YieldCompare · head to head
Poloniex vs Uphold
Asset-by-asset comparison of rates and risk profiles
Short answer
Neither is safer on our checks — Poloniex and Uphold both pass 3 of five.
On rates, the highest advertised APY is 6.0 % at Poloniex and 13.7 % at Uphold. Base rates only, no promo tiers.
Poloniex
Safety grade C
5 checks ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓
USDT 2.0 %
BTC 0.01 %
ETH 1.0 %
Top product ATOM · 6.0 %
Products tracked 42
Coins tracked 42
Jurisdiction Panama (governing law of Poloniex's user agreement, revised 1 April 2026)
Founded 2014
Min deposit $0
Open Poloniex → 
Uphold
Safety grade C
5 checks ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
USDT —
BTC —
ETH 0.88 %
Top product ATOM · 13.7 %
Products tracked 23
Coins tracked 23
Jurisdiction USA (FinCEN MSB) + UK FCA + EU
Founded 2014
Min deposit $1
Open Uphold → Coin by coin
Shared coins, side by side
| Asset | Poloniex | Uphold | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATOM | 6.0 % | 13.7 % | ★ Uphold |
| DOT | 4.5 % | 2.14 % | ★ Poloniex |
| AVAX | 0.25 % | 3.39 % | ★ Uphold |
| XTZ | 1.2 % | 3.03 % | ★ Uphold |
| SOL | 3.0 % | 1.67 % | ★ Poloniex |
| POL | 1.0 % | 2.11 % | ★ Uphold |
| NEAR | 1.0 % | 1.53 % | ★ Uphold |
| ETH | 1.0 % | 0.88 % | ★ Poloniex |
| ADA | 1.0 % | 0.63 % | ★ Poloniex |
| FLR | 1.0 % | 0.19 % | ★ Poloniex |
| INJ | — | 6.02 % | ★ Uphold |
| AXS | 5.0 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| CCD | — | 4.22 % | ★ Uphold |
| USDD | 4.0 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| HTX | 4.0 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| CSPR | — | 3.32 % | ★ Uphold |
| USDC | 3.0 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| TRX | 3.0 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| KSM | — | 2.07 % | ★ Uphold |
| USDT | 2.0 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| AXL | — | 2.0 % | ★ Uphold |
| TAO | — | 1.66 % | ★ Uphold |
| HYPE | — | 1.64 % | ★ Uphold |
| ALGO | — | 1.54 % | ★ Uphold |
| TUSD | 1.0 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| A | 1.0 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| BSV | 1.0 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| NFT | 1.0 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| BTT | 1.0 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| XDC | — | 0.85 % | ★ Uphold |
| LPT | 0.8 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| APT | — | 0.65 % | ★ Uphold |
| ROSE | — | 0.64 % | ★ Uphold |
| FLOKI | 0.5 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| DASH | 0.5 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| JST | 0.5 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| SUI | — | 0.46 % | ★ Uphold |
| FIL | 0.4 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| HBAR | — | 0.32 % | ★ Uphold |
| LTC | 0.25 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| LINK | 0.25 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| ZEC | 0.1 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| PEPE | 0.1 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| WIN | 0.1 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| XEC | 0.02 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| LUNC | 0.02 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| BTC | 0.01 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| DOGE | 0.01 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| XRP | 0.01 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| ETC | 0.01 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| XMR | 0.01 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| XLM | 0.01 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| SHIB | 0.01 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| BCH | 0.01 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
| BNB | 0.01 % | — | ★ Poloniex |
Safety — check by check
| Check | C Poloniex | C Uphold |
|---|---|---|
| Regulation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Proof-of-Reserves | ✓ | ✓ |
| Flexible withdrawal | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insurance Fund | ✗ | ✗ |
| Track record (2+ years incident-free) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Score | 3/5 · C | 3/5 · C |
The five public criteria behind each platform's grade. Each ✓ is one point — more points, safer grade. A highlighted ✓ is where one platform wins the criterion outright.