# Netcoins > Built for Canadians. Backed by Trust. Netcoins is a cryptocurrency exchange serving customers in Canada and the United States. It lets users buy, sell, and stake cryptocurrencies, and offers OTC, API, and custody services to businesses. Netcoins is a cryptocurrency exchange for customers in Canada and the United States. It lets individuals buy, sell, and stake cryptocurrencies through web and mobile apps. Accounts are funded with bank transfers or crypto deposits. Customers place market and limit orders, set price alerts, and manage staking from one account. An OTC desk quotes large trades through a dedicated account manager and executes them privately. Account holders can also connect their own software through a trading API. Beyond the retail app, Netcoins provides custody and solutions for cross-border payments, payroll, and Bitcoin miners. It is used by individual traders, private wealth clients, corporations, and fintechs. - Type: Company - Sector: Finance - Status: Active - Founded: 2014-01-01 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/netcoins ## Products - [Netcoins](https://thegrid.id/profiles/netcoins): Netcoins is a centralized exchange for buying, selling, and staking cryptocurrencies in Canada and the United States. Users fund an account with bank transfers or crypto deposits and trade through web and mobile apps with market and limit orders. Staking is available inside the app for selected proof-of-stake assets. An OTC desk fills large trades privately through a dedicated account manager. Account holders can also connect their own software through a trading API. (Centralised Exchange, Live, Main Product) ## Links - [Main](https://netcoins.com) - [Blog](https://blog.netcoins.com) - [Privacy policy](https://netcoins.app/hosted-page/privacy-policy) - [Terms of Service](https://netcoins.app/hosted-page/terms-of-service) - [Twitter / X](https://x.com/Netcoins) - [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/netcoins) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/netcoins) ## Legal This data is provided under two licensing models. Model 1 - open data. The open data core is licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL) — a copyleft/share-alike license allowing free use, modification, and sharing for any purpose. Attribution is required: include "Powered by The Grid" linking to https://thegrid.id wherever the data is used. Derivative databases must be shared under ODbL terms. Trademarks, logos, and brand names (marked "Special TPIP") are not covered by the ODbL. For ML/AI use: training datasets that substantially extract ODbL data are Derivative Databases and must be shared under ODbL if publicly used; models must be attributed in documentation. Model 2 - commercial licenses. The Grid Data Service (TGDS) is also available as a commercial license. See [Web Services Terms](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/web-services-terms) for commercial use that is not covered by the open data service. The following applies to both licensing models. - All data is provided AS IS with no guarantees of accuracy. - The Grid does not provide investment, legal, or tax advice, and - a project's presence in The Grid's data does not imply endorsement. - [Data Licensing & Disclaimers](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/data-licensing-and-disclaimers): Licensing models and disclaimers - [Open Data (ODbL)](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data): Open Database License terms and scope for The Grid's open data service. - [Attribution Guidelines](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data-attribution-guidelines): How to attribute The Grid's data when using the open data service. - [Web Services Terms](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/web-services-terms): commercial Terms for using data services. - [All Legal Documents](https://about.thegrid.id/legal): Full index of terms, policies, and disclosures ## Optional - [TGS Field Descriptions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-field-descriptions.md): Schema field definitions for The Grid's data model - [TGS JSON Structure](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-json-structure.md): Data model structure and relationships - [Product Type Definitions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-definitions.md): Definitions for each product type - [Product Type Classification](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-classification.md): Guide for classifying products into types - [Grid MCP Guide](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/grid-search/skills/grid-query/references/grid-mcp-guide.md): How to query The Grid programmatically via MCP