Bitbuy vs Coinone

Bitbuy4.0/5

VS

Coinone3.2/5

Feature	BitbuyVisit	CoinoneVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.0/5	3.2/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Fees	3.5	3.0
Security & trust	4.5	3.0
Asset selection	3.5	3.5
Ease of use	4.0	3.5
Support	4.0	3.0
Specs
Markets	Spot, OTC	Spot
Coins listed	45	Not disclosed
Fiat deposit methods	Bank transfer	Not disclosed
KYC required	Yes	Yes
Accepts US customers	No	No
Staking / earn	Yes	Not disclosed
Mobile app	Yes	Not disclosed
Licenses & registrations	OSC Marketplace & Restricted Dealer, CSA Marketplace & Restricted Dealer, CIRO Member Dealer, FINTRAC MSB	South Korea FIU VASP
Security features	Cold Storage, Custodial Insurance, CIPF Protection	Not disclosed
Futures & perpetuals	No	No
Copy trading	No	No
P2P market	No	No
Earn / savings products	Yes	Not disclosed
User protection fund	Yes	Not disclosed
Referral program	Yes	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2016	2014
Headquarters	Canada	South Korea
Investors	Not disclosed	Korea Investment & Securities, OKX Ventures
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	Registered VASP regulated under South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit Backing from OKX Ventures and Korea Investment & Securities totaling $106 million Over a decade of operating history dating back to 2014 REST and WebSocket APIs for automated trading
Cons	Services are restricted entirely to residents of Canada Mandatory identity verification (KYC) required before any trading No derivatives, perpetuals, or margin trading available	Restricted primarily to South Korean residents with local bank verification Fined 5.2 billion won in April 2026 for anti-money laundering compliance breaches No futures, options, margin trading, or leverage offered Centralized custody model exposes user deposits to counterparty risk
Best for	Canadian retail crypto buyers, Canadian high-net-worth OTC traders, Businesses holding crypto balance sheets	South Korean retail spot traders, Algorithmic traders using KRW pairs, Investors requiring local banking integration

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