Coinbase Vs. Vestle - Compare Trustworthiness, Capabilities, Fees and Legitimacy


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Overview
Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange and wallet founded in 2012 with the aim of simplifying cryptocurrency transactions for the average user. Through their mobile and web app they allow purchasing, storing, receiving and sending several real cryptocurrencies.	Vestle was a brand part of the iForex Group that specialised in CFD trading and offered over 600 different financial instruments. Currently they're no longer operative and have rebranded themselves to iFOREX Europe.
Best For
Inexperienced cryptocurrency investors Long term cryptocurrency holders Investors meeting the above two conditions and also satisfied with the cryptocurrency offering they provide Seasoned investors and traders looking to explore the Coinbase Pro option for better pricing.	Beginner traders with little to no experience looking to test a simple platform
Licenses
Financial Licenses Regulation Unregulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 0 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More	Financial Licenses Regulation Regulated Top-tier Licenses 0 Other Licenses 1 Provided by TheTradingBible.com Learn More
🏛 Financial Regulators
None	CySec (Cyprus)
The Good
Extremely simple and friendly interfaces Moderate variety of cryptocurrencies Independent wallet application Option to choose from standard Coinbase or Coinbase Pro Coinbase debit card (for eligible countries) to spend and manage your cryptocurrencies	Extremely simple platform designed for beginners with little needs
The Bad
Extremely high fees for cryptocurrency transactions (especially on standard app) Low variety of cryptocurrencies to trade when compared to leading exchanges	High spreads on all of their instruments Web and mobile platforms are slow and lack tools Their FAQ database doesn’t effectively answer the most common questions any trader could have
Status
Operational	Inactive
Recent News
No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!	No fresh news at the moment. Check again soon!
Key Data
⌛ Account Opening Time
1 day	1 day
📋 Documents Required
Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.	Valid identity document (Passport, ID Card, etc) Valid proof of residence document (Bank statement, utility bills) All documents must be under the account holder's name.
📍 Year Founded
2012	2018
💳 Minimum Deposit Range
0	$200
💰 Payment Methods
Visa Mastercard Bank Transfers Paypal	Bank Wire Credit Card Debit Card
💵 Account Base Currencies
All supported cryptocurrencies.	1 - EUR
🗽 Available to U.S Citizens
Yes	No
❌ Restricted Countries
None	US, CA, SY, IR, JP.
📊 STP Account
No	Yes
📊 DMA Account
Yes	No
📊 ECN Account
No	No
Banking License
No	No
Debit Card
Yes	No
Assets
📚 Assets Type
Equities	CFDs
Total Asset Offering
110	584
Exchange Access
0	0
📙 Real Stocks
0	0
📙 Stock CFDs
0	400
📘 Currency Pairs
0	0
📘 Currency Pair CFDs
0	50
📗 Commodities
0	0
📗 Commodities CFDs
0	19
📕 Indices
0	0
📕 Indices CFDs
0	32
📔 ETFs
0	0
📔 ETFs CFDs
0	42
💸 Cryptocurrencies
110	0
💸 Cryptocurrency CFDs
0	41
📒 Bonds
0	0
📒 Bonds CFDs
0	0
📓 Options
0	0
📓 Options CFDs
0	0
📗 Futures
0	0
📗 Futures CFDs
0	0
Trading Experience
📈 Minimum Stock Trade Size
Unavailable	$2,500 trade value
📉 Minimum ETFs Trade Size
Unavailable	$2,500 trade value
📈 Minimum Crypto Trade Size
$2	$2,500 trade value
📉 Minimum FX Trade Size
Unavailable	$2,500 trade value
📈 Minimum Commodities Trade Size
Unavailable	$2,500 trade value
📉 Minimum Bonds Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📈 Minimum Futures Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
📉 Minimum Options Trade Size
Unavailable	Unavailable
💪 Retail Leverage
Unavailable	30
💪 Professional Leverage
Unavailable	500
✍ Customisable Leverage
No	No
🎲 Deleveraged Trading
Yes	Yes
🎓 Demo Account
No	Yes
📱 IOS App
Yes	Yes
📱 Android App
Yes	Yes
📺 MetaTrader 4
No	No
📺 MetaTrader 5
No	No
📺 cTrader
No	No
💻 Web trader
Yes	Yes
💻 TradingView Platform
No	No
💻 Proprietary Platform
Yes	Yes
📊 Multi-chart Tools
No	No
👬 Copy Trading
No	No
👫 Social Trading
No	No
🔑 Guaranteed Stop-loss
No	No
🔨 Trailing Stop-loss
No	No
Fees
💰 Inactivity Fee
None	Vestle charges an inactivity fee of $15 for every quarter of inactivity.
💰 Deposit Fees
None	None
💰 Withdrawal Fees
None	No for credit cards but yes for bank wires (up to $20).
💰 Commissions
From 0.50% up to 2.0% of transaction value.	None
Spreads
📈 EUR/USD
Unavailable	Dynamic - From 0.7 Pips
📉 SP500
Unavailable	Dynamic - From 90 Pips
📈 GOLD
Unavailable	Dynamic - From 35 Pips
📉 TSLA (Stock CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - From $3
📈 XLK (ETF - CFD)
Unavailable	Dynamic - From 30 Pips
📉 BTC
Dynamic - From 0.50% up to 2.0%	Dynamic - From $120
Research and Analysis
⭐ Watchlists
Yes	Yes
🔭 Stock Screener
No	No
🗓 Economic Calendar
No	Yes
📜 Integrated Newsfeed
Yes	No
📡 Reuters Feed
No	No
📡 Educational Content
Yes	Yes
📡 Live Chat Support
No	No
📡 Video Tutorials
Yes	Yes
📡 Account Management
No	Yes
📡 Webinars
No	No