Bitvavo vs Bybit

Bitvavo and Bybit are both centralized exchanges, but they aim at different people. Bitvavo keeps things simple with spot trading and staking, and it holds a MiCA licence. Bybit is a much wider platform that adds futures, options, tokenized stocks and more, without a MiCA licence of its own.

Bitvavo vs Bybit

Category	BBitvavo8.9/10	BBybit9/10
Overview
CryptoWinRate score	8.9/10	9/10 (higher)
Founded	2018	2018
Headquarters	Amsterdam	Dubai
Founder	Mark Nuvelstijn	Ben Zhou
CEO	Mark Nuvelstijn	Ben Zhou
KYC	Required	Required
MiCA licence	Yes	No
EU platform	—	Via Bybit EU
Regulator	Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM)	—
Availability
Available in your country	—	—
Restricted countries	186 countries	42 countries
Deposits and withdrawals
Deposit methods	8 methods	18 methods
Withdrawal methods	2 methods	6 methods
24-hour withdrawal limitKYC 0	—	$20,000
24-hour withdrawal limitKYC 1	€25,000	$1,000,000
24-hour withdrawal limitKYC 2	—	$2,000,000
Trading fees
Spot maker fee	0.15%	0.1% (lower)
Spot taker fee	0.25%	0.1% (lower)
EU spot feesmaker/taker	0.15% / 0.25%	—
Futures maker fee	—	0.02%
Futures taker fee	—	0.055%
Options feesmaker/taker	—	0.02% / 0.03%
Coins and markets
Spot assetscrypto	427 (higher)	380
EU coins	427	—
Futures contractscrypto	—	711
Options assets	—	8
Stocks	—	548
ETFs	—	18
FX pairs	—	65
Indices	—	20
Commodities	—	22
Leverage and margin
Max leverage	—	100×
Spot margin	—	10×
Features
Spot	Yes	Yes
Futures	No	Yes
Options	No	Yes
P2P	No	Yes
Demo Trading	No	Yes
Copy Trading	No	Yes
Trading Bots	No	Yes
Loans	No	Yes
Lending	Yes	Yes
Staking	Yes	Yes
Debit card	No	Yes
Security
Proof of reserves	YesAttestation ↗	YesAttestation ↗
Cold storage	Yes	Yes
Two-factor authentication	Yes	Yes
Withdrawal address whitelist	Yes	Yes
Anti-phishing passphrase	No	Yes
Reported hacks	—	YesSource ↗
Sign-up bonus
Bonus	10€	$30,000
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Who should choose Bitvavo

Bitvavo suits someone who mainly wants to buy, hold and stake coins without extra complexity. It carries a MiCA licence, which matters if you want a regulated home for straightforward spot trading. Its spot maker fee is 0.15% and its taker fee is 0.25%, and it offers 427 coins. There is no futures or options trading here, and identity verification is required. If you never plan to touch leverage and value a clean, regulated setup, this is the better fit.

Who should choose Bybit

Bybit fits active traders who want more tools. It runs futures and options, copy trading, trading bots, a debit card, lending and loans, plus tokenized stocks. It lists 380 spot coins, 577 coins with futures across 711 markets, and leverage up to 100x. Spot fees are 0.1% maker and 0.1% taker; futures cost 0.02% maker and 0.055% taker. Identity verification is required. Customers in the EU sign up with Bybit EU, a separate platform with a MiCA licence.

Verdict

Pick Bitvavo if you want simple, regulated spot trading and staking with a MiCA licence. Pick Bybit if you want futures, options, leverage and a broader toolkit, and note that EU customers use Bybit EU instead.