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BV Bitvavo VS KR Kraken
Both exchanges offer Spot. The differences below come from our individual reviews of Bitvavo and Kraken.
| Bitvavo | Kraken | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | 2011 |
| 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. | Available in most regions; futures product restricted in some jurisdictions including parts of the US: verify local availability before signing up. |
| Products | Spot, Staking | Spot, Margin, Perpetual futures, Dated futures |
| 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: Kraken uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule |
| Taker fee | Verify current tier: base-tier taker fees run around 0.1%, stepping down toward roughly 0.06% at the highest volume tier | Verify current tier: Kraken uses a volume-based maker/taker 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
Kraken pros
- Long operating history and a conservative security/regulatory posture relative to peers
- Separate, purpose-built futures product rather than a bolted-on feature
- Wide fiat on-ramp support in supported regions
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.