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BitTrade: review, MiCA, reserves and score (2026)

Japan#50Updated 7/3/2026
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Summary (TL;DR)

BitTrade is a crypto exchange. It is based in Japan and was founded in 2016. We are verifying its MiCA status against the ESMA register. Its charliedesk score is 57 out of 100.

charliedesk score 57/100MiCA: Verifying24h volume $8M

Key facts

Founded
2016
HQ
Japan
MiCA / CASP
Verifying · 7/3/2026
Ranking (CoinGecko)
#50
24h volume
$8M
Reserves
–
Fees (spot maker/taker)
not stated
KYC
not stated
Fiat deposit
not stated
charliedesk scoreout of 100
57
Trust · weight 35%7/10 70/100
Liquidity (24h volume) · weight 25%$8M 24/100
MiCA / regulation · weight 25%Verifying –
Age · weight 15%2016 83/100

Objective composite: trust (35%), liquidity (25%), MiCA/regulation (25%) and age (15%). Unknown factors (e.g. unverified MiCA) are dropped and weights renormalised. No community votes, no paid placement.

MiCA / CASP
Verifying

We are still verifying the MiCA/CASP status against the ESMA register. Until we confirm it with a source, we do not state it, and we never guess.

Security & incidents

We have no significant security incidents on record for this exchange. This does not mean nothing ever happened, only that our curated record has nothing.

Curated by charliedesk from public sources. Amounts are the value at the time of the incident. Each entry links to its source.

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FAQ

Is BitTrade licensed in the EU (MiCA)?

We are still verifying BitTrade's MiCA status against the ESMA register and do not state it until confirmed with a source.

Is BitTrade safe and trustworthy?

BitTrade's charliedesk score is 57/100 (trust, liquidity, MiCA and age). We show verifiable facts with sources and never advise what to buy, the decision is yours.

Has BitTrade ever been hacked?

We have no significant security incident on record for BitTrade.

Where is BitTrade based and when was it founded?

BitTrade is based in Japan and was founded in 2016.

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Data: CoinGecko (trust, volume, description, logo). MiCA/CASP: ESMA register (verifying). Derivatives and reserves: Coinglass via syndicate. Score: charliedesk methodology. We never shill or tell you what to buy.