Best crypto exchanges in Spain

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

Yes, if it's worth more than €50,000. The Agencia Tributaria treats crypto as held abroad when the firm holding your private keys isn't required to report it to the Spanish tax office. If your crypto held abroad is worth over €50,000 in total on 31 December, you file Modelo 721 between 1 January and 31 March. Below that, Modelo 721 isn't required.

Bit2Me is the only crypto exchange here licensed in Spain, and the other 18 are authorised in other member states. You can ask a foreign exchange whether it reports your balances to the Agencia Tributaria, or check the Banco de España's register of crypto providers, which shows where each registered provider is based.

Sources: sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es (1), sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es (2), boe.es

Since 1 July 2026, only crypto providers authorised by the CNMV or another EU authority may operate in Spain. MiCA protections only cover the authorised EU legal entity, not other group companies or non-EU entities using the same brand, so check which company actually holds your account. The CNMV also publishes a list of unauthorised firms it has spotted (chiringuitos financieros) and advises checking it before you invest.

Source: cnmv.es

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 Spain 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

Selling crypto for money counts as savings income (renta del ahorro) under Spanish income tax (IRPF). Swapping one coin for another is also a taxable disposal, which the Agencia Tributaria treats as a permuta, so you can make a taxable gain without ever cashing out to euros. Crypto gains fall in the savings base, which for 2025 is taxed at 19% on the first €6,000, rising to 30% above €300,000. That combines a 9.5%–15% state scale with an identical regional one.

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

Sources: sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es (1), sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es (2), sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es (3)