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You buy a one-off evaluation, hit a profit target within fixed loss limits and then, after verification and a manual review, get a funded account in Kraken Pro. You keep 80% of the profit, or 90% for a 20% surcharge. Not a MiCA service: the evaluation is provided by Breakout Trading Group, LLC and the funded part by Payward Oceanic Ltd in the British Virgin Islands; Kraken itself is not a party.
What they stand for
Evaluation from $20; capital from $5,000 to $200,000
Profit share 80%, or 90% for a 20% surcharge
Breakout and Payward Oceanic Ltd (BVI), outside MiCA
Current offer: 2% off every evaluation with code CRYPTOCODES.
According to Kraken, most candidates do not pass on their first attempt, and the evaluation fee is not refunded once you start trading. Not available in Canada, India and the United Kingdom.
Serves the EEA from Malta under MiCA. Complete toolkit: spot, futures, Web3 wallet and copy trading. The sharpest rates only apply with an X-Perps account.
What they stand for
Spot 0.20%/0.35%; with X-Perps 0.08%/0.10%
Spot and futures, Lite and Pro mode
MiCA via MFSA (Malta)
Current offer: Up to €400 across five tiers: a €100 futures voucher for a €1 deposit, then €125 at €25,000 up to €400 at €300,000 of trading volume.
Grown since 2007 into a platform with 35M+ registered users, where you trade crypto alongside stocks and ETFs. Known for CopyTrader; Nasdaq-listed since 2025.
What they stand for
Crypto, stocks and ETFs in one account
CopyTrader: follow proven investors
MiCA licence via CySEC (Cyprus)
Current offer: Welcome offer for new users via our official partner link.
Founded in 2018 and grown into one of the world's largest crypto exchanges, known for low fees and deep liquidity. Since 2025 it holds a MiCA licence (Austria) for European users via bybit.eu.
What they stand for
Spot, staking and the Bybit Card
Low trading fees and deep liquidity
MiCA licence via the FMA (Austria)
Current offer: Welcome offer for new users via our official partner link.
The broadest consumer ecosystem: app, full exchange, Earn and a cashback Visa card. Note: the EEA page states 0.80% per purchase or swap, card payment separate up to 4%.
Mining hardware for home, from lottery miner to ASIC. Do the maths on your electricity price first — read the caveat.
Partner
Power Mining
Bitaxe and NerdQaxe++, built in Latvia
Latvian builder of mining hardware, active since 2017: first containers and power distribution units, and since late 2024 the open-source home miners Bitaxe Gamma and NerdQaxe++. Ships from Latvia, prices in euros, pay by card or PayPal.
What they stand for
Builds the Bitaxe Gamma and NerdQaxe++ in-house, alongside Canaan Avalon home miners
Ships from Latvia, free within the EU from €150
Latvia — active since 2017
The shop states two warranty periods: two years for consumers in the EU on its FAQ page, and 90 days for manufacturing defects only in its refund policy. Returns within 14 days, unused and in the original packaging, at your own cost. Pay by card, PayPal or, according to the FAQ page, bitcoin via BTCPay.
Irish web shop in Dundalk, trading since 2016, for mining hardware: ASIC miners such as Bitmain Antminer and Whatsminer, plus GPU and FPGA rigs, immersion cooling and the electrics around them. Payment by card (up to 5,000 euro), bank transfer or crypto via Coinbase Commerce.
What they stand for
ASIC, GPU and FPGA, plus immersion cooling
Card up to 5,000 euro, bank transfer or crypto
Dundalk, Ireland — trading since 2016
Current offer: Ongoing coupon discount with code CRYPTOCODES — the amount varies by period.
For ASIC miners, a unit that arrives dead must be reported within three days, with video evidence. Outside that, return shipping is at your own cost and the manufacturer's warranty terms apply.
Mining-hardware shop from Hong Kong, active since 2018, with twenty-plus brands: from Bitmain and MicroBT to Iceriver, Goldshell and small home miners such as Bitaxe. Cooling and repairs too. Prices in dollars; pay by crypto or bank transfer.
