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 22 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #49,232 (top 10%) among 531,432 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 167,470 followers as of July 2026 across 7,639 posts on the platform. It has been mentioned by 206 accounts, with 455 total mentions.
bitFlyer's portfolio includes double jump.tokyo Inc and Diamond Hands.
Who follows bitFlyer on X?
The accounts that follow bitFlyer include 71 founders, 7 angel investors, 43 influencers and 6 VCs. Among its notable followers are Erik Voorhees, H.E. Justin Sun, Tyler Winklevoss, Barry Silbert, Cameron Winklevoss and CoinMarketCap.