What CoinW does

CoinW is a global cryptocurrency exchange platform founded in 2013 and headquartered in Hong Kong, operating across retail and institutional crypto trading, payments, and ecosystem services. Its core product surface spans USDT-margined perpetual futures, spot trading, zero-fee P2P trading, an OTC block-trade desk (minimum order $50,000), and a zero-fee instant Convert service. Differentiated offerings include a copy trading platform with over 104,000 copy traders and 100,000+ users; Smart Money copy trading with industry-first zero profit-sharing for followers; a Bot Marketplace covering grid, martingale, arbitrage, and DCA strategies; and the CoinW Card, a crypto debit card accepted in 170+ countries via Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. The company operates AI tooling (GPT-TradeAI), research and education platforms (CoinW Academy, CoinW Research), and an OTC Block Trade service for institutional clients.

The firm's technology stack extends beyond its centralized exchange into incubated and ecosystem products. DeriW, a wholly-owned subsidiary, runs as a decentralized perpetual derivatives venue on a proprietary Layer 3 chain built on Arbitrum Orbit, offering zero-gas trading with millisecond-level confirmations and on-chain settlement; DeriW launched its mainnet in August 2025 and has since attracted 67,000+ registered users and over $37.4B in cumulative trading volume. WConnect, another wholly-owned subsidiary, is a cross-ecosystem co-building platform partnering with Mantle Network (Flagship), Sui Network, Avalanche, and others via AMAs, on-chain tasks, and staking campaigns. The platform claims 100% Proof of Reserves, hosts a Bug Bounty on HackenProof, and supports Apple/Google sign-in plus passkey authentication.

CoinW's revenue mechanics are predominantly transaction-fee based on spot and futures trading, supplemented by OTC and P2P services (advertised as zero-fee, with revenue capture likely via merchant program and spread), subscription/usage fees on the Bot Marketplace, yield retention on Earn and staking products (advertised APR up to 100% promotional), and CoinW Card interchange/spread economics. The customer base is primarily global retail crypto traders (web, iOS, Android), with a secondary institutional/HNWI segment accessing OTC and block trading. Go-to-market is product-led growth combined with event-driven sports sponsorships (Luka Modrić as Global Brand Ambassador, FIFA World Cup 2026 tie-in, Blockchain Forum 2026 in Moscow) and community-led ecosystem building through WConnect, referral, and affiliate programs.

Name

CoinW

Legal name

CoinW

Website

https://coinw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CoinW is a global cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in Hong Kong, serving retail traders and institutions with spot, futures, P2P, OTC, copy trading, a crypto debit card, and the incubated DeriW decentralized perpetuals venue on a proprietary Arbitrum Orbit Layer 3 chain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cryptocurrency Exchange

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Exchanges (523210)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Asset/Crypto Trade Execution Platforms (FSAFANAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

OTC Spot Trading & Block Execution (FSADAJAB), Crypto Card Issuing & Card Programs (Debit/Credit/Prepaid) (FSADAIAC), Crypto-Digital Asset Market Making (Spot & Derivatives) (FSACANAJ), Centralized Crypto Lending Platforms (CeFi) (FSADAFAA)

Keywords

• Cryptocurrency exchange
• Spot trading
• Futures trading
• Copy trading
• Crypto debit card

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Spot and Futures Trading Fees: CoinW charges trading fees on spot and futures transactions. The platform publishes fee rates on its Fee Rate page. Spot trading generates maker/taker fees while futures trading uses USDT-margined perpetual contracts.
2. P2P Trading Services: CoinW P2P marketplace charges zero fees for peer-to-peer crypto trading. Revenue may be derived from merchant program participation and payment processing services.
3. OTC/Block Trade Services: CoinW OTC desk handles large orders for institutional clients and high-net-worth individuals with minimum order size of $50,000. No fees are charged per the platform; revenue model appears to be relationship-driven institutional service.
4. Copy Trading Platform: CoinW operates a copy trading platform with over 104,000 copy traders and 100,000+ copy trading users. Revenue is generated through standard trading fees on copy-traded positions. The Smart Money feature offers zero profit sharing for copy traders.
5. Crypto Savings and Earn Products: CoinW offers savings products, auto-invest, and staking products (including promotional staking with APR up to 100%). Revenue derived from yield generated on user deposits.
6. Trading Bots Marketplace: CoinW Bot Marketplace serves as a global hub for trading strategies (spot grid, futures grid, martingale, funding fee arbitrage, auto-invest). Platform may earn fees from bot subscriptions or usage.
7. CoinW Card: Crypto debit card providing cross-border payments and spending. Revenue derived from card transaction fees, interchange, and related financial services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CoinW operates a global cryptocurrency exchange platform that enables individuals and institutions to trade digital assets through spot markets, USDT-margined perpetual futures, peer-to-peer (P2P) trading, and OTC block trades. Beyond core exchange services, the platform offers social/copy trading (including Smart Money), an algorithmic trading bot marketplace, crypto savings and staking products, a crypto debit card for real-world spending, and an incubated decentralized perpetual derivatives venue (DeriW) on its own Layer 3 chain.

