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Bitvavo B.V.

Exchange🇳🇱 Netherlands Founded 2018bitvavo.com
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Last reviewed
2026-08-10

Compliance snapshot

  • MiCA CASP authorization — AFM, Netherlands — EU/EEA passporting live
  • Prudential supervision by De Nederlandsche Bank
  • Trustpilot 4.4/5 · 34,800 reviews
  • No security incident affecting customer assets on record
Overall concern
Low concern

Dutch MiCA CASP authorization from the AFM with prudential supervision by DNB; retail-focused, no material enforcement history.

Regulatory

Licenses & registrations

  • 🇳🇱 Netherlands
    Authorized
    MiCA CASP authorization
    Autoriteit Financiële MarktenAFM
    C-NL-2025-00092025-01-14
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  • 🇳🇱 Netherlands
    Registered
    Legacy crypto service provider registration
    De Nederlandsche BankDNB
    R1811232020-11-23
    Verify at source
  • 🇦🇹 Austria
    Registered
    Passported CASP notification
    FinanzmarktaufsichtFMA
    PASS-AT-2025-01132025-04-02
    Verify at source
User signals

Reputation

Trustpilot-style score
4.4/ 5
4.4
34,800 reviews
Improving (12m)
App ratings
App Store
4.7
Google Play
4.5
Press sentiment (12m)
Positive6
Neutral2
Negative1
Media

Recent press

  • 2026-07-15
    Dutch exchange passports into six new EU marketsPositive

    Reuters — Expansion follows its CASP authorization under the EU regime.

  • 2026-05-06
    Retail user base crosses two millionPositive

    Bloomberg — Growth was strongest in Germany and Belgium.

  • 2026-02-11
    Fee changes draw mixed user reactionNegative

    CoinDesk — A revised tier structure raised costs for small traders.

  • 2025-11-04
    Bank partnership adds instant euro settlementPositive

    Financial Times — The venue connected to an additional instant payments rail.

History

Incidents & enforcement

  1. 2024-03-05Outage

    Login degradation for approximately two hours during peak volume.