Coinmetro
Coinmetro Oü is an Estonian centralized cryptocurrency exchange serving retail crypto traders with spot, margin, swap trading, staking, and XCM utility-token economics across multiple fiat rails. As of June 2026, the company has suspended operations and filed a reorganisation application with the Estonian court following a financial service provider failure.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2018
- HeadquartersTallinn, Estonia
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
What Coinmetro does
Coinmetro Oü is an Estonian-headquartered, centralized cryptocurrency exchange platform founded in 2018 in Tallinn by Kevin Murcko, serving retail crypto traders and investors globally through spot trading, margin trading, a swap widget, staking, Auto-Invest (DCA), curated Bundles, and instant internal transfers. The platform is supported by a native ERC-20 utility token (XCM) whose tokenomics tie exchange fees to a structured buy-and-burn mechanism — 100% of exchange fees are used to market-buy XCM from the order book, with 50% of purchased XCM burned on-chain and an additional 25% of Swap-widget fees also burned — reinforced by a Levels loyalty program with staking-based Points multipliers (up to 5.00x) and Multi-Asset Rewards (MARs) staking that pays incremental yield in additional tokens (FLUX, KDA, THT). Institutional-grade custody and broad token/protocol access (1,100+ tokens, 35 protocols, 1,200+ liquidity providers) are delivered via the Fireblocks integration, with programmatic access through CCXT. Fiat on- and off-ramps span USD/EUR/GBP/AUD via SWIFT, Fedwire, SEPA, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and card rails, and the company is supervised by the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) with additional registrations in the USA, Canada, and Australia and a pending MiCA CASP license application in Malta.
The company's go-to-market is direct-to-consumer and community-led, with self-serve sign-up and KYC on coinmetro.com and the iOS/Android mobile apps, supported by an active presence across Discord, Telegram, YouTube, X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Reddit, and Twitch, a Learning Lab, a revamped referral program, and time-bound trading campaigns such as the XCM Amplifier Raffle and the 15 Weeks of Summer. Revenue is primarily transaction-fee based on spot, margin, and swap trading, plus usage-based staking and early-exit penalty mechanics, with the entire exchange-fee stream recycled into the XCM buy-and-burn mechanism. Distribution and product surface were extended via the €4M acquisition of Ignium.io (Feb 2023, blockchain-based SME social fundraising) and a US market relaunch with Fedwire in 2025. As of 22 June 2026, following the failure of one of its financial service providers, Coinmetro Oü suspended onboarding, deposits, withdrawals, and trading and filed a reorganisation application with the Estonian court, while continuing its MiCA compliance migration (USDT-to-USDG) and its MiCA CASP application in Malta.
Coinmetro firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Coinmetro
- Legal name
- Coinmetro OÜ
- Website
- https://coinmetro.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2018
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Coinmetro Oü is an Estonian centralized cryptocurrency exchange serving retail crypto traders with spot, margin, swap trading, staking, and XCM utility-token economics across multiple fiat rails. As of June 2026, the company has suspended operations and filed a reorganisation application with the Estonian court following a financial service provider failure.
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Coinmetro industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Cryptocurrency Exchange
- NAICS
- Securities and Commodity Exchanges (52321), Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320)
- SIC
- Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Digital Asset/Crypto Trade Execution Platforms (FSAFANAO)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- On/Off-Ramp Providers (Fiat↔Crypto) & Cash-In/Cash-Out Networks (FSADAIAE)
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Where Coinmetro is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Tallinn
- HQ country
- Estonia
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Coinmetro business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Exchange trading fees: Coinmetro collects fees on spot, margin, and swap trading. 100% of these exchange fees are used to market-buy XCM from the order book at regular intervals, with 50% of purchased XCM burned on-chain and 25% of Swap-widget fees burned separately. The XCM buy-and-burn is a stated use of fee revenue.
- Staking / passive-income plans: Multi-Asset Rewards (MARs) staking plans and XCM staking with 3-month default terms; 50% early-exit penalty on remaining principal recycled into future XCM raffles. Revenue mechanics are tied to participation in staking yield programs.
- Token-based fee economics (XCM): Tokenomics-based revenue linkage where 100% of collected exchange fees fund XCM buybacks, generating ongoing transactional demand for the native utility token and aligning platform revenue with token value accrual (with explicit risk disclaimers).
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Levels loyalty-based fee tier system with Points earned per trade and XCM-staking multipliers (1.05x at 100+ XCM up to 5.00x at 1,000,000+ XCM), unlocking fee discounts and free swaps. |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | New UK-specific trading fee model that does not apply the Levels system for UK residents. |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Staking plans with 3-month default term and 50% early-exit capital penalty (penalty recycled into future XCM raffles). |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Coinmetro Internal Transfers: instant, fee-free crypto sending between Coinmetro users. |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Permanent fee-free USDG/USDT bridge pair on platform from 29 June 2026 onward, post USDT-to-USDG MiCA migration. |
Go-to-market motion4 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels10 records
Coinmetro product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Coinmetro operates a centralized cryptocurrency exchange offering spot trading, margin trading, a SWAP widget, staking and passive-income products (Auto-Invest DCA, curated Bundles, and Multi-Asset Rewards staking), supported by fiat on/off-ramps in USD/EUR/GBP/AUD via SWIFT, Fedwire, SEPA, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and card deposits. The platform is anchored by a native ERC-20 utility token (XCM) whose on-chain buy-and-burn mechanism is funded by 100% of exchange fees, with institutional-grade custody and liquidity access delivered through a Fireblocks integration.
Product overview
Coinmetro is a unified, centralized cryptocurrency exchange platform — a single integrated product surface spanning spot trading, margin trading, a SWAP widget, staking/pasive-income modules, and a mobile app — plus several add-on modules and programs layered on top. The core platform is the Coinmetro Spot & Margin Exchange, which supports fiat on/off-ramps in USD/EUR/GBP/AUD (via SWIFT, Fedwire, SEPA, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and card deposits) and serves as the trading venue for assets including BTC, ETH, SOL, USDC, DOGE, and the native XCM token. Built around this core are the XCM utility-token ecosystem (XCM token, XCM Staking with Multi-Asset Rewards, and the XCM buy-and-burn deflationary mechanism), the Levels loyalty program, Auto Invest (DCA) and Bundles for portfolio construction, and campaign/rewards programs such as the XCM Amplifier Raffle, the Referral Program, and Coinmetro Impact. Coinmetro also extends into adjacent verticals via the Ignium social-fundraising platform acquired in 2023, and offers developer access to its exchange through the CCXT integration and a public /api/prices endpoint.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- XCM (Coinmetro Token): Native utility token of the Coinmetro exchange; powers fee discounts, staking rewards, Levels loyalty multipliers, and the platform's buy-and-burn tokenomics.
- Coinmetro Impact
Products and services
- Coinmetro Spot Exchange Core centralized spot trading venue supporting major crypto assets (BTC, ETH, SOL, XCM, USDC, DOGE, etc.) and a hand-picked selection of curated altcoins, available across Web, Android, and iOS, with fiat on/off-ramps in USD/EUR/GBP/AUD.
- Elite Spot & Margin Trading Advanced margin trading module built on top of the Coinmetro exchange, allowing users to take leveraged long positions (XCM usable as margin collateral, with margin limits raised over time) and access advanced order types.
- XCM (Coinmetro Token) Coinmetro's native ERC-20 platform utility token used to access account features, earn fee discounts via Levels staking multipliers, participate in raffles/campaigns, and power the buy-and-burn deflationary mechanism (100% of exchange fees used to buy XCM, 50% of which is burned on-chain). Total supply ~326.8M XCM, max 330M.
- XCM Staking (Multi-Asset Rewards / MARs) Staking program allowing XCM holders to earn Multi-Asset Rewards paid out in additional tokens (FLUX, KDA, THT, and others over time), plus a Points multiplier in the Levels loyalty program scaling from x1.05 (100+ XCM) up to x5.00 (1,000,000+ XCM). Default 3-month term with 50% early-exit capital penalty.
- Auto Invest (DCA) Automated dollar-cost averaging (DCA) investment feature that lets users schedule recurring crypto purchases to build positions over time without manual intervention.
- Coinmetro Bundles Curated crypto-asset bundle products giving users a one-click way to access a portfolio of top crypto assets managed within the Coinmetro platform.
- Coinmetro Staking Plans (KDA, THT, XCM) Suite of user-friendly passive income solutions (KDA Staking with simplified bonding, THT Staking, and XCM Staking) allowing users to earn yield on their crypto holdings. KDA Staking was billed as the world's first simplified KDA Staking program.
