Coincheck review

Coincheck lists 23 coins, which sits below the exchange median of 74.5 and puts it at position 131 of 172 on this measure. The line-up covers the main assets rather than long tail tokens, so buyers chasing new tokens will find it short.

Coincheck is registered with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau in Japan. The crypto asset exchange registration carries licence 00014, and the financial instruments business licence reads 3540. Both permissions sit with the same regulator.

Deposits run through bank, so a Japanese bank account is the funding route. The balance is custodial, meaning the exchange holds the coins while they sit in the account. Withdrawing costs 407 JPY each time coins leave.

Derivatives are offered, yes, and they sit alongside spot trading on the same balance. The account type is cex, so derivatives traders keep spot and derivatives together. Staking is available on the same custodial account, which keeps the product set tight.

Accounts are custodial, as custodial and staking shows, so the exchange holds the coins rather than the customer, and the balance can earn through staking while it sits in the account, staying with the operator until it is withdrawn.

Support runs on help centre only, so help is self served for most account questions. No live chat or phone line appears in the channel set, which keeps the support model simple but leaves urgent issues to the centre's own articles.

Coincheck is operated by Coincheck, Inc., founded in 2014 and headquartered in Japan. The exchange holds Japanese registrations, so the business sits inside Japan's regulated framework rather than operating offshore.

Bitpanda lists from 650 coins against 23 here, and bunq lists from 350. Coincheck has the shortest list of those venues, which matters for buyers who want more than the main assets in a single account.