RedotPay Acquires Japan Digital-Asset Exchange BTCBOX
Summary
- RedotPay said it has acquired Japanese digital-asset exchange BTCBOX.
- RedotPay said it lacks a digital-asset exchange operator license in Japan and will phase out its existing services before ultimately discontinuing them.
- The newly acquired BTCBOX registered as a digital-asset exchange operator with Japan's financial authorities in 2017, but suspended all services after a customer data leak in January 2026.
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Global digital-asset payments company RedotPay has acquired BTCBOX, a Japanese digital-asset exchange.
According to digital-asset news outlet Odaily, RedotPay announced the acquisition on Oct. 24 and said it plans to use the exchange to provide services that comply with Japanese regulations.
RedotPay does not currently hold a digital-asset exchange operator license in Japan. The company acknowledged that services it had been offering to residents in Japan did not meet local regulatory requirements. It plans to phase out those services and ultimately discontinue them.
BTCBOX, which RedotPay acquired, was founded in 2014. It registered as a digital-asset exchange operator with Japan's financial authorities in September 2017.
However, BTCBOX has suspended all services since a customer data leak in January 2026.
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