralized cryptocurrency exchange on May 4, 2018.
Bitexen entered Turkey's transitional operating list
2024-08-05regulatory_actionmedium
Turkey's Capital Markets Board included Bitexen among crypto-asset service providers that declared an intention to continue operating under the new statutory framework.
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Official company material identifies a 2018 founding in Istanbul's ITU ARI Teknokent. An independent exchange profile supplies the exact May 4 launch date. Turkey's Capital Markets Board currently lists Bitexen on its transitional operating list, which the regulator explicitly states is not itself an authorisation.
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