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Exchange profile · ExchangeChecked on: 5 October 2026

Coinbase

MiCA-licensed · CSSF (Luxemburg)

Real cost · buy + sell

6.45 %

Average of test trades of €100 and €500 in the app (Frankfurt School Blockchain Center & intas.tech, Jan–Feb 2026). With flat fees, the percentage depends on the order size.

How beginners buy there

No fixed rate published. Spread and fee vary and only appear in the order preview. Limit orders cost 1 %. Coinbase Advanced has no spread.

Rating

The overall score under our methodology follows once every field in the spec sheet is backed by a source. We don't score on the basis of gaps.

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Spec sheet

Type
Exchange
Simple buy
n/a
Crypto assets
n/a
Savings plan
n/a
Staking
n/a
Withdrawals to own wallet
Yes
Offers leveraged products
n/a
SEPA deposit
n/a
Card deposit
n/a
PayPal deposit
n/a
Euro withdrawal
n/a
Bitcoin withdrawal
n/a

"n/a" means we could not verify the value yet. We don't guess.

Licence

Coinbase Luxembourg S.A.

Supervisor
CSSF (Luxemburg)
Home country
Luxembourg
Authorised since
20 June 2025
LEI
984500F14CA4571AAC11

Permitted services

  • Custody of crypto assets
  • Exchanging crypto for funds
  • Exchanging crypto for other crypto
  • Executing orders
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What users report

We don't have our own test account with this provider yet. So here we summarise what other users write publicly, in our own words.

Often praised

  • Easy sign-up and use
  • Fast transactions
  • Good security features

Common complaints

  • Accounts get locked without a clear explanation
  • Repeated identity checks
  • Support hard to reach; automated answers often don’t help

Themes from recent Trustpilot reviews, summarised on 5 October 2026.

Review sites are not representative: unhappy customers write more often, and providers that invite customers get more good reviews. We don't verify whether individual reviews are genuine. These voices never feed into our cost data or a score.

Sources

  1. Coinbase Help – Pricing and fees disclosures (crypto)Gebührenmodell, Spread, Limit-Order-Gebühr · accessed 5 October 2026
  2. ESMA – Interim MiCA Register, CASPs (Stand 31.08.2026)MiCA-Lizenz · accessed 5 October 2026
  3. Frankfurt School Blockchain Center & intas.tech, März 2026Roundtrip-Kosten 6,45 % · accessed 5 October 2026

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