How to Buy Cryptocurrency in Croatia
Buying cryptocurrency in Croatia
Croatia's growing economy laid the foundations for Hanfa's approval of a Bitcoin investment fund in 2020. This was an effort made by the Croatian financial company to pave the way for cryptocurrencies as an alternative form of payment in the country. Griffon Asset Management manages the Passive Asset Digital Fund, while the HPB, a Croatian state-run bank, functions as a depository. You can purchase Bitcoins in Croatia through several exchanges available in the country. Each exchange has its own transaction fees, payment modes and processes of verification. Owning a hardware wallet for security reasons is preferable. Another way to purchase Bitcoins is through ATMs, which allow users to buy cryptocurrency using cash, and most demand some simple form of verification (a telephone number), as long as you aren't purchasing too much Bitcoin. This is considered a good alternative for those who do not wish to buy Bitcoin through online exchanges
As of 20/03/2021
Exchanges Info
These exchanges all accept customers from Croatia. While they broadly offer the same services and you can buy cryptocurrency at all of them, there can be differences in transaction fees, security, verification requirements, deposit methods and features, as shown below
Binance
Binance is one of the largest crypto exchanges with low fees, 100s of coins, and high trading leverage. It is one of the easiest & cheapest exchanges for crypto trading.
Hundreds of coins and pairs
- Very low fees
- High liquidity
No US residents
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Bybit
Based in Singapore and registered in the British Virgin Islands, Bybit is a P2P cryptocurrency exchange offering perpetual futures products with 100:1 leverage. Bybit can process 100k transaction per second which is a great feature for leveraged trading.
- Advanced and secure technology
- Anonymous accounts
- Attractive trading bonuses
- Very low fees
- Limited asset coverage
- No option instruments
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Kraken
Kraken has a good reputation for security and protection of your funds and operates across the USA (except NY), Canada, the EU and Japan
- It can be used to trade against fiat options
- Robust security measures
- Free SEPA deposits in Europe
- Not a very beginner-friendly interface.
- No card deposit options
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Uphold Disclaimer: Asset availability on the Uphold platform is subject to region. All investments and trading are risky, and may result in the loss of capital. Cryptoassets are largely unregulated and are not subject to protection
Uphold
Based in Charleston, South Carolina. Serves over 184 countries and has done over $4 billion in transactions. Offers convenient options to swap between crypto, fiat, equities, and precious metals.
- Open to US residents
- Integrated with Brave Browser
- Over 50 different coins
- Also offers precious metals and equities
- Convenient and cheap deposit/withdrawal methods
- High trading fees
- Smaller coin selection compared to some
- No Paypal withdrawal option
- No instant debit card withdrawals
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