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Cape Verde

Binance in Cape Verde

Rank in Cape Verde
#1 of 3
Bitcoin in Cape Verde
Legal
Our rating
4.2
Review updated
2026-08-12

Yes. Binance serves Cape Verde and ranks first of the 3 exchanges in our Cape Verde guide, on fees, security record and local payment support. Here it takes Credit or debit card, International bank transfer and P2P trades settled by local bank transfer; Credit or debit card is the rail local buyers lead with. Spot trading starts at 0.1% maker and taker, with a 25% discount for paying fees in BNB. Identity verification is mandatory for all users; there is no unverified tier.

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Rank in Cape Verde
#1 of 3
Fees
From 0.1% spot, maker and taker
KYC
Required
Pays with in Cape Verde
Credit or debit card, International bank transfer, P2P trades settled by local bank transfer
Currency
Cape Verdean escudo (CVE)

How to pay on Binance in Cape Verde

The deposit rails Binance offers to buyers in Cape Verde, from our Cape Verde guide reviewed 2026-08-20. Each one links to how that rail works here.

What Binance charges, and what it asks for

Spot trading starts at 0.1% maker and taker, with a 25% discount for paying fees in BNB. Card purchases and instant buys cost more because a spread and processing fee are added.

maker
0.1% at the base tier, falling with 30-day volume and BNB holdings
taker
0.1% at the base tier, falling with 30-day volume and BNB holdings
spread note
Instant buy and card purchases include a spread on top of the disclosed fee; the spot order book is the cheap way in.
deposit note
SEPA and many local bank transfer methods are free or low cost; card deposits carry a processing fee.
withdrawal note
Bitcoin withdrawals charge a network-based fee that varies with congestion.

Identity verification

Required. Identity verification is mandatory for all users; there is no unverified tier.

2 costs by action, on the Binance review

Binance's security and regulatory record

10 dated events on our record since 2019, 6 of them breaches, enforcement actions, insolvencies or outages. Newest first.

  1. Licence

    Failed to obtain a MiCA licence and stopped serving EU clients

  2. Licence

    Abu Dhabi regulator licensed the main Binance.com platform

  3. Outage

    Pricing failure forced liquidations, 283 million dollars repaid

  4. Resolved

    SEC dropped its 2023 lawsuit against Binance and its founder

  5. Enforcement

    Nigeria held a Binance compliance executive for eight months

All 10 events with detail and sources, on the review

Every exchange we rank in Cape Verde

Ranked by our editorial review of fees, security record and local payment support. Rankings are never sold.

Bitcoin exchanges ranked in Cape Verde by our editorial review of fees, security record and local payment support, with the payment methods each one offers here.
#ExchangeRatingFeesID checkPays with
1BinanceThis page4.2From 0.1% spot, maker and takerRequiredCredit or debit card, International bank transfer, P2P trades settled by local bank transfer
2Coinmama3.9Commission plus card surchargeRequiredCredit or debit card, International bank transfer
3CEX.IO4.0Maker-taker; card costs moreRequiredCredit or debit card

Full comparison in the Cape Verde guide

Frequently asked questions

Is Binance available in Cape Verde?

Yes. Binance ranks first of the 3 exchanges in our Cape Verde guide, ranked on fees, security record and local payment support. Here it takes Credit or debit card, International bank transfer and P2P trades settled by local bank transfer; Credit or debit card is the rail local buyers lead with. Our Cape Verde guide was last reviewed 2026-08-20 and the Binance review on 2026-08-12.

What payment methods does Binance accept in Cape Verde?

In Cape Verde, Binance takes Credit or debit card, International bank transfer and P2P trades settled by local bank transfer. These are the localized rails from our Cape Verde guide, not the platform's global list.

What does Binance charge?

Spot trading starts at 0.1% maker and taker, with a 25% discount for paying fees in BNB. Card purchases and instant buys cost more because a spread and processing fee are added.

Does Binance require identity verification?

Yes. Identity verification is mandatory for all users; there is no unverified tier. Our record marks this as the platform's own policy rather than a Cape Verde rule, so it applies wherever Binance operates.

Is bitcoin legal in Cape Verde?

Bitcoin is legal to buy and hold in Cape Verde. Banco de Cabo Verde warned in 2018 that virtual currencies are not legal tender, and the country has since moved from silence to structure: Law 30/X/2023 brought virtual asset service providers under a registration and anti-money-laundering regime supervised by the central bank.

Has Binance had security incidents or regulatory action?

Our record for Binance lists 10 dated events since 2019: 1 breach, 4 enforcement actions, 1 outage, 1 proof-of-reserves attestation, 1 resolved case and 2 licences. The most recent, on 2026-06-25: Failed to obtain a MiCA licence and stopped serving EU clients. Each event carries a source on the Binance review.

Binance elsewhere in Africa

Binance ranks in 181 countries on this site. 12 of its 48 Africa pages are linked here; the review lists all of them.

Sources