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To the comparisonBackpack
MiCA + MiFID II + PSD2. True perpetuals, real stocks and daily Proof of Reserves.
Read reviewBitvavo
The largest Dutch retail exchange. iDEAL, DNB supervision, spot only.
Read reviewFinst
The lowest flat fee in the Netherlands (0.15%), MiCA via the AFM. Spot-only.
Read reviewOKX
MiCA + MiFID II via Malta. X-Perps on crypto, stocks and commodities.
Read reviewKraken
Since 2011, never hacked. MiCA + MiFID II, xStocks as wrapper tokens.
Read reviewBinance
The largest exchange worldwide, but not active in the Netherlands.
Read reviewBybit
Derivatives specialist with MiCA via Austria.
Read reviewCoinbase
Publicly listed (NASDAQ), MiCA + MiFID II, strong custody.
Read reviewCrypto.com
App-first retail platform with the Visa Card, MiCA + MiFID II via Malta.
Read reviewBitstamp
The oldest exchange (2011), now Robinhood-owned. Perpetuals via Slovenia.
Read reviewBitget
MiCAR application filed with Austria's FMA (June 2026), no licence yet.
Read reviewMEXC
No EU licence. On the AFM warning list since September 2025.
Read reviewBitfinex
Zero percent on the fee schedule, but no EU licence.
Read reviewDeribit
The crypto market's largest options venue, but without an EU licence.
Read reviewBitMEX
Closing 23 September 2026 — with Arthur Hayes's reaction.
Read reviewHyperliquid
The world's largest perpetuals DEX — no EU licence, FCA warning May 2026.
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