Coincheck

Coincheck
Founded Tokyo, Japan (August 2014 (2014-08))
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Area served Japan and some countries
Founder(s) Koichiro Wada
Yusuke Otsuka
Products Bitcoin exchange and wallet service
Website Official website

Coincheck is a bitcoin wallet and exchange service headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded by Koichiro Wada and Yusuke Otsuka. It operates exchanges between bitcoin/ether and fiat currencies in Japan, and bitcoin transactions and storage in some countries worldwide.[1][2][3]

History

Coincheck started in August 2014 and is operated by ResuPress, inc (founded in 2012). As of Augest 2016, the exchange had over $160 million transactions/month.[4][5][6] At this time there were more than 2,200 merchants using their bitcoin payment solution just in Japan.[7] Also, Coincheck is a member of JBA(Japan Blockchain Association) and is actively helping to build the Japanese Bitcoin community’s usage standards with the government.

In March 2016, the entertainment company DMM.com with user-base of more than 19 million decided to use Coincheck's bitcoin payment processing solution.[8] Coincheck also partnered with SEKAI to support Chinese, Hong Kong, and Taiwan investors to buy Japanese real estate with bitcoin.[9][10] The company also supports buying/selling of ether,[11] DAO,[12][13] LISK,[14][15] and Ethereum Classic.[16]

Products

Coincheck has four core products: an exchange for trading bitcoin/ether and fiat currency, a wallet for bitcoin storage and transactions, an API for developers and merchants to build applications and accept bitcoin payments, and donation-based bitcoin crowdfunding.[17] The company offers buy/sell trading functionality in a majority of countries while the wallet is available worldwide.

The exchange can be funded through a bank transfer, wire or credit cards.[18] Coincheck trades on the exchange have a maker/taker price model in which traders pay either a 0.15% fee (taker) or -0.05% (maker) to execute trades.[19][20]

References

  1. ↑ "大塚雄介 | ブロックチェーンでどんな未来をつくれるかを、ずっと考えている « INNOVATION INSIGHTS". INNOVATION INSIGHTS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  2. ↑ Sugimoto, Jun. "ビットコイントレーダー向けのダッシュボード「coincheck tradeview」、レジュプレスが提供". TechCrunch Japan. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  3. ↑ "Japan's Coincheck Launches Consumer-Focused Bitcoin Exchange". CoinDesk. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  4. ↑ Suberg, William. "Coincheck: Japan 'Treating BTC as Currency' - Bitcoin News". Bitcoin News. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  5. ↑ "Japanese Exchange Doing 3 Billion Yen a Month » Brave New Coin". bravenewcoin.com. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  6. ↑ "Interview with Kaga Kawabata of Coincheck- Bitcoin Exchange Japan". www.bitconnect.co. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  7. ↑ "ビットコイン決済の導入社数が1000社を突破--「coincheck」のレジュプレス". CNET Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  8. ↑ Suberg, William. "Japanese Entertainment Giant DMM Accepts Bitcoin - Bitcoin News". Bitcoin News. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  9. ↑ Okuma, Nozomi. "coincheckが国際間の不動産売買にもビットコイン決済を提供開始". TechCrunch Japan. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  10. ↑ "马桶盖已经out了，Coincheck教你用比特币在日本买房子_巴比特_比特币新闻资讯_比特币今日价格". www.8btc.com. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  11. ↑ Suberg, William. "Coincheck Integrates Ether Amid Continued Optimism - Bitcoin News". Bitcoin News. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  12. ↑ "Coincheck Lets Users Buy The DAO Tokens With JPY". Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  13. ↑ "DAO Makes Its Way Into Japan". Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  14. ↑ "Coincheck Becomes First Japanese Exchange To Support Lisk". Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  15. ↑ "Japanese bitcoin exchange, coincheck add new cryptocurrency, LISK : JFToday" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  16. ↑ "New Feature: Buy and sell Ethereum Classic | coincheck". Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  17. ↑ "Donation-based bitcoin crowdfunding platform "coincheck donations" is launched - coincheck Blog". Coincheck. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  18. ↑ "Coincheck Bitcoin Exchange | coincheck（コインチェック）". coincheck（コインチェック） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  19. ↑ "Coincheck Fees". 2015.
  20. ↑ "Coincheck Starts Offering Market Maker Commission Campaign". CoinDesk. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
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