- Ignium Blockchain-based social fundraising platform for SMEs acquired by Coinmetro in February 2023 for €4 million (71% initial stake), expanding Coinmetro into regulated securities and social fundraising for SMEs.
- Coinmetro Mobile App Native iOS and Android application providing access to spot trading, swap, staking, Apple Pay / Google Pay instant deposits, card deposits, and the 'Add Cash' deposit experience across USD, EUR, GBP, and AUD.
Quantifiable outcome
- €7M raised at €180M valuation (Nov 2022)
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Coinmetro
Customer profileSegments5 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Coinmetro technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration8 records
Feature9 records
Coinmetro partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered major, moderate, flagship and minor.
- Global Dollar Network / USDG (MiCA-compliant stablecoin)majorCoinmetro is migrating all USDT trading pairs to USDG in three batches (25, 26, 29 June 2026) as part of its MiCA CASP compliance journey, while keeping a permanent fee-free USDG/USDT bridge. USDG is structured to comply with the EU's MiCA framework and to pass rewards back to Global Dollar Network (GDN) partners.
- Fedwire (US Federal Reserve payment network)majorCoinmetro enabled USD deposits via Fedwire for individual clients, supporting the 'Coinmetro is fully back in the U.S.' relaunch. Provides US clients a domestic on-ramp alongside SWIFT.
- Apple Pay / Google PaymoderateCoinmetro added Apple Pay (live at announcement) and Google Pay (launching later in the same week) as instant deposit methods on the Coinmetro Mobile App.
- SWIFT (USD deposits via SWIFT)moderateUSD deposits via SWIFT launched for individual clients as a long-awaited on-ramp; later temporarily paused following OCBC Bank's decision.
- Ignium.iomajorCoinmetro acquired Ignium.io, a blockchain-based social fundraising platform for SMEs, for €4 million (71% of shares upfront, remainder to follow, with the deal to be completed by April 2023). The acquisition expands Coinmetro's offerings into regulated securities and community-driven crypto finance.
- FireblocksflagshipCoinmetro integrated with Fireblocks, an institutional custody and digital-asset operations platform, to access 1,100+ tokens, 35 protocols, and 1,200+ liquidity providers/lenders/market makers. Fireblocks supports custody, treasury operations, DeFi access, mint & burn, and token management for Coinmetro, and is also expected to underpin future fiat debit cards and product expansion. Quoted: 'We're really excited to work with Fireblocks and harness all of their technology to the best of our ability.' — Kevin Murcko (Founder, CEO).
- WhaleRoom (WHL)moderateStrategic partner relationship covering Coinmetro having its own room in SENTR3 (WhaleRoom's platform) and continued collaboration via the Swap widget. Quoted: 'Coinmetro's team really understands the big picture… Their dedication to supporting early standout projects via token integrations, attention to detail in adhering to compliance/regulation, and their vision for spreading wider crypto adoption the sustainable way are big reasons why we're proud to be partners with Coinmetro.' — Chris Defour, Co-Founder & CEO, WhaleRoom.
- Kadena (KDA)majorLong-standing partnership: Coinmetro powers Kadena staking, supports new Kadena k:accounts protocol for deposits/withdrawals, launched the world's first KDA Staking program (simplified bonding), and continued collaboration on Kadena ecosystem assets.
- CCXT (CryptoCurrency eXchange Trading Library)moderateCoinmetro integrated with CCXT, a leading cryptocurrency exchange trading library used by traders and bots to connect to exchanges programmatically.
- LTO NetworkminorCoinmetro listed LTO Network at the start of 2022 as a partner project and published a partner-blog post covering the LTO partnership, including the subsequent LTO → EQTY token migration.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights8 records
Coinmetro competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Kraken: Established centralized cryptocurrency exchange offering spot, margin, and staking with a strong regulated-fiat focus (USD/EUR/GBP). Directly comparable to Coinmetro on regulated multi-currency spot/margin trading, staking yield products, and a community/education-led GTM, though at materially greater scale.
- Bitfinex: Established centralized exchange focused on advanced/professional spot and margin trading with deep liquidity. Comparable to Coinmetro's Elite Spot & Margin offering and advanced-order focus, while serving a similarly mid-sized professional/active-trader audience.
