bitFlyer, Inc. is a Japanese crypto-asset exchange operator that holds one of Japan's earliest Financial Services Agency registrations for crypto-asset exchange services. bitFlyer's Twitter Score is 21 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #46,399 (top 10%) among 486,860 tracked accounts.
bitFlyer was co-founded by Yuzo Kano and Takafumi Komiyama and has operated as a regulated crypto-asset and financial instruments exchange since its establishment. It carries Financial Services Agency registration as a crypto-asset exchange service provider under Registration No. 00003, one of the earliest such registrations issued in Japan, and is a member of the Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Association (JVCEA). The exchange is a subsidiary of bitFlyer Holdings, Inc., which completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares of FTX Japan K.K. on July 26, 2024.
bitFlyer operates as part of a group that includes bitFlyer Blockchain, Inc., bitFlyer Europe S.A., and bitFlyer USA, Inc., giving it a multi-jurisdictional presence. The company also runs an internal Blockchain Angel Fund focused on financing seed-stage blockchain businesses. Backing for the company has come from investors including SBI Investment Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd., Recruit Holdings Ltd., Dentsu Digital Holdings, Inc., GMO, and several other institutional and venture partners. bitFlyer has accumulated 165,872 followers as of September 2026 across 7,662 posts on the platform. It has been mentioned by 214 accounts, with 463 total mentions.
bitFlyer's portfolio includes double jump.tokyo Inc and Diamond Hands.
Who follows bitFlyer on X?
The accounts that follow bitFlyer include 65 founders, 8 angel investors, 31 influencers and 4 VCs. Among its notable followers are Erik Voorhees, H.E. Justin Sun, Barry Silbert, Tyler Winklevoss, Cameron Winklevoss and CoinMarketCap.