Compare LiveCoin vs Poloniex Exchange

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On this page, you can compare LiveCoin with Poloniex. Which exchange is better to use? You can compare exchange characteristics, fees, trading features, safety, and social media presence.

At the end of this page, you can see our final ratings for both exchanges.

In the table below you can see general information on both exchanges. LiveCoin was founded in 2013 in United Kingdom. Poloniex was founded in 2014 in USA.

When choosing an exchange for trading, you should take into account how long it has been an active market player. Older exchanges usually have a good reputation and tend to be more reliable. It may be a good decision to use the older exchange, which is LiveCoin. At the same time, newer projects may be more technologically advanced.

You should also pay attention to where the exchange is located. Some countries have strict financial regulations, which makes it difficult to seek court assistance when needed.

LiveCoin is Centralized and Poloniex is Centralized. You can read more about the pros and cons of centralized and decentralized exchanges in this article.

LiveCoin doesn't have a mobile app. Poloniex has a mobile app available for iOS and Android.

LiveCoin has 8 languages available, including English, Portuguese, French, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Turkish and Indonesian. Poloniex has 1 language available, which is English.

Company
User rating User rating 3.7 / 5 6 user reviews User rating 2.8 / 5 11 user reviews
Cryptogeek rating Cryptogeek rating 4.4 / 5 Cryptogeek rating 4 / 5
Trust Score How it works Trust Score 3.98 / 5 Trust Score 3.78 / 5

User rating

3.7 / 5 6 user reviews 2.8 / 5 11 user reviews

Cryptogeek rating

4.4 / 5 4 / 5

Trust Score

How it works
3.98 / 5 3.78 / 5

About

Livecoin was founded in 2013 in London. This exchange works with dollars, euros and roubles. It has more than 100 available coins to trade. Additionaly, the trading fee is not so high, it could be less than 0.02 for high-volume traders. Livecoin's volume is quite high and it represents more than $30.500.000.
Poloniex launched in 2014. It is based in the United States. It was recently acquired by Circle, a large Goldman-Sachs backed company. The exchange faced a hacker attack soon after opening which caused a higher level of security provided later. It requires a user’s physical address, postal address, date of birth, id, and phone number.

Founding Date

2013 2014

Country

United Kingdom USA

Type

Centralized Centralized

Languages

English, Portuguese, French, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Turkish, Indonesian English

Mobile app

- iOS, Android

Full address

No data Poloniex, LLC. 2018 - Boston, MA, U.S.A

Fees

No data Fees are charged and deduced on a per-trade basis. The more “total volume” you trade on a rolling 30 day basis, the lower your fee on subsequent trades. We will calculate your fees based on your last 30 days of trading volume based on the daily average of the BTC-USD rate (24-hour weighted average price) and dynamically adjust your fees according to the following schedule:

Maker | Taker Trade | Volume (trailing 30 day avg)
0.08% |   0.20%  | < $1m USD
0.02% |   0.15%  | < $20m USD
0.00% |   0.10%  | ≥ $20m USD
About
Livecoin was founded in 2013 in London. This exchange works with dollars, euros and roubles. It has more than 100 available coins to trade. Additionaly, the trading fee is not so high, it could be less than 0.02 for high-volume traders. Livecoin's volume is quite high and it represents more than $30.500.000.
Poloniex launched in 2014. It is based in the United States. It was recently acquired by Circle, a large Goldman-Sachs backed company. The exchange faced a hacker attack soon after opening which caused a higher level of security provided later. It requires a user’s physical address, postal address, date of birth, id, and phone number.
Founding Date Founding Date 2013 Founding Date 2014
Country Country United Kingdom Country USA
Type Type Centralized Type Centralized
Languages Languages English, Portuguese, French, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Turkish, Indonesian Languages English
Mobile app Mobile app - Mobile app iOS, Android
Full address Full address No data Full address Poloniex, LLC. 2018 - Boston, MA, U.S.A
Fees Fees No data Fees Fees are charged and deduced on a per-trade basis. The more “total volume” you trade on a rolling 30 day basis, the lower your fee on subsequent trades. We will calculate your fees based on your last 30 days of trading volume based on the daily average of the BTC-USD rate (24-hour weighted average price) and dynamically adjust your fees according to the following schedule:

Maker | Taker Trade | Volume (trailing 30 day avg)
0.08% |   0.20%  | < $1m USD
0.02% |   0.15%  | < $20m USD
0.00% |   0.10%  | ≥ $20m USD

Trading

LiveCoin trading volume is 18,543,907.0. The exchange has 884 available trading pairs. Fiat trading is available on the exchange. Margin trading is not available.

Poloniex trading volume is 18,446,726.0. The exchange has 101 available trading pairs. Fiat trading is not available on the exchange. Margin trading is available.

Please note: The bigger number of available trading pairs provides you with more trading opportunities, but may cause technological shortcomings at the same time.

Volume

18543907 18446726

Pairs

884 101

Coins

265 57

Fiat trading

-

Deposit

Depends on currency and volume Free

Fees

Percentage Percentage

Margin

-
Volume Volume 18543907 Volume 18446726
Pairs Pairs 884 Pairs 101
Coins Coins 265 Coins 57
Fiat trading Fiat trading Fiat trading -
Deposit Deposit Depends on currency and volume Deposit Free
Fees Fees Percentage Fees Percentage
Margin Margin - Margin

Safety

Two factor authentication

Verified

Unverified Verified
Two factor authentication Two factor authentication Two factor authentication
Verified Verified Unverified Verified Verified

Social

Website

livecoin.net poloniex.com

Twitter

@livecoin_net @poloniex

Number of followers

19986 222304
Website Website livecoin.net Website poloniex.com
Twitter Twitter @livecoin_net Twitter @poloniex
Number of followers Number of followers 19986 Number of followers 222304

Rating

User rating User rating 3.7 / 5 6 user reviews User rating 2.8 / 5 11 user reviews
Cryptogeek rating Cryptogeek rating 4.4 / 5 Cryptogeek rating 4 / 5

Cryptogeek summary

LiveCoin user rating is 3.7, based on 6 user reviews. Poloniex user rating is 2.8, based on 11 user reviews.

We also calculate the special Cryptogeek TrustScore based on the characteristics of each exchange.

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We choose the winner based on our TrustScore Rating. Please remember, it’s still up to you which company to choose! How do we calculate Trust Score?
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On this page, you can compare LiveCoin with Poloniex. Which exchange is better to use? You can compare exchange characteristics, fees, trading features, safety, and social media presence.

At the end of this page, you can see our final ratings for both exchanges.

In the table below you can see general information on both exchanges. LiveCoin was founded in 2013 in United Kingdom. Poloniex was founded in 2014 in USA.

When choosing an exchange for trading, you should take into account how long it has been an active market player. Older exchanges usually have a good reputation and tend to be more reliable. It may be a good decision to use the older exchange, which is LiveCoin. At the same time, newer projects may be more technologically advanced.

You should also pay attention to where the exchange is located. Some countries have strict financial regulations, which makes it difficult to seek court assistance when needed.

LiveCoin is Centralized and Poloniex is Centralized. You can read more about the pros and cons of centralized and decentralized exchanges in this article.

LiveCoin doesn't have a mobile app. Poloniex has a mobile app available for iOS and Android.

LiveCoin has 8 languages available, including English, Portuguese, French, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Turkish and Indonesian. Poloniex has 1 language available, which is English.