Best crypto exchanges in the Netherlands

• 19 crypto exchanges with a verified licence serve residents of the Netherlands: 1 holds a local licence (AFM) and 18 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 the Netherlands, 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 the Netherlands under a MiCA authorisation from FMA (Austria) (Bybit, KuCoin, Bitpanda and 2 more), 4 serve the Netherlands under a MiCA authorisation from MFSA in Malta (Crypto.com, Gate, OKX and 1 more), 2 serve the Netherlands under a MiCA authorisation from CSSF in Luxembourg (Coinbase and Bitstamp) and 2 serve the Netherlands 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 21bitcoin 1.49%.

• Search the company name on the AFM register (afm.nl); 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 the Netherlands 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 Netherlands 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 the Netherlands, so the same brand can rank differently in another country.

The AFM supervises crypto service providers, but not the coins themselves, such as bitcoin and ether. The Dutch MiCA transition was short. Providers registered with DNB by 30 December 2024 could keep operating without a MiCA licence only until 30 June 2025.

Bitvavo is the only crypto exchange here with an AFM licence. The other 18 serve the Netherlands under MiCA licences from other member states. Whichever it is, check the firm in the AFM's register of crypto-asset service providers before you deposit.

Sources: afm.nl (1), afm.nl (2)

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. 18 of the 19 on this list reach the Netherlands 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: dnb.nl

Crypto belongs in box 3 of your tax return, with the rest of your assets. Box 3 taxes savings and investments on a notional return worked out with fixed percentages, not on actual trading gains, though you can report your actual return instead.

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

Sources: belastingdienst.nl (1), belastingdienst.nl (2)