CINQ by Coinstar
CINQ by Coinstar is a debit card / crypto wallet issued on Mastercard, rated 7.6/10 in our latest review. Below: what it costs and what it demands, the tiers the issuer publishes, and how the card cleared our live checkouts.
CINQ by Coinstar is the strongest fit for app store / play, and asks for ID + proof at signup — we carry it at low risk. Treat the fee rows as the deciding factor: a card that clears reliably but charges on every top-up costs more than its rating suggests.
Profile
| Issuer / category | CINQ by Coinstar · Debit Card / Crypto Wallet |
| Official site | https://cinqwallet.com |
| Best for | App Store / Play |
| Network | Mastercard |
| Rating | 7.6/10 (4.0★, 201 data points) |
| Data quality | verified |
Costs and fees
| Card creation fee | $0 |
| Monthly / annual fee | $0 |
Verification and risk
| KYC required | Yes |
| Risk level | low |
| AVS check | Yes (US AVS) |
Funding and limits
| Crypto top-up | Yes |
| Bank transfer | Yes |
| Alipay / WeChat Pay | No |
Billing
| Billing address | US General |
| Billing country | US |
Platform compatibility
| ChatGPT | No |
| Claude | No |
| Midjourney | No |
| Netflix / Spotify | No |
| App Store / Google Play | Yes |
| Meta / Google Ads | No |
What the issuer states on its own site
- Set up fee-free direct deposit and get paid up to two days before payday.
- 1 Direct deposit funds are made available depending on when your employer (or other payer) submits the payment file.
Source: https://cinqwallet.com.
How it performed in our tests
| BIN range | Network | Issuing country | Type | Charges | Cleared | Clear rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238158 | Mastercard | United States | Debit | 104 | 73 | 70.2% |
We logged 73 cleared charges out of 104 attempts on 1 documented range for this brand. Counts include renewals, not just first charges.
Where to go next
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Frequently asked
What does CINQ by Coinstar cost to run?
The cost lines stack like this: issuing it costs $0; the recurring charge is $0. Cash-out costs are what compound here, so weigh the recurring lines above the one-off fee.
Do I need to verify my identity for CINQ by Coinstar?
CINQ by Coinstar asks for ID + proof at signup. The check runs once when the account opens, not on each charge, and the issuer's own wording is: Yes
How can I fund CINQ by Coinstar?
You can fund it with crypto, bank transfer. Pick the one you can top up cheaply and repeatedly, because the load fee is charged every time.
Which billing address does CINQ by Coinstar need?
Setting it up: the billing address type is US General; cards are issued against US; an AVS check is applied. Copy the address the issuer generates rather than retyping it. A transposed digit is the most common reason a working range starts failing.
Does CINQ by Coinstar work for subscriptions and AI tools?
We recorded successful charges for the App Store and Google Play. Where a card passes on one merchant and fails on another, the difference is usually the processor and the 3-D Secure setting rather than the card itself.
How VCCFinder tests
VCCFinder buys cards at retail and charges them on live checkouts, then publishes the clear rate and decline reasons next to each range. Where a card declined, the reason sits on its BIN page rather than in a footnote here.