BSDEX vs Revolut Comparison

Editorial assessment, November 2026: We have downgraded BSDEX to 2.3 out of 5 and make no recommendation. The trading venue is regulated (Baden-Württembergische Wertpapierbörse GmbH and Boerse Stuttgart Digital Custody GmbH in the ESMA register, file dated 5 November 2026), but it offers too little: only 10 cryptocurrencies, no savings plan, SEPA transfer as the only payment method and two-factor authentication by SMS only. Buying with a market order costs 0.35 percent according to the BSDEX fee schedule (accessed 8 November 2026); the advertised 0.20 percent applies to maker orders only. MiCA-licensed exchanges with a broader offer are listed in our exchange comparison.

BSDEX is a regulated crypto trading venue of Börse Stuttgart. It is operated by Baden-Württembergische Wertpapierbörse GmbH, which notified BaFin of the venue under MiCA in July 2025. Custody is handled by Boerse Stuttgart Digital Custody GmbH under BaFin supervision, licensed under MiCA since January 2025 (according to the ESMA register, file of 30 October 2026). Euro balances are held at Solaris SE and Deutsche Bank and protected by statutory deposit insurance up to €100,000 per investor and bank. Withdrawals to your own wallet are free. That is solid, but compared with other platforms it is not enough for a good rating.

The offering is narrow: only 10 cryptocurrencies, no savings plan and SEPA bank transfer as the only payment method. BSDEX offers staking for ether and solana, at 2 to 8% a year according to its help centre, with insurance against slashing risk via Munich Re; unstaking takes 1 to 45 days depending on the blockchain. Buying with a market order costs 0.35 %; the advertised 0.20 % applies to maker orders only. Two-factor authentication works via SMS only, authenticator apps are not supported. Users are lukewarm too: the app scores 1.5 stars on Google Play and 3.2 on Trustpilot, with reports of login problems, repeated logouts and issues after updates.

Our verdict: BSDEX suits investors who only want to hold Bitcoin and a few large coins through German exchange infrastructure. If you are looking for a regulated platform with a wider selection or savings plans, Bitpanda or Coinbase are the better choice.

Revolut is considered one of the most versatile financial apps in the DACH region and is popular with users who want to manage crypto, banking, card payments, and currency exchange in a single application. With more than 300 tradeable cryptocurrencies, Revolut offers by far the broadest coin selection among the brokers compared here. The crypto business sits with the Cypriot entity Revolut Digital Assets (Europe) Ltd., which has held licence CASP001/25 in the CySEC MiCAR register since 20 October 2025. The entity previously named here, RT Digital Securities Cyprus Ltd., is no longer listed there.

Unlike many German neobrokers, Revolut enables transfers to your own wallets, according to Revolut for BTC, ETH and more than 30 other tokens, as well as staking and recurring investments. Biometric verification for withdrawals is viewed positively as an additional security feature. Deposits are possible via SEPA, SEPA Instant Transfer, and credit card, which increases flexibility.

Costs deserve a close look: Revolut advertises exchange fees “from 0%”, but that rate only applies on the Ultra plan above €250,000 of trading volume in 30 days. According to the fee schedule of Revolut Digital Assets Europe, a crypto purchase in the app costs 1.49% on the Standard and Plus plans, 0.99% on Premium and Metal and 0.49% on Ultra, with lower rates at higher volumes. Small orders are subject to a minimum fee, so a €100 purchase costs €2.49 on the Standard plan, and a one-sided spread of typically 0 to 3% comes on top. Trading is considerably cheaper on Revolut's own exchange Revolut X, at 0% maker and 0.09% taker fees. Revolut is therefore especially suitable for investors looking for a wide selection of coins with wallet functionality in an all-in-one financial app.

In September 2026, Revolut confirmed that it had handed over customer data, including identity documents, account statements and transaction histories, in response to forged information requests sent from the email account of a genuine public authority. According to Revolut, around 680 customers in Europe were affected, while its systems and customer funds were not. On 20 October 2026, the app was disrupted for part of the day following an outage at Google Cloud; Revolut said customers' money and data were safe.