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CK Coincheck VS PL Poloniex
Both exchanges offer Spot. The differences below come from our individual reviews of Coincheck and Poloniex.
| Coincheck | Poloniex | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 | 2014 |
| Regions | 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. | Blocked entirely for US customers since December 2019, along with Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria; primarily serves retail, margin, and futures traders outside those jurisdictions. |
| Products | Spot, Staking, Lending, NFT marketplace | Spot, Margin, Perpetual futures |
| Maker fee | 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 | Verify current tier: Poloniex's base spot tier runs 0.2% maker and 0.2% taker, stepping down through its Plus tiers toward 0% maker at the higher levels; futures run a separate flat schedule around 0.01% maker |
| Taker fee | 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 | Verify current tier: spot taker fees fall toward roughly 0.04% to 0.06% at the higher Plus tiers; futures taker fees run around 0.075% flat regardless of volume |
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
Poloniex pros
- One of the longest continuously operating exchanges in crypto, dating back to 2014 and predating most of its current competitors
- Recovered from its November 2023 hack with user funds restored within about a week, backed by Justin Sun's personal capital
- Full spot, margin, and futures product set under one account
- Low advertised futures fees relative to many offshore derivatives platforms
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.