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CK Coincheck VS WB WhiteBit
Both exchanges offer Spot. The differences below come from our individual reviews of Coincheck and WhiteBit.
| Coincheck | WhiteBit | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 | 2018 |
| 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. | Available across most of Europe and a wide range of other regions; a separate whitebit.eu platform under an Austrian MiCA license is rolling out for EEA users specifically. Not available to US customers. |
| Products | Spot, Staking, Lending, NFT marketplace | Spot, Margin trading, Perpetual futures, Staking and lending (WhiteBit Earn) |
| 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 | Flat 0.1% spot fee for most users, with a published rebate schedule for market makers on futures; verify current tier before trading size |
| 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 | Flat 0.1% spot fee for most users; verify current futures schedule, as tiers and rebates change |
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
WhiteBit pros
- One of the larger European exchanges by user count and traffic, with a straightforward flat 0.1% spot fee
- A genuine, unusually visible marketing and product partnership with FC Barcelona, extended in 2026 through 2030, that funds real product development like a co-branded debit card
- No reported hack of its cold storage since launching in 2018, backed by third-party proof-of-reserves audits and a stated $30 million insurance fund
- Actively pursuing EU regulatory legitimacy through a MiCA license in Austria, ahead of many competitors still operating on older, narrower registrations
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.