Crypto exchanges licensed under EU MiCA or in New York (2026)

Crypto exchanges from our ranking that are in the EU MiCA register kept by ESMA or licensed by New York's NYDFS, in Score order. Each licence links to the official register.

Crypto exchanges 2026: independent safety and fee ranking

  1. 1

    Gate

    83/100
    Financial regulator licence
    Yes
    Proof of reserves
    Yes
    Taker fee (spot, base tier)
    0.1%
    EU MiCA or New York licence
    Yes
    • Low base spot trading fee
    • Licensed under EU MiCA (ESMA register) or by New York's NYDFS
    • Wide choice of cryptoassets
    • Publishes proof of reserves
  2. 2

    OKX

    73/100
    Financial regulator licence
    Yes
    Proof of reserves
    Yes
    Taker fee (spot, base tier)
    0.1%
    EU MiCA or New York licence
    Yes
    • Low base spot trading fee
    • Licensed under EU MiCA (ESMA register) or by New York's NYDFS
    • Wide choice of cryptoassets
    • Publishes proof of reserves
  3. 3

    KuCoin

    70/100
    Financial regulator licence
    Yes
    Proof of reserves
    Yes
    Taker fee (spot, base tier)
    0.1%
    EU MiCA or New York licence
    Yes
    • Low base spot trading fee
    • Licensed under EU MiCA (ESMA register) or by New York's NYDFS
    • Wide choice of cryptoassets
    • Publishes proof of reserves
  4. 4

    Kraken

    69/100
    Financial regulator licence
    Yes
    Proof of reserves
    Yes
    Taker fee (spot, base tier)
    0.8%
    EU MiCA or New York licence
    Yes
    • Licensed under EU MiCA (ESMA register) or by New York's NYDFS
    • Wide choice of cryptoassets
    • Publishes proof of reserves
    • A licence or registration with a financial regulator is stated on the site or in a register
  5. 6

    Crypto.com

    62/100
    Financial regulator licence
    Yes
    Proof of reserves
    Yes
    Taker fee (spot, base tier)
    0.8%
    EU MiCA or New York licence
    Yes
    • Licensed under EU MiCA (ESMA register) or by New York's NYDFS
    • Highly rated by App Store users
    • Wide choice of cryptoassets
    • Publishes proof of reserves
  6. 7

    Bitpanda

    62/100
    Financial regulator licence
    Yes
    Proof of reserves
    Not verified
    Taker fee (spot, base tier)
    0.2%
    EU MiCA or New York licence
    Yes
    • Licensed under EU MiCA (ESMA register) or by New York's NYDFS
    • Wide choice of cryptoassets
    • A licence or registration with a financial regulator is stated on the site or in a register
    • Keeps customer funds in cold (offline) storage
  7. 8

    Gemini

    53/100
    Financial regulator licence
    Yes
    Proof of reserves
    Not verified
    Taker fee (spot, base tier)
    1.2%
    EU MiCA or New York licence
    Yes
    • Licensed under EU MiCA (ESMA register) or by New York's NYDFS
    • Highly rated by App Store users
    • Wide choice of cryptoassets
    • The company or its group publishes audited financial statements