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Krak Card (Kraken) vs Revolut

Head-to-head on the facts that decide your money - fee stacks, KYC, the bitcoin flow and limits.

Short answer: too close to call on the weighted score. The decision is your use case: check the bitcoin-flow rows below.

Krak Card (Kraken) Revolut
Overall score76.8
BTC loadBTC via in-app conversionBTC via in-app conversion
BTC sale timingBTC sold per transactionBTC sold per transaction
KYCFull KYCFull KYC
CustodyCustodialCustodial
Top-up fee0%0%
FX fee0%0%
Monthly feenonenone
Cashback2% in cash (GBP/EUR) or BTCnone
RegionsUK, EEA, USEEA, UK, US, APAC, LATAM, GLOBAL

Pick Krak Card (Kraken) if

  • Higher documented cashback (2% vs 0)

Pick Revolut if

  • Wider documented availability

Krak Card (Kraken)

Kraken's consumer debit card: hold BTC (and 600+ other assets) in the Krak account and spend via an editable Spend Order that auto-converts at authorization on the Mastercard rate - no markup, no monthly fee, free plastic, metal for 50k balances, instant tiered cashback up to 2% in fiat or sats. Costs hide in the variable conversion spread, the default Rewards tier earns nothing, and spend/ATM limits are not published.

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Revolut

The mainstream choice if you want crypto spend inside a full banking app - regulated, mature, multi-plan - but it is a bank card with a crypto side-feature: auto-conversion spreads, plan-based crypto fees and taxable disposals at every payment are the trade-offs.

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FAQ

Which is better for privacy, Krak Card (Kraken) or Revolut?
Krak Card (Kraken) requires Full KYC, while Revolut requires Full KYC. Lower KYC means less data exposure - and weaker regulatory protection if something goes wrong.
When does my bitcoin get sold on each card?
Krak Card (Kraken): BTC sold per transaction. Revolut: BTC sold per transaction. Sale timing determines your price exposure between loading and spending.
Which is cheaper overall?
Compare the full stack - top-up, FX, monthly, ATM - against your own spending mix in the fee calculator. Headline numbers alone flip with real usage.