Country Guide · Legality & Payments

Crypto & Perp Trading in United Kingdom

CRYPTOLegal REGULATORFCA

United Kingdom's regulator currently permits crypto trading.

🇬🇧United KingdomLegality · rails · platforms

RegulatorFinancial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Top railFaster Payments (FPS) GBP bank transfer

Funding rails5 routes

Canborsa fee0.07% per side

Trade from United Kingdom on Canborsa ›

United Kingdom · at a glance

Legal

legal statusCrypto trading & holding

routesFunding rails

marketsMarkets on Canborsa

0.07%

0.14% round-tripCanborsa fee per side

Markets · by asset class

Asset classes on Canborsa

Crypto perps

52 markets ›

Stock & pre-IPO perps

Regulator — United Kingdom

RegulatorFinancial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Websitewww.fca.org.uk

CryptoLegal

Popular markets · asset hubs

Popular markets on Canborsa

Gold (GOLD)

Commodity · perp

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—price—24h—mkt cap

Bitcoin (BTC)

Crypto · perp

›

—price—24h$1.5Tmkt cap

NVIDIA (NVDA)

US equity · perp

›

—price—24h$5.3Tmkt cap

Ethereum (ETH)

Crypto · perp

›

—price—24h$295.5Bmkt cap

S&P 500 (SP500)

Index · perp

›

—price—24h—mkt cap

Silver (SILVER)

Commodity · perp

›

—price—24h—mkt cap

Tesla (TSLA)

US equity · perp

›

—price—24h$1.4Tmkt cap

Apple (AAPL)

US equity · perp

›

—price—24h$4.7Tmkt cap

All 86 markets

Crypto

Bitcoin (BTC)Crypto›

Ethereum (ETH)Crypto›

Solana (SOL)Crypto›

XRP (XRP)Crypto›

All 52 crypto marketsfull list›

Stocks and pre-IPO

NVIDIA (NVDA)US equity›

Apple (AAPL)US equity›

Tesla (TSLA)US equity›

SpaceX (SPCX)US equity›

All 26 stock marketsfull list›

Gold, commodities and indices

Gold (GOLD)Commodity›

Silver (SILVER)Commodity›

S&P 500 (SP500)Index›

Nasdaq 100 (XYZ100)Index›

All 8 commodity and index marketsfull list›

Availability · by platform

Platforms available in United Kingdom

Platform

Asset classes

Sign-up

Max lev

Taker fee

Canborsa

Crypto · Stocks · Gold & commodities · Indices · Pre-IPO

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

up to 30x

0.07%›

ApeX

Crypto · Stocks · Gold & commodities · Indices

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

100x

0.05%

Avantis

Crypto · Stocks · Gold & commodities · Indices · FX

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

500x

0.045%

Bluefin

Crypto

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

—

0.035%

Derive

Crypto · Gold & commodities

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

—

0.03%

Ethereal

Crypto

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

50x

0.03%

gTrade

Crypto · Stocks · Gold & commodities · Indices · FX

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

1000x

0.035%

Hyperliquid

Crypto · Gold & commodities · Indices · FX

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

50x

0.045%

KiloEx

Crypto · Stocks · FX

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

125x

0.05%

Ondo

Crypto · Stocks · Gold & commodities · Indices · ETFs

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

25x

0.025%

Paradex

Crypto · Stocks · Gold & commodities · Indices

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

50x

0%

Reya

Crypto

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

100x

0.03%

SparkDEX

Crypto

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

50x

—

Synthetix

Crypto

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

50x

0.05%

No-KYCWhich platforms sign traders up from United Kingdom with an email or a wallet.See the no-KYC landscape in United Kingdom ›

How traders in United Kingdom fund a trade

Faster Payments (FPS) GBP bank transfer

funding rail

WORKS

Default GBP rail; Kraken lists three FPS providers, GBP 1-2 minimum, free, crediting in 0-1 business days.

Debit card

funding rail

LIMITS

Works but priced as a convenience rail: GBP 10 minimum, GBP 0.25 plus 3.75% fee, near-instant.

PayPal

funding rail

LIMITS

UK-only, GBP 1 minimum, near-instant, but deposits are held 72 hours before anything can be withdrawn.

SWIFT

funding rail

WORKS

Global GBP fallback, GBP 4 minimum and a GBP 3 fee, settling in 1-5 business days.

Card or bank funding of a leveraged crypto derivatives account

funding rail

BLOCKED

Blocked by the FCA's retail ban on selling crypto CFDs or perpetuals to UK retail clients.

Tax note — United Kingdom

Capital Gains Tax on disposals of cryptoassets. For gains made from 6 April 2026 the rate is 18% within the basic Income Tax band and 24% above it; the annual tax-free allowance for the 2026 to 2027 tax year is £3,000. Crypto received as income (for example employment earnings) is charged to Income Tax first and is not charged again to CGT on that amount.