Credit and cashback card options
Choose here if you want to borrow against your coins instead of selling them, or want a return on spending. The first option is a credit line or secured card; the second is cashback in crypto or stablecoins.
Figures tell a sound version of either from a weak one: percentages, ceilings, payout currency, collateral policy and the clauses hiding behind «up to».
Each option carries a cost that is easy to miss. Coin-secured credit may be recalled as the market sinks, and a reward in a restless token is worth its trading price. Reviews spell this out.
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Based card review: who it suits, what it costs, what to watch
There is a particular kind of reader who lands on a page like this. You are not looking for a card because…
Bipa card review: a Brazilian crypto card for everyday spending
Bipa is a Brazilian crypto card: a Mastercard that you spend from a crypto or reais balance, priced in Brazilian reais, with…
Exa card review: a self-custody Visa for spending against crypto collateral
The Exa card is a virtual Visa Signature credit card that draws on collateral sitting in a self-custody crypto account. You keep…
Gemini card review: a credit card, not a crypto wallet
If you have been looking at Gemini and thinking of it as a crypto card — something you load with Bitcoin and…
Lava card review: fees, limits and who it actually suits
The Lava card is a Visa card that spends from a USD balance rather than from a bank account, and it pays…
Lemon Card Review — Fees, Limits and Who It Is For
The Lemon card is a prepaid Visa built around a crypto balance, aimed at people who want to spend without an ordinary…
Moonwell card review: what happened and what to use instead
I went through the Moonwell card's terms and the public notices around it, and what I found is short and blunt: the…
Nexo card review: who it suits and what it costs
If you want to spend crypto like ordinary money without giving up control of what you hold, the Nexo card is one…
Pay3 card review: what it costs and who it suits
If you have trouble getting an ordinary bank card — because of where you live, what documents you hold, or a banking…
Shakepay card review: a Canadian-only Visa prepaid with bitcoin cashback
I went through everything Shakepay publishes about its Visa Prepaid Card, the cardholder agreement, the help centre, and the user feedback you…
Trastra card review: a euro prepaid card that takes crypto via Mover
If you are weighing up the Trastra card, you probably already know it is one of the smaller names in the crypto-card…