Asset × Country · Legal Status

How to Trade NEAR Protocol (NEAR) in Netherlands

STATUSLegal REGULATORAFM CLASSCrypto

Getting NEAR Protocol exposure from Netherlands takes a wallet and USDC; the legal status and rail-by-rail detail follow.

NEAR Protocol · NEAR-PERPCrypto · Netherlands

Price · 24h—

Max leverage20x

Funding · APR—

In NetherlandsAvailable

Canborsa fee0.07% per side

Trade NEAR on Canborsa ›

NEAR Protocol in Netherlands · at a glance

Legal

legal statusNEAR Protocol exposure from Netherlands

20x

max leverageNEAR Protocol on Canborsa

0.07%

0.14% round-tripCanborsa fee per side

funding intervalSettled while a position is open

What the law actually says

Is NEAR Protocol 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 NEAR 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 NEAR Protocol perps in Netherlands

13 venues open NEAR Protocol perps to traders in Netherlands.

Platform

Sign-up

Max lev

Taker fee

CanborsaSign up›

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

20x

0.07%

ApeX

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

50x

0.05%

Aster

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

—

0.04%

Avantis

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

20x

0.045%

dYdX

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

10x

0.05%

gTrade

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

150x

0.035%

Helix

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

12x

0.0001%

Hyperliquid

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

10x

0.045%

Lighter

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

10x

0%

Pacifica

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

10x

0.04%

Paradex

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

10x

0%

Reya

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

20x

0.03%

Vest

Browser Wallet Non-custodial

—

0.01%

How to start trading NEAR Protocol 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 NEAR-PERP

Pick NEAR in the markets list. The ticket shows the live price, the current funding rate and max leverage 20x .

NEAR-PERPPerpetual · USDC marginLONG

04.

Choose Buy / Long, then set size and leverage

Buying $1,000 of NEAR 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.