About Blockchain.com
Blockchain.com traces its origins to 2011, when it launched as Blockchain.info, one of the first services providing a block explorer that let anyone look up and verify Bitcoin transactions on the public blockchain, alongside one of the earliest and most widely adopted Bitcoin wallet products, at a time when user-friendly tools for actually holding and transacting in Bitcoin were extremely scarce. The company, later rebranded as Blockchain.com under CEO Peter Smith, has maintained its wallet product as a core piece of its business over more than a decade, expanding it to support a broader range of cryptocurrencies beyond Bitcoin as the crypto asset landscape diversified, while also building out an exchange product allowing users to trade cryptocurrencies directly, and institutional-focused services including trading, custody, and lending for institutional crypto market participants.
Blockchain.com has positioned its long operating history, dating back to Bitcoin's earliest mainstream adoption years, as an important differentiator and trust signal relative to newer crypto exchanges and wallet providers, particularly following a series of high-profile crypto industry collapses and fraud cases, including FTX and various crypto lending platforms, that have made track record and risk management practices more salient concerns for both retail and institutional crypto users. The company has weathered its own challenges over the years, including exposure to the collapse of crypto lending firms during the 2022 "crypto winter" market downturn, but has continued operating as one of the more established brands in the industry. Blockchain.com has raised substantial venture funding from investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Baillie Gifford, and DST Global, reaching a valuation of several billion dollars at its peak, and its wallet product has been used by tens of millions of registered users globally over the company's history, making it one of the most widely recognized brands in the cryptocurrency industry.
