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Is GMO Coin safe?

Name: GMO Coin verdict: Caution
Item: GMO Coin
Rating: 74
Author: verify.trading

GMO Coin is a broker licensed by JFSA (verified on the register). Our global rating is Caution, 74 out of 100. Below: why it scores this way, what each regulator means for client protection, and how to verify.

Caution

74 / 100

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Global rating: 74 Caution · evidence 73/100

Licences verified: JFSA
Global score: 74 / 100
Evidence: 73 / 100
Last checked: 30 Oct 2026

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Why this score

Global rating 74 out of 100, Caution. Last checked 30 Oct 2026.

Reason: Research incomplete
Cap applied: Score capped at 74: research incomplete
Regulation: 35 / 40
Client protection: Not yet checked
Regulatory conduct: 25 / 25
Track record: Not yet checked
Transparency: 4 / 5
Evidence confidence: 73 / 100

Pillars marked “Not yet checked” are left out of the score rather than counted as zero; they lower evidence confidence instead. Nothing commercial affects a score, verdict or ranking.

What the verdict means

GMO Coin is rated "Caution" globally. Verdicts come from a fixed, rule-based method applied identically to every firm.

Verified
Score 75+, research complete, and an active tier 1 or 2 licence held by the entity serving retail clients.
CautionThis record
Active, with enough evidence to score, but short of Verified. Read the reason before you deposit.
High risk
Verified adverse evidence only: a regulator warning, or a licence revoked or suspended in the last 2 years.
Insufficient data
Not enough verified evidence yet to rate. Not a judgement either way.
Under review
Our researchers are re-checking this record. No score is shown until they finish.
Not active
Inactive, redirected or merged. No score is shown.

See the methodology for how scores are built.

Who regulates GMO Coin

Active licences verified on the regulator's register in our latest research:

Japan Financial Services Agency

(JFSA)

Japan

Major onshore regulatorJFSA website

How to verify this yourself

Take a few minutes to check official registers directly:

01
Open the JFSA website at www.fsa.go.jp.
02
Search for the operator's name or registration number.
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Check that the licensed legal entity matches GMO Coin's account terms and that status is current.
04
Check permissions cover the instruments you plan to trade.

Open the JFSA website

Alternatives to GMO Coin

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Matsui Securities

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Monex Securities

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The record

Public verification fields held for this entity:

Global verdict: Caution
Global score: 74 / 100
Licences verified: JFSA 関東財務局長第00006号
FCA warning: None recorded
Last checked: 30 Oct 2026

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GMO Coin: questions answered

Is GMO Coin regulated?

Our record lists GMO Coin as regulated by JFSA (Japan). Confirm each licence on the regulator's own register, because a listing here is a pointer and not proof.

Is GMO Coin FCA regulated?

Our record does not show GMO Coin on the FCA register. Check register.fca.org.uk directly if you need to be sure.