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Alternatives

Coinbase Alternatives — Evidence Comparison

Alternative venues are shown for evidence comparison and are not recommendations. They are included because published evidence attributes differ from Coinbase — not because Coinbase is “bad”, and not because of commercial relationships.

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Why these venues are included

Each candidate differs from Coinbase on at least one published evidence attribute (regulation, legal-entity mapping, PoR, custody, geographic records, products, or completeness). Inclusion is deterministic from the public snapshot.

Evidence attributes

VenueRegulationLegal entitiesPoRCustodyGeographic scopeProductsCoverage
Coinbase1101525 / 7i
Kraken11111657 / 7i
Binance4413346 / 7i
OKX26221677 / 7i

Kraken

Regulatory evidencePoR availabilityFee transparencyRegional availabilityProduct availabilityPublic-record completenessJurisdiction
  • — Regulatory records on file: Coinbase 1 (exact IDs 0) vs Kraken 1 (exact IDs 1).
  • — PoR snapshots on file: Coinbase 0 vs Kraken 1 (PoR ≠ audit).
  • — Fee snapshots on file: Coinbase 0 vs Kraken 2.
  • — Geographic restriction records: Coinbase 5 vs Kraken 16.
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Binance

Regulatory evidenceCustody modelPoR availabilityRegional availabilityProduct availabilityPublic-record completenessJurisdiction
  • — Regulatory records on file: Coinbase 1 (exact IDs 0) vs Binance 4 (exact IDs 4).
  • — Custody claim records: Coinbase 1 vs Binance 3.
  • — PoR snapshots on file: Coinbase 0 vs Binance 1 (PoR ≠ audit).
  • — Geographic restriction records: Coinbase 5 vs Binance 3.
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OKX

Regulatory evidenceCustody modelPoR availabilityFee transparencyRegional availabilityProduct availabilityPublic-record completenessJurisdiction
  • — Regulatory records on file: Coinbase 1 (exact IDs 0) vs OKX 2 (exact IDs 1).
  • — Custody claim records: Coinbase 1 vs OKX 2.
  • — PoR snapshots on file: Coinbase 0 vs OKX 2 (PoR ≠ audit).
  • — Fee snapshots on file: Coinbase 0 vs OKX 2.
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What remains unresolved

Open questions and missing domains stay unknown. An empty cell is not a safety finding.

  • Coinbase: Coinbase relies on audited SEC financials; no dated crypto-native PoR snapshot suitable for proof_of_reserves_snapshots
  • Coinbase: Advanced Trade fee schedule not confirmed as current numeric SAFE snapshot
  • Kraken: Status page located; no dated material incident structured this phase
  • Binance: Fee schedule blocked by bot/JS wall; no official PDF numeric schedule confirmed this phase
  • OKX: Status page located; no dated material incident structured this phase

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Limitations

This is not a “best alternative” ranking. Evidence differences can change as dossiers are re-verified. Regional records do not imply global approval.