Coinsbee vs The Bitcoin Company
It is a trade-off. Coinsbee has the higher Safety grade (5.8 against 5.0), while The Bitcoin Company has the higher Privacy grade (5.9 against 2.3).
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 →
The Bitcoin Company
App and web store for gift cards and prepaid Visa/Mastercard paid in bitcoin
Privacy
5.9/ 10
Fair
Safety
5.0/ 10
Caution
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Coinsbee | The Bitcoin Company | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Gift Cards | Gift Cards |
| KYC policy | ID on risk flag | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Email required | Email required |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, LTC, XMR, USDT | BTC |
| Pay with | Crypto | Crypto, Lightning |
| Limits | Without verification: max €1,000 per order and €10,000 in total | Not published |
| Founded | 2019 | Not published |
| Jurisdiction | Germany | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Coinsbee
Legal entity disclosedMay request IDClosed source5+ years operating
Both
Requires email
Only The Bitcoin Company
Accepts Lightning
Where they sit among gift cards
Questions
Is Coinsbee or The Bitcoin Company safer?
Coinsbee has the higher Safety grade: Coinsbee 5.8, The Bitcoin Company 5.0, out of 10.
Does Coinsbee or The Bitcoin Company require KYC?
Coinsbee is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag). The Bitcoin Company is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Coinsbee has 0 and The Bitcoin Company has 0 documented incidents in the registry.