The Bitcoin Company vs UseBitcoin
UseBitcoin has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 5.5 against 5.0, and Privacy 6.3 against 5.9.
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 →
UseBitcoin
Japanese prepaid gift codes paid for over the Lightning Network
Privacy
6.3/ 10
Fair
Safety
5.5/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| The Bitcoin Company | UseBitcoin | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Gift Cards | Gift Cards |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | N/A | N/A |
| Sign-up | Email required | Not published |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC | BTC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Lightning | Lightning |
| Fees | Not published | No fee stated; some codes are listed at a discount |
| Limits | Not published | Denominations vary by product, for example ¥1,000-¥100,000 for au PAY |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | Japan |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only The Bitcoin Company
Requires email
Both
Accepts Lightning
Only UseBitcoin
Legal entity disclosed
Where they sit among gift cards
Questions
Is The Bitcoin Company or UseBitcoin safer?
UseBitcoin has the higher Safety grade: The Bitcoin Company 5.0, UseBitcoin 5.5, out of 10.
Does The Bitcoin Company or UseBitcoin require KYC?
The Bitcoin Company is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). UseBitcoin is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
The Bitcoin Company has 0 and UseBitcoin has 0 documented incidents in the registry.