Bitvavo
FULL REVIEW 2026

Overview

Amsterdam-based, authorised by the AFM under Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 — stated in their own footer. Holds the trading-platform permission. EUR is the only fiat rail.

Bitvavo is the cheapest entry point of the nine and holds a real venue permission, but on the narrowest authorisation: three services against Kraken’s eight. Worth knowing that it does offer margin trading on 21 assets with a 2% liquidation threshold — the sources describing it as spot-only are wrong.

Key Information

Regulation & Licensing

Bitvavo B.V., KvK 68743424, Keizersgracht 281, 1016 ED Amsterdam. Authorised by the Netherlands AFM as a CASP under Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 — stated in the exchange’s own footer — on 26 June 2025, reference AFM 41000010. Covers 3 of the 10 MiCA services, the narrowest set here, but that set includes operation of a trading platform.

Security & Custody

Trading Fees

Ten volume tiers on EUR markets. Tier 1 is 0.15% maker / 0.25% taker, falling to 0.10% / 0.20% at €100,000 and 0.09% / 0.18% at €250,000. These are the lowest entry-level fees of the nine authorised exchanges on this page.

Deposits, Withdrawals & Fiat Rails

Platforms & API

Pros & Cons

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This section carries no referral link. Go to Bitvavo directly, and before you deposit confirm that the entity you are contracting with is Bitvavo B.V. · KvK 68743424 — the one named on the ESMA register — and not a differently-licensed group company.