Best crypto exchanges in Austria

• 21 crypto exchanges with a verified licence serve residents of Austria: 7 hold a local licence (FMA (Austria)) and 14 serve under an EU passport.
• Top pick by Coinish Score: Coinbase (80/100, Editor Rating 4.1/5).
• Lowest order-book trading fee: 0.09% (Revolut).
• No minimum deposit: Trade Republic.

Ranked by Coinish Score: half the Editor Rating for the entity that serves residents of Austria, half Market Signal. Brokers without enough verified data for a rating are placed by Market Signal and labelled; brokers with neither are listed last. How we rate

Of the 21 crypto exchanges on this list, 7 are authorised under MiCA by the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA (Austria)) (Bybit, KuCoin, Bitpanda and 4 more), 4 serve Austria under a MiCA authorisation from MFSA in Malta (Crypto.com, Gate, OKX and 1 more), 2 serve Austria under a MiCA authorisation from CSSF in Luxembourg (Coinbase and Bitstamp) and 2 serve Austria under a MiCA authorisation from CySEC in Cyprus (Revolut and eToro); 6 more are authorised by CBI, Bank of Lithuania, AFM, BaFin, CNMV and Bank of Latvia.

Base-tier spot taker fees on the order-book exchanges here run from 0.09% (Revolut) to 1.2% (Gemini). Apps without an order book charge a per-trade fee instead: eToro 1%, Paybis 1.49% and Coinfinity 1.5%.

• Search the company name on the FMA (Austria) register (fma.gv.at); for a firm licensed elsewhere, on its home regulator's register too (MFSA, CSSF and CySEC for most of this list).
• Check which company your contract is with. Coinbase, for example, onboards residents of Austria through Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. (CSSF, MiCA CASP · LEI 984500F14CA4571AAC11), and the name on the account-opening documents should match the list.
• Confirm the exchange is an authorised CASP on ESMA's interim MiCA register, and that Austria is among the member states it has notified.

Yes, with a licensed provider. Since the MiCA transitional period ended on 1 July 2026, crypto platforms serving EU residents need MiCA authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider (CASP) in an EU member state.

Sources: esma.europa.eu, esma.europa.eu

By Coinish Score, Coinbase (80/100, Editor Rating 4.1/5), through Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. (CSSF, MiCA CASP · LEI 984500F14CA4571AAC11). Revolut (77) and Crypto.com (77) follow. The score rates the company that would serve you in Austria, so the same brand can rank differently in another country.

Bybit, KuCoin, Bitpanda, WhiteBIT, Coinfinity, DADAT and 21bitcoin are licensed in Austria. Since 2024, Austrian providers have had to deduct the 27.5% KESt on crypto gains and pass it to the tax office. That settles the tax, so those gains stay out of your return. The other 14 exchanges are licensed in other member states, and with them you declare the gains yourself.

Source: bmf.gv.at

Yes. A crypto-asset service provider authorised under MiCA in one member state can serve residents of the others once its home regulator has notified them. 14 of the 21 on this list reach Austria that way, most from Malta (4), Luxembourg (2) and Cyprus (2).

The home regulator supervises the exchange, and ESMA keeps the central register of authorised CASPs, so you can check any of them there.

Sources: esma.europa.eu, esma.europa.eu

Crypto held with an exchange is not covered by investor compensation schemes, so the exchange's own safeguards (segregated client assets, cold storage, proof of reserves) matter more than for a broker account.

Source: eiopa.europa.eu

Income from crypto, including gains on sale, is taxed at a special rate of 27.5%. In Austria, swapping one cryptocurrency for another doesn't count as a disposal, so it isn't taxed. Tax is due only when you sell for money or other goods.

Coinish isn't a tax adviser: check your own situation with the tax authority or an accountant.

Source: bmf.gv.at