8 reviews
Regulated Exchanges and Apps
Licensed exchanges and broker apps aimed at buyers who put regulation, fiat on-ramps and simplicity ahead of coin count.
Coinbase Review: A Trusted U.S. Brand That Charges for the Comfort
Coinbase is listed, regulated and easy to use, and it prices that reassurance into every simple trade. We compared the beginner app with Advanced to see how much the comfort costs.
Kraken Review: A Simple App on Top, a Serious Trading Engine Underneath
Kraken offers a 1% instant-buy app and Kraken Pro with fees from 0.40% maker down to zero at volume. We compare the two products, the security page and the cost of staying simple.
Gemini Review: A Compliance-First Exchange That Has Left Europe and Charges for the Comfort
Gemini sells trust: a New York trust charter, SOC 2 audits and strict controls. We check what that costs in fees, why European buyers can no longer count on it, and what the Earn settlement and 2026 layoffs say about the company.
Robinhood Crypto Review: Easy Buying and Withdrawals, With the Cost Hidden in the Spread
Robinhood Crypto charges no commission, now allows withdrawals to your own wallet and has added staking. We looked at the spread, the 1.75% instant cash-out fee, the 25% staking cut and the limits for each state.
eToro Crypto Review: Handy Next to Your Stocks, Costly as a Place to Hold Crypto
eToro lets you buy 150+ coins beside shares in one regulated app, but charges 1% a trade, 2% to move coins to its wallet and keeps staking rewards. We tested what that means for crypto-first readers.
Bitstamp Review: The Oldest Major Exchange, Now Owned by Robinhood, With a Short Coin List
Bitstamp has run since 2011, holds a MiCA licence and publishes spot fees from 0.30% maker and 0.40% taker. We weigh that record against a list of roughly 100 coins and a 1.8% Basic Trading spread.
Crypto.com App Review: Convenient, but the Spread Is the Price of Not Using the Exchange
The Crypto.com app buys crypto in two taps, but the same trade costs more there than on the company's own exchange. We looked at the spread, the card perks and who should move to the Exchange instead.
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Every product we have tested, from every category, ordered by score.
Bitvavo Review: Cheap, MiCA-Licensed and Euro-First, With Few Tools Beyond Spot
Bitvavo charges 0.15% maker and 0.25% taker at its base tier, holds a Dutch MiCA licence, and takes SEPA and iDEAL free. It offers no futures or margin, and support is email only.
