Best crypto exchanges in the United Kingdom

Ranked by Coinish Score: half the Editor Rating for the entity that serves residents of the United Kingdom, 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

Crypto in the United Kingdom at a glance

5 crypto exchanges with a verified licence serve residents of the United Kingdom: 5 hold a local licence (FCA).
Top pick by Coinish Score: Crypto.com (78/100, Editor Rating 4.2/5).
Lowest order-book trading fee: 0.4% (Bitstamp).

Crypto in the United Kingdom

Allowed with restrictions

Crypto marketing to UK consumers falls under the FCA's cryptoasset financial promotions regime, including for overseas firms. Crypto derivatives (including crypto CFDs) may not be sold to UK retail consumers.

Regulator sources (2)

“The cryptoasset financial promotions regime applies to all firms marketing cryptoassets to UK consumers, regardless of whether the firm is based overseas”
fca.org.uk · Oct 5, 2026
“The FCA has published final rules banning the sale of derivatives and exchange traded notes (ETNs) that reference certain types of cryptoassets to retail consumers”
fca.org.uk · Oct 5, 2026

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.

Links to providers are paused for UK visitors while we finish a review of the UK financial-promotion rules. Rankings and reviews are still available.

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Crypto.com
Foris DAX UK Limited · FCA (Tier 1)
Locally licensed
Trading fee
–
Cryptoassets
400+
Min. deposit
–
78
Coinish Score
4.2/5 rating73 signal
Review
2
Kraken
Payward Ltd · FCA (Tier 1)
Locally licensed
Trading fee
0.8%
Cryptoassets
200+
Min. deposit
–
76
Coinish Score
4.0/5 rating73 signal
Review
3
eToro
eToro (UK) Ltd · FCA (Tier 1)
Locally licensed
App fee
1%
Cryptoassets
100+
Min. deposit
–
70
Coinish Score
3.5/5 rating71 signal
Review
4
Bitstamp
Bitstamp UK Ltd. · FCA (Tier 1)
Locally licensed
Trading fee
0.4%
Cryptoassets
–
Min. deposit
–
58
Coinish Score
3.7/5 rating42 signal
Review
5
Gemini
Gemini Intergalactic UK, Ltd · FCA (Tier 1)
Locally licensed
Trading fee
1.2%
Cryptoassets
99+
Min. deposit
–
56
Coinish Score
3.0/5 rating51 signal
Review

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