Best crypto exchanges in Cyprus

• 19 crypto exchanges with a verified licence serve residents of Cyprus: 2 hold a local licence (CySEC) and 17 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 Cyprus, 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 19 crypto exchanges on this list, 5 serve Cyprus under a MiCA authorisation from FMA (Austria) (Bybit, KuCoin, Bitpanda and 2 more), 4 serve Cyprus under a MiCA authorisation from MFSA in Malta (Crypto.com, Gate, OKX and 1 more), 2 serve Cyprus under a MiCA authorisation from CSSF in Luxembourg (Coinbase and Bitstamp) and 2 are authorised under MiCA by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) (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 21bitcoin 1.49%.

• Search the company name on the CySEC register (cysec.gov.cy); for a firm licensed elsewhere, on its home regulator's register too (FMA (Austria), MFSA and CSSF for most of this list).
• Check which company your contract is with. Coinbase, for example, onboards residents of Cyprus 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 Cyprus 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 Cyprus, so the same brand can rank differently in another country.

The 8% rate covers gains from buying and selling crypto-assets. It doesn't apply to coins you mined.

CySEC itself authorises 2 of the 19 exchanges here (Revolut and eToro). The rest serve Cyprus under MiCA authorisations from FMA (Austria), MFSA, CSSF, CBI, Bank of Lithuania, AFM, BaFin, CNMV and Bank of Latvia.

Source: gov.cy

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. 17 of the 19 on this list reach Cyprus that way, most from Austria (5), Malta (4) and Luxembourg (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

Since the 2026 tax reform, crypto-asset gains are taxed at a flat 8%. Crypto losses can only be offset against your other crypto gains in the same year, and can't be carried forward.

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

Source: gov.cy