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Uphold Fees Disclosure

Uphold does not charge fees when you deposit from or withdraw to a bank. We also do not charge fees when you deposit from a crypto network.

We charge fees when you trade, deposit from a card, make a wire transfer, or withdraw funds to a crypto network. Our fees depend on factors such as where you reside and the payment method you select.

Uphold’s fees take into account the cost of regional payment processing charges, regulatory checks, and network fees.

All transaction fees are disclosed at the time of the transaction. By completing a transaction, you are agreeing to pay those fees.

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Uphold Fees

Fees are broken down into the following categories.

(See Fee Table for details)

  1. Deposit fees - apply when you deposit via a debit/credit card. We do not charge a fee when you deposit from your bank (excluding wire transfers under $5,000 in the U.S.).
  2. Uphold fee - Uphold charges a withdrawal fee on certain crypto networks where legal, compliance and regulatory issues require us to operate an enhanced control framework.
  3. Network fees - paid to miners and validators who process the transactions. Uphold groups multiple transactions into "batches". The network fees paid by customers in a batch could be slightly more or less than the total fees Uphold eventually pays. For certain assets, Uphold charges a fixed network fee. 
  4. Transaction fees - a fixed fee for trades under $250.
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Uphold Spreads

Uphold charges a spread every time you trade.

Our pricing model is all-inclusive. The price you see before you trade is the price you pay when you trade. Unlike other platforms, our prices are locked in pre-trade*. Unlike some competitors, we don’t add hidden fees between Preview and Transact.

Please check the rate you’re getting on the Preview page. Only confirm your transaction if you’re happy with the rate and accept the trade.

Like most trading venues, we display the current mid-market price on our charts; when you trade, you receive the current bid or ask price depending on whether you’re buying or selling.

There is always a slight difference between the mid-market and the actual bid/ask prices: it's how order books on virtually all exchanges work.

Cryptocurrencies

In the U.S., U.K., and Europe, our spread is typically 1.5% on BTC and ETH.

  • In other parts of the world, our spread on the majors is typically around 1.8%.
  • Spreads can be significantly wider for certain low-liquidity assets. Check rates at Preview before you trade.
  • Coordinated market activity can distort markets. All the above spreads are likely to widen beyond those above during times of acute market stress.
  • When spreads are unusually wide, we endeavor to inform you at the point of trade.
Fiat currencies

Our spread is typically 0.2% between major national currencies such as EUR, USD, and GBP.

*Except for standard crypto network withdrawal fees.

Service Fees: Business accounts

Fees are agreed on a volume basis. Please discuss with our Business Development Team.

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Web Wallet

Open an account and hold funds

FREE. It is free to open an account and hold value with Uphold. Uphold accounts are free to customers who maintain active accounts.

Fund your account

FREE when funded by a bank account, using bitcoin, or from another Uphold account. For credit cards, we charge a 3.99% fee per deposit, for debit cards, we charge a 3.49% fee per deposit.

Send and receive money

FREE between Uphold customers. All customer-to-customer transfers are completely FREE of all fees, costs or limitations regardless of the amounts transferred, currency or frequency.

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Convert & Buy

We charge an exchange fee when a customer buy/converts between different currencies. This is based upon a percentage of the transaction value (see the full list of fees below). You may also notice a slight difference between the buy and sell price quote for the same currency pair at Uphold. This is because we include in the quote a Price Protection Fee.

This small difference (usually less than 0.75% above or below the market rate) allows us to give you an instant and guaranteed quote no matter the market conditions or other factors that may affect our ability to settle your trade.

Withdraw funds from Uphold

To move funds off-platform via crypto the fee is $2.99. To move funds off-platform via bank transfer the fee is $3.99. Third-party costs may apply, such as bank wire costs in some geographies or blockchain network fees.

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Currencies & Commodities

0.65% USD, EUR, GBP, UPUSD, UPEUR, TUSD, USDT, USDC, DAI

0.95% AUD, CAD, DKK, HKD, JPY, MXN, NZD, NOK, SGD, SEK, CHF

1.05% BTC, UPBTC

1.15% ARS, BRL, ILS, KES, PHP, PLN, AED, CZK, HUF, RON, HRK

1.25% DASH

1.4% - 1.95% Cryptocurrencies and Environmental Assets

2.05% XAU, UPXAU

3.05% XPD

3.65% XAG

3.95% XPT

Please note: this is our consumer and business account fee schedule; different fees apply to a business account using our API services. See API Transaction fees

Uphold Europe Limited (Uphold), Registered No. 09281410, Registered Office: Suite A, 6 Honduras Street, London England EC1Y 0TH.

Uphold (FRN: 938277) is registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for AML purposes and complies with the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer for Funds (Information on the Payer).

Uphold is also an EMD agent (FRN: 938277) of Optimus Cards UK Limited (FRN: 902034) which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to issue e-money pursuant to the Electronic Money Regulations 2011.

The purchase, sale and custody of cryptoassets are regulated by the FCA for anti-money laundering purposes but this does not indicate any approval by the FCA of Uphold’s cryptoasset activities. Cryptoassets are very high risk and speculative.  When purchasing, selling and/or holding cryptoassets, you will not have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) or the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) if something goes wrong. You should be aware and prepared to potentially lose some or all of your money. You should carefully consider whether trading or holding cryptoassets is suitable for you in light of your financial circumstances.

Fiat money payments and balances (fiat is another name for traditional currencies, such as GBP, USD and EUR) constitute regulated e-money and payment services. In providing fiat balances, you are being issued with e-money by Optimus and Uphold is acting as its agent. See specific e-money terms. E-money is not a deposit or investment account which means that your e-money will not be protected by the FSCS. Your funds will be held in a designated safeguarding account with a regulated financial institution. E-money will not earn any interest.

Additional risk warnings are contained in Uphold’s Terms & Conditions