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BV Bitvavo VS CD CoinDCX
Both exchanges offer Spot. The differences below come from our individual reviews of Bitvavo and CoinDCX.
| Bitvavo | CoinDCX | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | 2018 |
| Regions | Available across the European Economic Area (all EU member states plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein) under its MiCA license; not available to residents of the US, Canada, and several other restricted jurisdictions. | Built primarily for Indian residents, with KYC via PAN and Aadhaar or passport, and INR on-ramps through partner banking rails. Also accepts international users with passport-based KYC, though INR deposit/withdrawal rails are India-specific. Not available in the United States. |
| Products | Spot, Staking | Spot, Margin, Futures, Lending |
| Maker fee | Verify current tier: Bitvavo's volume-based schedule starts around 0.1% maker at the base tier and steps down toward roughly 0.04% maker for accounts trading $5 million or more in a rolling 30-day period | Verify current tier: CoinDCX runs separate volume-based maker/taker schedules for spot, margin, and futures (spot INR pairs have ranged roughly 0.03%-0.50%, INR-margined futures nearer 0.02%), so confirm the live rate for the specific product and market before trading |
| Taker fee | Verify current tier: base-tier taker fees run around 0.1%, stepping down toward roughly 0.06% at the highest volume tier | Same pattern applies: verify the current tier for your specific product, since CoinDCX's taker rates differ meaningfully across spot, margin, and futures rather than following one flat schedule |
Bitvavo pros
- One of the first major exchanges to secure a full MiCA license from a national regulator, the Dutch AFM, in June 2025, giving it passported access across the whole EEA under one harmonized framework
- Wide EUR and SEPA banking support, a straightforward on-ramp for European retail users
- Large asset selection, over 400 trading pairs, with built-in staking on proof-of-stake assets
- Transparent, competitively low fees at the base tier relative to many EU-facing competitors
CoinDCX pros
- India's largest crypto exchange by registered users, with FIU-IND registration under India's anti-money-laundering framework
- Broad product range under one account: spot, margin (up to several times leverage), futures, and a lending product, plus 500+ listed assets
- Coinbase holds a minority stake in CoinDCX's parent entity following a deal cleared by India's competition regulator in December 2025, a notable vote of confidence from a major international exchange
- Accepts international users via passport-based KYC, not strictly limited to Indian residents the way some domestic-only platforms are
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.