Uphold review

1 licensed entity · uphold.com

✓ Checked Oct 15, 2026

Coinish Score

50/100

Crypto in United States

Editor Rating

2.8/5

Crypto in United States

Best rank

6 of 6

Crypto in the United States

Trading fee

2.2%

In short

Licensed by CT DOB in United States.
Offers crypto, with 300+ instruments.
Support by phone.

Cryptoassets are highly volatile and largely unregulated in some countries. You could lose all the money you invest, and you may not be protected by a compensation scheme.

What it costs

Crypto trading fee	2.2%, app fee per trade (no order book)
Inactivity fee	Not verified yet
Withdrawal fee	$1, minimum fee for instant withdrawals (1.75% of the amount); standard bank withdrawals free
Minimum deposit	Not verified yet

2.8/5

How we rated it · Crypto in United States (Uphold HQ Inc.)

Computed from verified facts only, with published thresholds. 85% of the rating weight is backed by data. Method →

Regulation & safety 25%
2.0
Trading costs 25%
2.0
Markets & products 15%
4.5
Platforms & tools 10%
not scored
Deposits & withdrawals 10%
4.5
Account options 5%
not scored
Support 10%
2.5

Moderate

Market Signal

✓ Real data

Computed from Ahrefs + Semrush data about Uphold’s own website. Not an assessment of the broker itself: it makes up half of the Coinish Score and never changes the Editor Rating. How this works →

Market strength

Where it stands today

Momentum

38 Cooling ↓

Where it’s heading

Data confidence

Medium

How much to trust it

Traffic strength
45
Search visibility
45
Authority
49
Brand & market presence
55

Tick mark = category average.

Compared with 88 tracked trading platforms. Data through October 2026, pulled Nov 2, 2026.

Who holds your account

The company you sign up with depends on where you live. Its regulator decides your protections.

Entity	Regulator	Licence	Serves	CFD loss %
Uphold HQ Inc. uphold.com/en-us	CT DOB Tier 2	MT-1269875	United States inferred from the licence	–

Entity

Regulator

Licence

Serves

CFD loss %

Uphold HQ Inc.

uphold.com/en-us

CT DOB

Tier 2

MT-1269875

United States

inferred from the licence

–

Platforms, funding and support

Products	Crypto
Owner	Not verified yet
Instruments	300+
Platforms	Not verified yet
Deposit methods	Debit/credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH bank transfer
Withdrawal time (stated)	standard: up to 5 business days; instant: immediately
Demo account	Not verified yet
Support	phone

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Sources (14)

Costs · broker's own site · uphold.com · Oct 9, 2026
“BTC, ETH ... 2.05% – 2.2%”
Licence / entity · regulator register · portal.ct.gov · Oct 9, 2026
“Uphold HQ Inc. | 90 New Montgomery Street Suite 412 | San Francisco | CA | 94105 | MT-1269875 | CT Money Transmission License”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · uphold.com · Oct 9, 2026
“Money Transmitter License, MT-1269875”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · uphold.com · Oct 9, 2026
“California Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL) License, Application Pending”
Markets · broker's own site · uphold.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Trade 300+ assets with confidence on our powerful and reliable platform.”
Funding · broker's own site · support.uphold.com · Oct 9, 2026
“Debit/credit card | Apple/Google Pay”
Funding · broker's own site · support.uphold.com · Oct 9, 2026
“Funds deposited via ACH are immediately available for trading.”
Support · broker's own site · uphold.com · Oct 9, 2026
“If you have a complaint, first contact Uphold HQ Inc. at +1 (888) 821-0966 or our support team”
Licence / entity · broker's own site · uphold.com · Oct 9, 2026
“Uphold HQ Inc.”
Markets · broker's own site · uphold.com · Oct 7, 2026
“Spend cash or any of 300+ crypto assets with a tap of your card.”
apps · broker's own site · apps.apple.com · Oct 14, 2026
“Uphold HQ Inc.”
apps · broker's own site · play.google.com · Oct 14, 2026
“Uphold: Trade crypto & stocks”
Funding · broker's own site · support.uphold.com · Oct 15, 2026
“Withdrawals to a linked USD bank account can be standard (free, up to 5 business days) or instant (fee-based, arrives immediately)”
Costs · broker's own site · support.uphold.com · Oct 15, 2026
“Instant Fee Not applicable 1.75% of the withdrawal amount, with a $1”