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BH Bithumb VS CK Coincheck
Both exchanges offer Spot. The differences below come from our individual reviews of Bithumb and Coincheck.
| Bithumb | Coincheck | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 | 2014 |
| Regions | Built for South Korean residents: full access requires a Korean mobile phone number and a real-name-verified account at Bithumb's partner bank. Registration for new overseas users has been suspended since 2021, and Bithumb blocks access from roughly 21 jurisdictions under FATF-related restrictions, including North Korea and Iran. | Built for Japan-resident users: full access requires a Japanese bank account and Japanese identity verification (including My Number). Limited practical use outside Japan; not available to US persons. |
| Products | Spot | Spot, Staking, Lending, NFT marketplace |
| Maker fee | Verify current tier: Bithumb runs a tiered, promotion-heavy schedule (KRW-market rates have ranged from a standard 0.25% down to 0.04% for applicants to fee events) so check the live rate and any active promotion before trading | 0% on Coincheck Exchange order-book pairs for major coins, but most retail volume flows through the separate simple buy/sell service, which is priced into a spread rather than a visible fee: verify the current spread and order-book coverage before trading |
| Taker fee | Verify current tier: same volatility applies, Bithumb has run limited-time maker/taker promotions on top of its standard tiered schedule more than once | Same structure as maker: 0% on major order-book pairs, small fees (roughly 0.05% to 0.1%) on thinner order-book pairs; verify current rates, since the simple buy/sell spread is the real cost for most users |
Bithumb pros
- Long operating history since 2014 and consistently South Korea's second-deepest KRW order book after Upbit
- Wide listing of Korea-origin and Korea-popular tokens that see little volume on international exchanges
- Free KRW deposits and a flat, low KRW withdrawal fee through its real-name-verified bank partner
- Site and app support multiple languages including English, though functional support for non-Korean users is thinner than the language selector suggests
Coincheck pros
- FSA-licensed and rebuilt under real regulatory oversight since 2019, with no comparable security incident since the 2018 hack
- Backed by Monex Group, a listed Japanese financial services company, and now itself a Nasdaq-listed public company with SEC disclosure obligations
- One of the most accessible on-ramps for JPY, with an expanding retail footprint through its 2025 partnership with Mercari's Mercoin
- Straightforward spot, staking, and NFT product set without the complexity of margin or derivatives to navigate
This table is generated from the same data behind our individual exchange reviews. See methodology for how it's put together. Fee figures marked "not yet verified" need confirming against live terms before this page is treated as launch-ready.