# Coincards review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> Coincards is a gift card store operating since 2014. Its terms put it at KYC level 1 of 4: no ID mentioned. NoKYC Score grades it 5.9/10 for privacy (fair) and 6.5/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: accepts Lightning, company named and 5+ years operating. To watch: it requires an email address. No incidents are on record.

Source: NoKYC Score, "Coincards review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/coincards

## Key facts
- **Category:** Gift Cards
- **KYC level:** 1 of 4: No ID mentioned
- **Grades:** Privacy 5.9/10, Safety 6.5/10
- **Sign-up:** Email required
- **Jurisdiction:** Canada
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 22 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://coincards.com

## What it is
Coincards is a gift-card store operated by Stuff Technologies Inc. that sells vouchers and gift cards for Bitcoin, Lightning and other cryptocurrencies. The site footer shows a copyright range beginning in 2014 and offers regional shops for Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and more than twenty European countries, promoting spending without a bank card. It began as a Canada-focused store and remains strongest for Canadian brands. The pages read for this review do not set out identity-verification rules or purchase limits, so these are left empty and should be checked before large orders.

## What the terms say about ID
No identity verification is mentioned on the pages reviewed; terms and limits were not checked.

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: not stated; No account needed: no; No email needed: no; No phone number: not stated
- **Payment:** Accepts Monero: not stated; Accepts Lightning: yes; Accepts cash: not stated
- **Access:** Tor onion address: not stated; Works without JavaScript: not stated
- **Trust:** Never holds your funds: not stated; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: yes; 5+ years operating: yes
- **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Screens deposits: not in terms; Holds your funds: not in terms; Email required: yes; Phone number required: not in terms; Nobody accountable: not in terms

## Questions
### Does Coincards require KYC?
Coincards is rated KYC level 1 of 4 on this site: no ID mentioned. No identity verification is mentioned on the pages reviewed; terms and limits were not checked.

### Is Coincards safe to use?
Coincards has a Safety grade of 6.5 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 5.9 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is Coincards legit?
Coincards is a working gift card store that has operated since 2014. It publishes the company that runs it, in Canada. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 6.5 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is Coincards a scam?
NoKYC Score does not label services as scams; it records documented incidents with their sources and outcomes. No incidents are on record for Coincards.

### Do I need an account or email to use Coincards?
Email required.

### Does Coincards have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on Coincards's own pages.

### Which cryptocurrencies does Coincards support?
Coincards supports BTC, and fiat payments in CAD, USD, GBP, EUR, AUD.

### Can I use Coincards over Tor?
Coincards does not publish an official onion address.

## Sources
- https://coincards.com

How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology