Bitvavo review: score, licensing and risks
83/100SCORE · BTrusted
Grade B, very good
Bitvavo is a Dutch exchange holding a MiCA CASP licence, with fees well below other licensed European venues and a clean security record. It is Europe focused and does not serve the US, and the asset list is smaller than offshore competitors.
The facts
- FOUNDED
- 2018
- HEADQUARTERS
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- CUSTODY
- Custodial.
- MiCA / EEA
- Authorised. MiCA CASP licence held in the Netherlands, passported across the EEA.
- US ACCESS
- No.
- PROOF OF RESERVES
- Regulated custody, with assets largely held with a licensed third party custodian.
- FEES
- Around 0.15 percent taker and 0.03 percent maker at entry tier, among the cheapest in Europe.
- ASSETS
- 350 plus
How the score breaks down
Each dimension is explained on the methodology page.
Where it is strong and where it is not
✓ Strengths
- Cheapest fees of any properly licensed European exchange
- MiCA authorised in the Netherlands
- Clean security record
- Excellent EUR rails
✗ Weaknesses
- Europe only
- Fewer advanced products
- Smaller asset list than the offshore venues
Incident history
No major security breach or regulatory action on record.
Our read
The best value licensed option for European users. Properly authorised, cheap, and with no incident on record. The main limitation is that it does not try to be a global venue.
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RISK WARNING
Crypto assets are highly volatile and largely unregulated. You can lose everything you put in.
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