Coincards vs Coinsbee
Coincards has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 6.5 against 5.8, and Privacy 5.9 against 2.3.
Coincards
Canadian gift-card store accepting Bitcoin and Lightning since 2014
Privacy
5.9/ 10
Fair
Safety
6.5/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Coinsbee
Gift cards for 250+ cryptocurrencies; ID check required above €1,000 per order
Privacy
2.3/ 10
Poor
Safety
5.8/ 10
Fair
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Coincards | Coinsbee | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Gift Cards | Gift Cards |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | ID on risk flag |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Email required | Email required |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC | BTC, ETH, LTC, XMR, USDT |
| Pay with | Crypto, Lightning | Crypto |
| Limits | Not published | Without verification: max €1,000 per order and €10,000 in total |
| Founded | 2014 | 2019 |
| Jurisdiction | Canada | Germany |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Coincards
Accepts Lightning
Both
Legal entity disclosedRequires email5+ years operating
Only Coinsbee
May request IDClosed source
Where they sit among gift cards
Questions
Is Coincards or Coinsbee safer?
Coincards has the higher Safety grade: Coincards 6.5, Coinsbee 5.8, out of 10.
Does Coincards or Coinsbee require KYC?
Coincards is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). Coinsbee is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag).
Which has more incidents on record?
Coincards has 0 and Coinsbee has 0 documented incidents in the registry.