Best crypto exchanges in Portugal

• 19 crypto exchanges with a verified licence serve residents of Portugal: 19 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 Portugal, 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 Portugal under a MiCA authorisation from FMA (Austria) (Bybit, KuCoin, Bitpanda and 2 more), 4 serve Portugal under a MiCA authorisation from MFSA in Malta (Crypto.com, Gate, OKX and 1 more), 2 serve Portugal under a MiCA authorisation from CSSF in Luxembourg (Coinbase and Bitstamp) and 2 serve Portugal 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 CMVM register (web3.cmvm.pt); 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 Portugal 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 Portugal 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 Portugal, so the same brand can rank differently in another country.

No tax is due at the moment of the swap. The coins you receive take on the purchase value of the ones you gave up, and tax only arises once you sell for money or exchange the crypto for other goods.

Crypto custodians and trading platforms have to report each client's transactions to the tax authority (AT) by the end of February every year. Your trades will be on record whether or not you declare them.

Source: info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt

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. All 19 on this list reach Portugal 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

Gains and losses on crypto held for 365 days or more are excluded from tax, and time held before 1 January 2023 counts towards the 365 days. Shorter-term gains are taxed at the special 28% rate, unless you opt to add them to your other income. The exemption only covers transactions between residents of the EU, the EEA or a country that exchanges tax information with Portugal.

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

Source: info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt