Compare
BV Bitvavo VS CK Coincheck
Both exchanges offer Spot, Staking. The differences below come from our individual reviews of Bitvavo and Coincheck.
| Bitvavo | Coincheck | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | 2014 |
| Regions | Available across the European Economic Area (all EU member states plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein) under its MiCA license; not available to residents of the US, Canada, and several other restricted jurisdictions. | 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, Staking | Spot, Staking, Lending, NFT marketplace |
| Maker fee | Verify current tier: Bitvavo's volume-based schedule starts around 0.1% maker at the base tier and steps down toward roughly 0.04% maker for accounts trading $5 million or more in a rolling 30-day period | 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: base-tier taker fees run around 0.1%, stepping down toward roughly 0.06% at the highest volume tier | 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 |
Bitvavo pros
- One of the first major exchanges to secure a full MiCA license from a national regulator, the Dutch AFM, in June 2025, giving it passported access across the whole EEA under one harmonized framework
- Wide EUR and SEPA banking support, a straightforward on-ramp for European retail users
- Large asset selection, over 400 trading pairs, with built-in staking on proof-of-stake assets
- Transparent, competitively low fees at the base tier relative to many EU-facing competitors
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.