Asset × Country · Legal Status

How to Trade Ethereum (ETH) in Netherlands

STATUSLegal REGULATORAFM CLASSCrypto

From Netherlands, exposure to Ethereum runs through a USDC-settled perpetual.

Ethereum · ETH-PERPCrypto · Netherlands

Price · 24h—

Max leverage25x

Funding · APR—

In NetherlandsAvailable

Canborsa fee0.07% per side

Trade ETH on Canborsa ›

Ethereum in Netherlands · at a glance

Legal

legal statusEthereum exposure from Netherlands

25x

max leverageEthereum on Canborsa

0.07%

0.14% round-tripCanborsa fee per side

funding intervalSettled while a position is open

What the law actually says

Is Ethereum trading legal in Netherlands?

Spot crypto is legal and supervised: the AFM is the competent authority for crypto-asset service providers under MiCAR, it handles CASP licence applications under article 63 MiCAR and notifications from other financial institutions under article 60, and a provider needs a licence or notification from the AFM or another European supervisor before it may offer custody, operate a trading platform, exchange crypto for funds or for other crypto, execute or transmit orders, place crypto, manage portfolios or advise. A Dutch resident can also be served by a CASP passported in from elsewhere in the EEA - Kraken, for instance, serves the Netherlands on an Irish MiCA authorisation.

What the contract is

The contract itself does not change by geography: a ETH perpetual settles in USDC everywhere.

Regulator — Netherlands

RegulatorAFM

Websitewww.afm.nl

CryptoLegal

Funding · local rails

How to fund a trade from Netherlands

The routes traders use to reach USDC before a deposit.

Rails · deposit routes

Rail

Status

Note

iDEAL

WORKS

The Dutch instant bank-payment rail on Kraken, EUR 10 minimum with no fee, but available to the Netherlands only.

SEPA / SEPA Instant transfer (EUR)

WORKS

The cheapest euro rail on Kraken, EUR 1 minimum with no fee, crediting in 0-3 days or instantly on SEPA Instant.

Debit card

LIMITS

Available across the EEA on Kraken but priced as a convenience rail at EUR 0.25 plus 3.75%.

PayPal

LIMITS

Offered in the EEA at EUR 1 minimum and near-instant, but deposits are held 72 hours before withdrawal.

WORKS

A global EUR fallback at EUR 4 minimum plus a EUR 3 fee, taking 1-5 business days, rarely needed given SEPA and iDEAL.

Any rail into a provider without a MiCAR licence or notification

BLOCKED

The AFM requires crypto-asset service providers to hold a licence or notification from a European supervisory authority.

Availability · by platform

Platforms that offer Ethereum perps in Netherlands

21 venues open Ethereum perps to traders in Netherlands.

Platform

Sign-up

Max lev

Taker fee

CanborsaSign up›

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

25x

0.07%

ApeX

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

100x

0.05%

Aster

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

—

0.04%

Avantis

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

50x

0.045%

Bluefin

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

26.32x

0.035%

Derive

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

—

0.03%

dYdX

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

50x

0.05%

Ethereal

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

50x

0.03%

gTrade

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

200x

0.035%

Helix

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

52x

0.0001%

Hibachi

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

20x

0.045%

Hyperliquid

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

25x

0.045%

KiloEx

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

—

0.05%

Lighter

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

50x

0%

Ondo

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

25x

0.025%

Ostium

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

200x

—

Pacifica

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

50x

0.04%

Paradex

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

50x

0%

SparkDEX

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

—

—

Synthetix

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

—

0.05%

Vest

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

50x

0.01%

How to start trading Ethereum from Netherlands

Four steps from sign-up to an open position.

01.

Sign up on Canborsa with email, X or a wallet

No document upload to open the account. Canborsa is non-custodial: your collateral stays under your own keys until a position opens.

Email X Wallet

02.

Fund the account with USDC

Deposit USDC over Canton, Robinhood Chain, Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain or Arbitrum. Canborsa takes no fiat, so buying the USDC happens wherever you normally buy stablecoins.

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Robinhood Chain

03.

Open ETH-PERP

Pick ETH in the markets list. The ticket shows the live price, the current funding rate and max leverage 25x .

ETH-PERPPerpetual · USDC marginLONG

04.

Choose Buy / Long, then set size and leverage

Buying $1,000 of ETH at 5x uses $200 of collateral. Higher leverage moves the liquidation price closer to your entry: your exposure is the position size, whatever margin you posted. Set a stop-loss below your entry before you walk away.

Position · PnLexamplePnL: $3,425.52|+53.6%

Tax note — Netherlands

A private holder is taxed on the value of the holding.