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CoinMetro is a tokenized exchange platform, headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia. The company was created by the team behind the regulated Forex broker, FXPIG.

History
CoinMetro was founded in November 2017 by CEO & Founder of CoinMetro, Kevin Murcko who is a founding board member of the European Crypto Association and an FXPIG CEO.

In 2018, Estonia granted licenses for wallet and exchange services to CoinMetro.

In 2018, the CoinMetro token sale kicked off on February 21st until the end of March. During the sale, 300,000,000 COIN was available, with all unsold tokens being burnt to preserve token price. COIN price started at €0.11 ($0.14), increasing by €0.01 per 50,000,000 COIN sold, to a maximum of €0.15 ($0.18).

In 2020, CoinMetro’s growth rate increased 620%.

In 2021, CoinMetro raised €2.5M in their tokenized bond offering.

Location
Since 2018, CoinMetro has been headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, with a second office located in Mexico City.

CoinMetro’s office is located in a historic building called Fahle Maja (Fahle House), the former paper and pulp mill.

Regulation
CoinMetro is a supporter of regulation in the FinTech industry. Based in Estonia, CoinMetro has obtained licensing from the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit to provide digital currency services. This license allows CoinMetro to offer services of exchanging a virtual currency against a fiat currency, exchanging a virtual currency against a virtual currency, and virtual currency wallet services.

Furthermore, CoinMetro is a licensed EMI agent and holds active registrations with regulators in the USA (FinCEN) and Australia (AUSTRAC).

Product
CoinMetro is an ecosystem that includes a cryptocurrency-fiat, main, exchange, a margin trading platform, a copy trading platform, and a digital securities marketplace.

Other related products include an affiliate program and staking opportunities offered by the company.

The ecosystem is supported by CoinMetro’s native utility token, XCM, which is tied to all of the company’s products and services. The matching engine’s core is built using Redis.

Platform
The platform allows companies or organizations to launch ICOs through an automated process where smart contracts are generated.

Awards
CoinMetro has been rated excellent on Trustpilot, a digital platform that enables customers to write reviews and find businesses.