Product overview

CoinW is a comprehensive cryptocurrency trading platform offering a unified ecosystem of trading products and services. The core platform provides spot trading, futures trading (USDT-margined perpetual contracts), and fiat-to-crypto services through P2P trading and OTC desk. The platform differentiates through social trading features including copy trading (futures, spot, and smart money variants), trading bots (grid, martingale, arbitrage), and AI-powered tools like GPT-TradeAI. CoinW has expanded into decentralized finance through DeriW (a perpetual derivatives DEX on Arbitrum Orbit Layer 3), and ecosystem building via WConnect partnerships. Additional services include crypto debit cards (CoinW Card), earning products, token launchpad, Academy education, and research tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DeriW: A decentralized perpetual derivatives trading platform incubated by CoinW, operating on its proprietary Layer 3 chain built on Arbitrum Orbit.
• WConnect

Products and services

• Spot Trading Real-time cryptocurrency spot trading against USDT with advanced order tools, deep liquidity, and a user-friendly interface, allowing individual crypto traders to buy and sell leading digital assets directly on the platform.
• Futures Trading USDT-margined perpetual futures contracts enabling leveraged derivatives trading of major cryptocurrencies, allowing users to take long or short positions and capture opportunities from both rising and falling markets.
• P2P Trading Peer-to-peer crypto marketplace with $0 platform fees that lets users buy and sell cryptocurrencies using local bank transfers and multiple payment methods, with escrow-backed protection and zero fees charged by CoinW.
• OTC Block Trade Desk Block trade service for institutions and high-net-worth individuals that enables private execution of large crypto orders with a minimum ticket size of $50,000, offering enhanced liquidity and competitive pricing without platform fees.
• Quick Buy Express crypto purchasing service for instant transactions, enabling individual users to acquire crypto rapidly through a streamlined, self-serve flow.
• Smart Money Copy Trading Social trading platform that automatically replicates the trading activity of verified on-chain addresses and popular traders from major exchanges, with industry-first zero profit-sharing for copy traders.
• Bot Marketplace Global marketplace distributing algorithmic trading strategies including Spot Grid, Spot Martingale, Futures Grid, Futures Martingale, Funding Fee Arbitrage, Futures Combo, and Auto-Invest, allowing users to deploy automated trading strategies.
• CoinW Card Crypto debit card product family (CoinW iPay Card, Premium USD Physical Card, USD Virtual Card PRO) that converts crypto to fiat in real time at the point of sale, with support for Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay and acceptance at over 50 million merchants across 170+ countries.
• DeriW Decentralized perpetual derivatives trading platform incubated by CoinW, operated on a proprietary Layer 3 chain built on Arbitrum Orbit that delivers zero-gas trades, millisecond-level confirmations, and on-chain transparency for derivative positions.
• PropW Proprietary trading platform offered by CoinW that provides professional traders with evaluation, funded accounts, and tools to trade crypto with firm capital under a prop trading model.
• Earn (Crypto Savings) Crypto savings and yield products including Simple Earn and Auto-Invest that let users earn yield (including promotional staking with APR up to 100%) on their crypto holdings held on the platform.
• Launchpad Platform for new token listings and initial offerings that allows CoinW users to participate in early-stage token sales and discounted token launches.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $5 billion daily trading volume (as of October 2025)
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• PromminercoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 April 2026Promminer and CoinW co-sponsored Blockchain Forum 2026 held at Crocus Expo in Moscow on April 14-15, 2026, gathering 16,388 participants as the largest crypto event in Russia. This high-profile sponsorship positions CoinW in the Russian and CIS crypto ecosystem.
• Luka ModrićcoreOthers · 9 April 2026Luka Modrić, the Croatian football star and five-time World Cup participant, serves as CoinW's Global Brand Ambassador. The partnership was announced in April 2026 and aims to connect football fans with digital finance, including initiatives for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and other sports collaborations.
• CoinMarketCapminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026CoinMarketCap is listed among CoinW's ecosystem partners with logo display on CoinW's homepage footer, indicating a data/listing partnership relationship.
• CoinGeckominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026CoinGecko is listed among CoinW's ecosystem partners, providing market data and listing visibility for CoinW.
• ETHFANSminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026ETHFANS is listed among CoinW's ecosystem partners, representing the Ethereum developer and enthusiast community in China.
• Mantle NetworkflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Mantle Network is a key partner in CoinW's WConnect ecosystem co-building initiative. A three-week co-building season launched September 1, 2025 focused on RWA strategy and on-chain financial innovation through AMAs, on-chain tasks, trading rewards, and staking activities.
• DeriWcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2025DeriW is a decentralized perpetual derivatives trading platform incubated by CoinW. It launched its mainnet in August 2025 and has since attracted over 67,000 registered users with cumulative trading volume exceeding $37.4 billion. DeriW operates on CoinW's proprietary Layer 3 chain built on Arbitrum Orbit, offering zero-gas transactions and millisecond-level confirmations.
• Sui NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Sui Network partnered with CoinW's WConnect platform for ecosystem co-building activities, supporting cross-ecosystem collaboration and expanding CoinW's reach within the Sui blockchain ecosystem.
• Ethereum (Pectra Upgrade Activities)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025CoinW's WConnect platform organized Ethereum Pectra upgrade activities as part of its ecosystem co-building efforts, engaging users with Ethereum network upgrades.
• Solana Breakout HackathonminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025CoinW's WConnect organized the Solana Breakout Hackathon during Paris Blockchain Week 2025, supporting developer engagement and ecosystem growth on Solana.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Binance: The world's largest crypto exchange by trading volume. Operates spot, futures, copy trading, Earn, and a crypto card in a comparable multi-product model that directly overlaps CoinW's full-stack strategy.
• Coinbase: US-regulated publicly listed crypto exchange with spot trading, futures, staking, and a debit card. Operates in the same multi-product exchange category with stronger regulatory positioning.

Direct peers

• OKX: Top-tier global crypto exchange offering spot, futures, options, copy trading, Earn, and a self-custody wallet. Closely matches CoinW's product breadth and global retail-trader positioning.
• Bybit: Major derivatives-focused exchange that has aggressively expanded into spot, copy trading, and Earn. Strong direct overlap with CoinW's futures and copy trading offerings.
• Bitget: Exchange that built its growth engine around copy trading, making it the closest competitor to CoinW's Smart Money feature. Offers similar spot, futures, and Earn product set.
• KuCoin: Mid-tier global exchange with broad altcoin listings, futures, copy trading, and Earn products. Closely comparable in geographic footprint and target retail-trader demographic.
• MEXC: Exchange focused on early-stage token listings and derivatives trading. Comparable altcoin-heavy spot offering and growing futures book overlap directly with CoinW.
• Gate.io: Long-standing global exchange offering deep altcoin liquidity, futures, copy trading, and Earn. Strong functional overlap with CoinW's full product suite.
• HTX (Huobi): Asia-headquartered global exchange with spot, futures, and Earn offerings. Particularly comparable to CoinW's Hong Kong-rooted operations and Asia-Pacific user base.
• Crypto.com: Crypto exchange with a flagship Visa debit card accepted globally. The most direct comparable to CoinW's CoinW Card strategy of bridging crypto into real-world payments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CoinWOfficial
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CoinW
• Facebookfacebook.com/coinwglobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coinwofficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/coinw_official
• TikToktiktok.com/@coinw_official

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments2 records

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