| Trading costs | Spot trading fee (taker) | -
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≤ 0.15% = full points
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≤ 0.25% = 11 points
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≤ 0.50% = 7 points
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≤ 1.00% = 3 points
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> 1.00% = 0 points
| 15 |
| Spread and other cost components | -
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Spread stated and below 0.5% = full points
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Spread stated but higher = 4 points
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Spread not stated = 0 points
| 8 |
| Deposit and withdrawal fees (SEPA in euros) | -
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Free deposits and withdrawals = full points
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Free in one direction only = 4 points
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Charges in both directions = 0 points
| 7 |
| Security & regulation | Regulation for the German market | -
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MiCAR authorisation or BaFin licence for crypto custody = full points
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Authorisation in another EU member state with passporting = 8 points
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Registered outside the EU = 3 points
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No verifiable authorisation for the EU market = 0 points
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| Custody of customer assets | -
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Mainly cold storage, segregated custody, proof published = full points
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Cold storage stated but without proof = 5 points
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Custody not stated = 0 points
| 10 |
| Account security (2FA, withdrawal addresses, locks) | -
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Two-factor authentication, address whitelisting and withdrawal locks = full points
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Two-factor authentication without further safeguards = 3 points
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No two-factor authentication = 0 points
| 6 |
| Offering | Number of tradable crypto assets | -
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≥ 200 = full points
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≥ 100 = 6 points
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≥ 50 = 4 points
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< 50 = 2 points
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Not publicly stated = 0 points
| 8 |
| Trading pairs directly in euros | -
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Mainly euro pairs without going via stablecoins = full points
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Only the main assets tradable in euros = 3 points
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No euro trading = 0 points
| 5 |
| Additional products (savings plans, staking) | -
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Crypto savings plans and staking available = full points
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One of the two available = 3 points
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No additional products = 0 points
| 5 |
| Platform & usability | Web interface and app | -
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German-language web interface and app for iOS and Android = full points
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Web interface only or app only = 3 points
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No German-language interface = 1 point
| 6 |
| Available order types | -
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Limit, stop-limit and other order types = full points
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Limit and market orders only = 2 points
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Market order or fixed purchase only = 0 points
| 4 |
| Availability and outage history | -
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Status page available, no documented major outages = full points
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Status page available, occasional outages documented = 2 points
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No status page or repeated outages = 0 points
| 4 |
| Taxes & reporting | Tax report for the German tax return | -
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Ready-made tax report provided free of charge = full points
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Partnership with a tax tool = 3 points
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No tax report = 0 points
| 6 |
| Export of transaction data | -
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Full CSV export and API = full points
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CSV export only = 2 points
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No export possible = 0 points
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