Buy crypto

Buy crypto in 2022 can be quite a challenge. The crypto market is relatively new. You are ready to get in and have your budget plan ready, but you wonder “which crypto should I buy?” and then when you know “where can I buy cheapest?” and “does the crypto exchange suit me?“. These are questions every beginner has at the beginning of their crypto journey. CoinCompare.eu provides all the tools to help you with your questions and thus your journey. Caution! The information on this website is not investment advice. Also, the crypto market is volatile and subject to scams, always do good research and never invest more than you can afford to lose.

Key criteria

A few important key criteria to directly answer any questions involved with the ‘buy crypto‘ topic:

Buy crypto with: iDEAL, PayPal and credit card
Buy with euro: Yes
Buy with dollar: Yes, abroad
Buy with crypto: Yes
Buy via app: Possible
Buy with iDEAL: Yes
Kopen met iDEAL: Yes, in the Netherlands
Minimum purchase: 1 euro

Which crypto to buy

When you’ve decided, “I’m going to buy crypto“, you’ve heard of Bitcoin or Ethereum beforehand. Or perhaps of Dogecoin or Ripple. Just as there are many choices for investing in stocks, there are many choices for investing in crypto. The previously mentioned crypto currencies are well-known and have been around for years, but did you know that there are more than 13,000 different crypto currencies? 13.000! That amount can create some stress when choosing, if you’re new. The providers on our crypto price comparison platform focus only on popular crypto coins and tokens and those with potential that are technologically savvy. This ensures that the choice of offerings is already thinned out considerably for you.

Top 10 crypto

On the main page, where you can compare crypto prices, we offer overview of the most popular coins and tokens from top to bottom. Buying the crypto that suits you may just appear in the top 10. Currently, these are the top 10 most popular crypto:

Bitcoin (BTC)
Ethereum (ETC)
Binance Coin (BNB)
Ripple (XRP)
Cardano (ADA)
Solana (SOL)
Dogecoin (DOGE)
Polkadot (DOT)
Shiba Inu (SHIB)
Polygon (MATIC)

Do you choose your crypto based on technology and applications? The memecoin community? Expected potential? Whatever your reason, make sure you are knowledgeable about what you are buying. The process to buy crypto requires knowledge and experience. Take your time!

Cheapest crypto

Buying crypto is not something you do lightly. After all, you want the best price for the one you would like to buy. The price of a crypto is determined by a number of factors, namely how many have been created and are in circulation (scarcity), does it solve a problem (technology), the commission charged by crypto provider (broker or exchange) and most importantly, supply and demand (market). For factors such as scarcity and technology, it is difficult to create an overview, but they are also less relevant if your goal is to buy crypto. Price, on the other hand, is very important. CoinCompare.eu therefore provides an overview on our crypto prices comparison page, where you can buy and sell crypto coins and tokens for the best price. Easily compare prices of over 220 varieties from more than 10 regulated crypto exchanges and brokers in real-time.

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Can’t find the crypto of your choice? For example, Tamadoge (TAMA)? It may not be offered by our providers or may only be offered by one provider. It is then not possible to compare prices. You may find the crypto in question on our CoinWall. One overview, all coins and tokens, always the best price!

Where to buy crypto

The first step in buying crypto is deciding which coin or token to buy. This decision depends on many factors, such as your personal preferences, financial situation and risk tolerance. Once you have decided which crypto you want to buy, you need to find a place to buy them. Sometimes it is made easy because the coin or token is only available at one provider. The most commonly used options are an exchange or a broker.

Exchange or broker

The difference between a broker and an exchange is that an exchange manages its own order books, and a broker uses an exchange’s order books. A broker acts as an intermediary in the buying crypto process. In practice, Coinmerce and BLOX are Dutch brokers and use the order books of foreign exchanges, including Binance and KuCoin. Bitvavo is an exchange based in the Netherlands and operates its own order books. In most cases, a broker is affiliated with multiple exchanges, allowing it to offer many different crypto currencies.

However, there is also a downside to a broker. If you choose a broker and trade there, the broker will earn from your transaction, but the broker also has to pay the exchange for using the order books. For this reason, a broker will always be a bit more expensive in transaction fees than an exchange. CoinCompare supports several brokers and exchanges that all support either the Dutch language or iDEAL. Ultimately it is a personal choice where to buy crypto, but knowing where you can trade the cheapest will certainly help you on your way. Read more about which (Dutch) exchanges and brokers are available on our crypto provider info page.

Buy crypto with iDEAL

To buy crypto with iDEAL and other payment methods is possible for all coins and tokens at all providers, except Coinbase and Binance, which are displayed on CoinCompare. However, it depends on the provider whether you can buy coins and tokens directly with iDEAL or indirectly. Buying directly via iDEAL ensures that after the transaction you get the coins deposited to a provided wallet address. With indirect, you must first deposit funds into your account at the provider via iDEAL, after which you can then use the deposited funds to buy your crypto. With brokers and exchanges such as Bitvavo, Coinmerce, BLOX, Knaken, Bitladon, LiteBit and Bitmymoney, buying crypto coins goes through the indirect process. With BTC Direct and Bitonic, buying is done through the direct process. Anycoin Direct and LiteBit offer both options.

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Frequently Asked Questions

With almost all crypto providers on CoinCompare, you can buy coins and tokens with iDEAL. Other payment methods such as SEPA, Bancontact, PayPal and credit card can also be used.

Buying crypto is mainly done at brokers and exchanges, such as Bitvavo, Coinmerce, BLOX, etc. There are also marketplaces available where you can buy crypto directly from a person and sell them to a person there as well.

The process of getting crypto is relatively simple, regardless of whether you buy crypto directly or indirectly. But with any new process, it takes a while to take in what you see and need to do. Most crypto providers on CoinCompare have done everything they can to make it as simple as possible for you.

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