CoinW Turns Eight with 15M Users and Bigger Derivatives Push

Crypto trading has settled into a quieter stretch after several boom-and-bust cycles. Centralized exchanges and on-chain protocols are starting to look and feel more alike as users ask for faster execution, lower fees, and clearer risk controls without the headache of setting up self-custody. Meanwhile, regulators are pushing exchanges to tighten compliance, standardize KYC/AML, and make their safeguards easier to see.

That backdrop has reshaped product roadmaps. Exchanges are jostling to do three things better: deepen liquidity in futures and perps, make on-chain access feel as easy as logging in, and add guardrails that soften the swings for newcomers. Wallet-free flows, zero-gas execution, MEV defenses, and AI-assisted strategies are moving from experiments to table stakes, while prop-style programs and copy trading target user segments from first-timers to professionals.

Global crypto exchange CoinW is marking its eighth anniversary with scale and an integration play. The company reports more than 15 million registered users, about $5 billion in 24-hour trading volume, and cumulative turnover in the trillions of USDT since 2017, spanning 200-plus countries and regions. A recent full-stack overhaul links its centralized venue with on-chain products under a security-first posture and a longer-term mandate to serve as a trusted gateway to digital assets.

Growth in Numbers

CoinW’s footprint includes 1,000+ listed trading pairs, a community of roughly 1 million members, and more than 5,000 collaborations with key opinion leaders. The exchange’s global top-five CoinGecko ranking highlights how futures and perpetuals — contracts that track prices without requiring ownership of the underlying asset — remain central to usage and liquidity.

“The next phase is closing the gap between centralized liquidity and on-chain transparency,” Nassar Achkar, Chief Strategy Officer at CoinW said. “Users want efficiency without the frictions that slow adoption, and they expect clearer protections when markets turn.”

Those priorities set the stage for a platform overhaul that consolidates scattered functions and adds AI strategy execution and multi-chain interoperability.

Stacking The Platform

CoinW’s latest upgrade pulls previously separate tools into one platform and adds AI strategy execution and multi-chain interoperability. 

It revolves around four pieces: Integrated Trading for AI-assisted matching on spot and futures; GemW for wallet-free, gas-free on-chain access with one-click copy trading, creator strategies, and custody/MEV protections; DeriW, a Layer-3 perpetuals venue offering zero-gas trades and up to 80,000 TPS with on-chain settlement; and PropW, a professional track that funds qualified traders with profit shares up to 90%.

The goal is to cut fragmentation — switching between centralized venues for liquidity, decentralized rails for transparency, and separate analytics — and to reduce onboarding frictions in markets like Southeast Asia. “We grew by removing first-mile friction — wallet setup, gas, and fragmented interfaces — especially in Southeast Asia,” Achkar added.

Risk controls in a volatile segment

CoinW’s Futures Protection Program pledges at least 500,000 USDT per month to reimburse traders up to 500 USDT per liquidation. The company says the program, now in Phase 3, speeds payouts and broadens eligibility. In plain terms, a liquidation occurs when a leveraged position moves beyond risk limits; reimbursements help cap losses after those automatic closures.

The company argues that safeguards, plus expansion of derivatives and professional tooling, helped retain users through the last bear market. It also cites third-party recognition — “Most Trustworthy Cryptocurrency Exchange in Asia” at the 7th Hit AI & Blockchain Summit — and brand partnerships, including a regional tie-up with LALIGA and a renewed Web3 sponsorship of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship.

What to expect from the market

Derivatives liquidity still sits at the center. When money shifts between assets, venues with deeper futures books tend to capture a disproportionate share of trading. Look for more retail-oriented controls — copy trading with clearer risk settings, simpler margin modes, and cleaner liquidation dashboards — to welcome newcomers without burying them in jargon.

Zero-gas perps and wallet-free flows point to a shift in how it feels to use these products — keeping transparency and self-custody while cutting busywork. Higher throughput and MEV protections help tighten spreads and trim slippage, improving execution for both retail and prop traders.

Compliance and protection are turning into differentiators. As more countries sharpen oversight, standardized KYC/AML, a publicly stated protection pool, and audited processes are increasingly shaping which venues institutions and first-timers choose.

Community strategy and the road ahead

CoinW presents its “Trot On To Infinity” anniversary theme as a shorthand for longer-term investing in guardrails and on-chain rails. The company plans online campaigns and offline meetups, including a global eight-city marathon, to keep regional engagement high.

Looking forward, CoinW lists three priorities: deepen security, lead on compliance, and continue knitting centralized and on-chain services into a single workflow. The firm’s pitch is that measured growth and user protection, rather than rapid speculative cycles, will ultimately expand the addressable market.

For stakeholders — from novice traders to prop desks — the implications are straightforward. If CoinW and peers execute on integration and safeguards, participants could see cheaper, faster, and more transparent trading with clearer risk buffers. The competitive question is whether those promises translate into sustained share gains as volumes shift among venues and regulators set firmer rules.