- Bitstamp: Long-standing EU-based centralized exchange with strong fiat on/off-ramps (USD/EUR/GBP) and a regulated, compliance-led positioning. Closely comparable to Coinmetro on regulated retail/professional spot trading, fiat rails in EUR/GBP/USD, and EU licensing posture.
- Bittrex (now Bittrex Global): US-headquartered (predecessor) centralized exchange historically positioned on compliance and a broad altcoin catalog with staking. Comparable to Coinmetro on US regulatory footprint, altcoin breadth, and staking offerings; serves as a mid-tier CEX analog facing similar competitive pressure from incumbents.
Broad incumbents
- Coinbase: Public US-listed centralized exchange offering spot trading, staking, custody, and institutional services under US and EU regulatory frameworks. Comparable to Coinmetro across all core products (spot, staking, fiat ramps, custody via Fireblocks partnership ecosystem) but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic and product coverage.
- KuCoin: Global centralized exchange with broad altcoin listings, margin, futures, staking, and a native KCS token with a daily burn mechanism. Closely comparable to Coinmetro on altcoin breadth, native token deflationary mechanics, and integrated staking/pasive-income offerings.
- Binance: World's largest centralized exchange by volume, with spot/margin, staking, and a native BNB token with burn mechanics. Comparable to Coinmetro on the XCM buy-and-burn tokenomics concept, breadth of altcoin listings, and staking/passive-income products, though at dramatically larger scale.
- Bybit: Large derivatives-and-spot centralized exchange with broad altcoin listings, copy-trading, and integrated earning/staking products. Comparable to Coinmetro on integrated spot-and-earn product surface and broad altcoin selection, though derivatives-focused and significantly larger.
- Crypto.com: Large centralized exchange with a native CRO token, staking, fiat on-ramps, and a card program. Comparable to Coinmetro on the integrated exchange-plus-token-plus-staking-plus-card product surface and aggressive multi-jurisdiction licensing strategy.
- OKX: Global centralized exchange offering spot, margin, derivatives, and a native utility token (OKB) with deflationary mechanics. Comparable to Coinmetro on native-token buy-and-burn tokenomics, broad altcoin listings, and an integrated trading-and-passive-income product surface.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Coinmetro social profiles
Digital presenceCoinmetro compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance5 records
Coinmetro financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Coinmetro leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Coinmetro subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Coinmetro funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds6 records
Investors1 record
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Coinmetro M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A1 record
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Coinmetro
What does Coinmetro do?
Coinmetro operates a centralized cryptocurrency exchange offering spot trading, margin trading, a SWAP widget, staking and passive-income products (Auto-Invest DCA, curated Bundles, and Multi-Asset Rewards staking), supported by fiat on/off-ramps in USD/EUR/GBP/AUD via SWIFT, Fedwire, SEPA, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and card deposits. The platform is anchored by a native ERC-20 utility token (XCM) whose on-chain buy-and-burn mechanism is funded by 100% of exchange fees, with institutional-grade custody and liquidity access delivered through a Fireblocks integration.
Is Coinmetro a public or private company?
Coinmetro is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Coinmetro founded?
Coinmetro was founded in 2018. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Coinmetro based?
Coinmetro is headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, in the Europe region.
How does Coinmetro make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Exchange trading fees are the primary driver. The others are staking / passive-income plans and token-based fee economics (XCM).
Who are Coinmetro's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Kraken, Bitfinex, Bitstamp and Bittrex (now Bittrex Global). Broad incumbents are Coinbase, KuCoin, Binance, Bybit, Crypto.com and OKX.
Does Coinmetro have an API?
Yes. Coinmetro exposes a public/partner-facing trading API integrated with the CCXT (CryptoCurrency eXchange Trading Library) — an industry-standard library for connecting to cryptocurrency exchange APIs. A public prices endpoint is also referenced at https://coinmetro.com/api/prices, used to surface live market data such as XCM price, market cap, and historical performance. No explicit authentication method, rate limits, versioning, or sandbox details are stated in the source material. Developer documentation is at coinmetro.com/api/prices.
What industry is Coinmetro in?
Coinmetro's product category is Cryptocurrency Exchange. Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSAFANAO, Digital Asset/Crypto Trade Execution Platforms, with a secondary code of FSADAIAE, On/Off-Ramp Providers (Fiat↔Crypto) & Cash-In/Cash-Out Networks. Its NAICS code is 52321 and its SIC code is 6200.