What it is
Uphold lets users hold and trade crypto, precious metals and fiat currencies with any-to-any trades, plus staking and a debit card, and publishes a real-time reserve report.
Who it suits
Users who want to move between crypto, metals and cash in one account.
Regulation and protection
Registered money services business in the US; FCA-registered cryptoasset business in the UK.
How it charges
A spread on each trade that varies by asset and liquidity, plus network fees on withdrawals; no monthly fee.
Getting started
Register, verify identity, connect a bank or card and start trading in the app.
At a glance
- Trading fees
- Spread-based
- Staking
- Yes
- Custody
- Exchange
- Listed company
- No
- Headquarters
- New York
- Founded
- 2013
Strengths
- Any-to-any trading across asset types
- Real-time reserves transparency
- Debit card with rewards
Watch for
- Spreads can be wide on smaller coins
- Fewer advanced trading tools
Readers ask2 questions answered
What makes Uphold different?
You can trade directly from one asset type to another, for example gold to a cryptocurrency, in a single transaction.
Is Uphold regulated?
Registered as a money services business in the US and with the FCA for crypto in the UK.
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