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BP Bitpanda VS GM Gemini
Both exchanges offer Spot. The differences below come from our individual reviews of Bitpanda and Gemini.
| Bitpanda | Gemini | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 | 2014 |
| Regions | Available across the European Economic Area under EU passporting from its Austrian licenses; not built for or targeted at US customers, and unavailable in a number of non-EU markets. | Strong US availability under New York state trust-company oversight. A separate non-US entity, Gemini Foundation, offers derivatives to customers outside the US, UK, and EU; US customers cannot trade margin or perpetual futures on Gemini at all. |
| Products | Spot | Spot, Staking, Perpetual futures (non-US customers only, via Gemini Foundation), Institutional custody |
| Maker fee | Not yet verified | Verify current tier: Gemini's default app and its ActiveTrader interface run different, volume-based fee schedules |
| Taker fee | Not yet verified | Verify current tier: Gemini's default app and its ActiveTrader interface run different, volume-based fee schedules |
Bitpanda pros
- One account covers crypto, stocks, ETFs, and precious metals, a genuinely different positioning than a crypto-only exchange
- Multiple MiCA licenses issued directly by Austria's FMA, plus prior approvals in Germany and Malta
- Broad, mainstream fiat rail support (SEPA, cards, Apple Pay, PayPal) with fee-free deposits over a low minimum
- Large, long-running user base (7.4 million registered users as of the end of 2025) with over a decade of operating history
Gemini pros
- NYDFS-chartered limited purpose trust company with fiduciary and qualified-custodian status under New York Banking Law since 2015
- Now a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: GEMI, listed September 2025), adding public financial disclosure on top of existing state oversight
- Strong account-security tooling, including hardware-key 2FA, and no reported hack resulting in loss of customer crypto
- The Earn collapse was ultimately resolved with the large majority of assets returned, and an arbitrator later found Gemini itself not at fault
This table is generated from the same data behind our individual exchange reviews. See methodology for how it's put together. Fee figures marked "not yet verified" need confirming against live terms before this page is treated as launch-ready.