BTCjam was a defunct global peer-to-peer Bitcoin lending marketplace that allowed users to borrow and lend using Bitcoin before shutting down in May 2017. BTCjam's Twitter Score is 13 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #81,776 among 531,432 tracked accounts.
BTCjam was founded by Celso Cardoso Pitta Jr. and participated in the 500 Startups Accelerator Batch 7, announced in October 2013. The platform closed a $1.2 million seed round in February 2014, backed by Ribbit Capital, 500 Startups (now 500 Global), FundersClub, Foundation Capital, Pantera Capital, Bitcoin Investment Trust, and Barry Silbert as an individual investor.
BTCjam began restricting access in March 2016, when it stopped accepting new United States customers due to uncertainty around Bitcoin regulation. The platform announced its full closure on May 26, 2017, citing ongoing regulatory challenges and difficulties in introducing Bitcoin technology to underserved communities. BTCjam has published 835 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 79 accounts, with 174 total mentions.
Who follows BTCjam on X?
The accounts that follow BTCjam include 56 founders, 10 angel investors, 18 influencers and 7 VCs, among them Udi Wertheimer, Jesse Powell, Pantera Capital, Dan Morehead, Grayscale and Andrew Keys.