Bitbuy vs CoinEx Exchange

Bitbuy4.0/5

VS

CoinEx Exchange3.3/5

Feature	BitbuyVisit	CoinEx ExchangeVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.0/5	3.3/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Fees	3.5	3.5
Security & trust	4.5	2.5
Asset selection	3.5	4.0
Ease of use	4.0	3.5
Support	4.0	3.5
Specs
Markets	Spot, OTC	Spot, Futures, Margin
Coins listed	45	Not disclosed
Fiat deposit methods	Bank transfer	Card
KYC required	Yes	Not disclosed
Accepts US customers	No	No
Proof of reserves	Not disclosed	Yes
Staking / earn	Yes	Yes
Mobile app	Yes	Yes
Licenses & registrations	OSC Marketplace & Restricted Dealer, CSA Marketplace & Restricted Dealer, CIRO Member Dealer, FINTRAC MSB	Estonia FIU crypto operating license, Poland VASP
Security features	Cold Storage, Custodial Insurance, CIPF Protection	2FA, Cold storage segregation, Anti-phishing code, Device management, Risk reserve fund
Futures & perpetuals	No	Yes
Copy trading	No	No
P2P market	No	No
Earn / savings products	Yes	Yes
User protection fund	Yes	Yes
Referral program	Yes	Yes
Company
Founded	2016	2017
Headquarters	Canada	Seychelles
Investors	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Operates under CIRO member dealer status registered with the OSC and CSA Cash balances covered up to $1M CAD per account by CIPF Digital assets stored 1:1 in cold storage with insured custodians Instant CAD deposits and withdrawals supported through Interac e-Transfer	Published monthly proof of reserves verification reports AMM liquidity pools let users earn shares of trading fees Licensed as an operating exchange in Estonia and registered in Poland Wide asset selection spanning hundreds of spot and perpetual markets
Cons	Services are restricted entirely to residents of Canada Mandatory identity verification (KYC) required before any trading No derivatives, perpetuals, or margin trading available	Permanently barred from operating in the United States Suffered a $54 million hot wallet exploit in September 2023 Fiat on-ramps require third-party providers with external fee structures No registration or licensing in the United Kingdom, Australia, or Japan
Best for	Canadian retail crypto buyers, Canadian high-net-worth OTC traders, Businesses holding crypto balance sheets	Non-US altcoin traders, Perpetual futures and margin traders, Users providing AMM liquidity

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