Japanese messaging behemothic Line has shuttered its Singapore-based crypto exchange and relaunched it equally a global, rebranded United States-based platform.

On Feb. 27, the squad of the commutation — which first launched every bit BitBox in Singapore back in 2022 — revealed that the new U.Due south. platform will accept the new proper noun BitFront.

All changes to take immediate upshot

BitFront is operated by LVC United states of america, the U.Southward. subsidiary of LVC Corporation, Line'south digital nugget- and blockchain-focused arm.

As of today, users are automatically redirected from BitBox to the BitFront URL, where a series of notices informs them of the platform's changes, all of which are effective today.

For example, the BitBox iOS and Android trading app are henceforth no longer live. The team has also published details of supported coins, overlapping with those formerly offered on BitBox: Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Tether (USDT) and Line'southward native token LINK.

To mark the launch menstruation, zero-fee U.Due south. dollar fiat wire transfer deposits are now temporarily on offer for residents in approved U.S. states, after which regular, fee-based dollar deposits and withdrawals via Automatic Immigration House or wire transfer will open.

Residents in three U.S. states — Hawaii, Nevada, and New York — are not eligible for BitFront, as well as those in many countries globally. BitFront says the listing is not final and volition be updated in accordance with regulatory approvals.

With the transformation of BitBox into its U.S. replacement, LVC Corporation now operates two crypto exchanges worldwide. In September last year, the house had obtained a crypto exchange operating license from Japan'due south financial regulator and launched operations on its BitMax platform.

In early 2022, BitBox had chosen to delist XRP, which remains unavailable on BitFront.