What they stand for
Twenty-plus brands, including less common algorithms
Ships to more than a hundred countries, usually within 8 to 10 days
Hong Kong — active since 2018
You pay import duties and VAT yourself on arrival in the EU; report damage within 48 hours and the warranty is the manufacturer's. No card payment.
Spanish maker of home miners, active since 2023: NerdMiner, Bitaxe, NerdAxe, NerdQAxe and NerdOctaxe, designed and assembled in-house in Barcelona. Ships from Spain, prices in euros, pay by bitcoin or PayPal.
What they stand for
Own design and assembly, open-source hardware
Ships from Spain, free from €150 (ES) or €350 (worldwide)
Barcelona — active since 2023
Returns only for transport damage or defects, by email; the terms state no period and no warranty length. Small batches, so sometimes sold out or on pre-order.
umbrelOS is free for personal use and its source code is public on GitHub: run your own Bitcoin and Lightning node on a Raspberry Pi or old PC. Umbrel Home is the plug-and-play home server.
What they stand for
umbrelOS: free for personal use, source code public
Bitcoin + Lightning node at home
Umbrel Home from €479 (up to 4TB)
Current offer: umbrelOS is free — Umbrel Home from €479.
Tools for price analysis, indicators and market research — not an exchange.
Partner
TradingView
The standard for charts & technical analysis
The world's most popular platform for charts, indicators and market analysis — for crypto, stocks, forex and more. Connect your exchange or broker and trade straight from the chart.
What they stand for
Real-time charts & 100+ indicators
Alerts, watchlists & multi-timeframe
Crypto, stocks, forex & more
Current offer: 15 US dollars (roughly €13) in credit when you upgrade to a paid plan.
Your private keys offline and under your own control — the safest foundation.
Partner
Blockstream
Open-source hardware wallet for bitcoin
Hardware wallets from Blockstream, the bitcoin company behind Liquid and Core Lightning: Jade, Jade Core and Jade Plus. Open-source hardware and firmware, and signing via QR codes with no cable.
What they stand for
Open source, air-gapped via QR
Bitcoin and Liquid assets only
Blockstream — active since 2014
Current offer: 10% off or 10% back in sats on your first purchase with code K27YQO.
The shop shows prices in your country's currency. According to the product page, import fees may apply depending on your country. A Jade cannot be returned once received.
French company (since 2014) behind the best-known hardware wallets. Your private keys stay offline in a secure element — the safest place for long-term holdings.
What they stand for
Private keys offline (secure element)
Supports thousands of coins
Nano, Flex and Stax models
Current offer: Store safely offline — see the current line-up.
Swiss hardware wallet, also in a Bitcoin-only edition
Hardware wallet from Switzerland, since 2015: BitBox02 and BitBox02 Nova, each in a Multi and a Bitcoin-only edition. Open-source firmware, a secure chip, and the BitBoxApp on desktop, Android and iPhone.
What they stand for
Open-source firmware, Bitcoin-only edition available
Ships from Germany, no import costs within the EU; 2-year warranty
Adliswil near Zurich — active since 2015
Fewer coins than the big competitors. And self-custody means self-responsibility: lose your recovery phrase and nobody can restore your funds.
Eleven hardware wallet brands, shipped from Nijmegen
Web shop run by Aurum Novum I B.V. in Nijmegen, which also trades as Cryptomaan: eleven hardware wallet brands from €59 to €399, plus metal seed backups, books, nodes and accessories. Note the difference with BTC Direct Europe B.V., the broker holding the MiCAR authorisation from the AFM — that is a separate legal entity. A shop selling devices does not need that authorisation and does not hold it.
What they stand for
Eleven brands: Ledger, Trezor, BitBox02, Jade, Tangem and more
€59 to €399
9.3/10 at WebwinkelKeur, over 4,500 reviews
Almost every item is listed as ‘new stock: 1-10 working days’, so same-day dispatch only applies to what is physically in stock. And once the seal on a hardware wallet is broken, returns are excluded.
