Coinbase Crypto Exchange Review Australia 2024

When we conducted our Coinbase exchange review we found a platform that was easy to use, had a logical website layout and was easy on the eyes. As it is one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world we expected nothing less but a seamless experience on the platform.

4.5/5

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Coinbase Highlights

• Industry-leading API
• Insurance protection
• Competitive fees

Our Coinbase Australia review found that navigating between pages was easy as everything is easy to locate either in the menu at the top of the homepage or the menus at the footer of the page. Pages loaded quickly even when switching between constantly updating crypto price changes. We tested the quality of the mobile version of the app as well and found it to be more than acceptable. We even downloaded the official mobile app that is available for IOS and Android and found it to nothing short of excellent.

The security features on the site seemingly matched the quality of the look and feel as there are several different safety measures in place to protect user interests on the platform. There is a two-step verification process for users to employ and as well as a biometric fingerprint login to make sure logins, deposits and withdrawals are all well-protected.

How To Trade – Our short guide to Coinbase crypto trading

At this point in our Coinbase review, you may now be interested to get trading on the platform. Before you do that, you will need to open an account first and make your first deposit to become a Coinbase Australia customer. There are a couple of steps you need to complete in order to be a fully-fledged Coinbase account holder. You will need to provide Coinbase with proof of identity and a proof of residence as well. Then, choose a strong password that you won’t forget. If you were referred to the site this is where you will need to enter your Coinbase referral code.

Coinbase will then send you an email that you will need to verify. You will also have to verify your phone number straight after that as well. It’s a whole lot of verifying but it’s absolutely in your best interest. Now, you can start to add all your standard information like your name and surname. And then, you guessed it, a little more verification on the cards. You will need to go to the “I.D Verification” section after you have signed in to complete the last step of your verification. Once all of this is done, link a payment method to your account and make your first Coinbase deposit. And finally, you are now ready to get cracking with your trades on the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange platform.

There is an easy to locate “Buy Crypto” button just above your portfolio balance which will take you to a page where you can enter the currency value and amount you are looking to buy/sell. Enter the amount you want to buy/sell and then execute the market order. This is where Coinbase put you into their system to try and pair you with other users on the site who fancy the value of your proposed trade. Coinbase fulfils the role of the middle man, putting users with similar crypto valuations together to complete trades. You can even check out some Coinbase how to trade pieces in their educational section to help you along.

Coinbase keeps things exceptionally simple for users. Trading on the site is a breeze and finding like-minded users is only made easy by the platform itself. Check out our Binance review to see how the trading on another brokers’ site matches up against Coinbase.

Company

Company	Coinbase Europe Limited
Headquarter	70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin D02 R296, Ireland
Year of Founding	2011
CEO	Brian Armstrong
Website	www.coinbase.com
Available Languages	English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Portuguese, Hindi
Customer Support	Phone, Email Support
Email	info@coinbase.com
Phone	1-888-908-7930
Licence	SIPC – Securities Investor Protection Corporation (USA – not governmental)
Verified by	–
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There are a couple of options for Australian residents to choose from when making a deposit or Coinbase withdrawal on the platform. Our Coinbase crypto review located the funding page and found that users can make deposits with fiat money and cryptocurrency. Users can make use of a debit/credit card for depositing fiat money and they can also deposit cryptocurrency by one of the numerous crypto payment networks available on the site.

Our Coinbase review couldn’t find any information on the site regarding a Coinbase minimum deposit but we imagine that’s because there isn’t one. Furthermore, the Coinbase withdrawal fees are quite straightforward as it is 3.99% for all transactions. This can be a little steep especially for users who deposit large amounts into their account. However, upgrading to Coinbase Pro will see most of these fees be significantly reduced. There also doesn’t seem to be much information on any Coinbase withdrawal limit on the site either.

Our Coinbase crypto review found that the broker could stand to improve a little in the customer service department. What our Coinbase Australia review found was that they have a bot named Ada in place to take care of your more straightforward questions. This seems to try and replace the need for a live chat feature but to be honest, our Coinbase review is disappointed by the lack of the feature.

Coinbase users can also contact the support team through their email address, phone number or by their Twitter handle. Overall, we found the customer support team to be friendly and professional. We would like to see the inclusion of a live chat feature in the future though, as this is by far the best form of customer support in the industry.

One thing that is very common and that you should not concern yourself with all that much is that crypto exchange platforms are not regulated or licensed by your usual financial associations. This is because cryptocurrency is not recognised as legal tender like centralised fiat money is.

The security on the Coinbase crypto exchange platform is essentially as strong as you make it. There are two main security features available to users on the platform that will help to solidify the security of transactions and your sensitive data. These features include things like the two-step authentication process and a biometric fingerprint login. You further increase the security on your account by adding an identification verification step to your login and transactions too.

Our Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange review also found that the platform operates with the latest SSL encryption technology to further secure every page on the site. This includes your payment details and login details. So, is Coinbase safe? And are your funds secure? Coinbase makes your crypto even safer but continually keeping it in cold storage. This means it is kept off of the internet which makes it very difficult to be gotten to by any malicious hackers.

Reputation and Customer Feedback – Excellent Coinbase reviews

It is clear that Coinbase have slowly but surely built up a strong foundation of positive user reviews. These reviews generally point out how good the range of Coinbase markets are and how easy it is to execute trades on the site.

No online brokerage firm, crypto exchange or not, is going to only have positive reviews. After taking a closer look at some of the negative reviews we did find a few people who were displeased with the customer service on the site. Whether they are to be believed or not is up to you. However, our personal experience with the customer review was solid and did not warrant any negative outcry.