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Binance in the Netherlands: not available

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Our rating
4.2
Review updated
2026-08-12

No. Binance does not serve residents of the Netherlands: the Netherlands is on the list of restricted countries that Binance itself publishes, quoted below with the date it was read. 6 exchanges in our the Netherlands guide do: Bitvavo, Relai, Kraken, Bitpanda, Coinbase and Bitstamp, ranked on fees, security record and local payment support.

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Availability
Not available
Ranks in
182 country guides
Currency
Euro (EUR)

Where this comes from

Binance publishes a List of Prohibited Countries, a one-page PDF its Terms of Use define by name, and it is an exclusion list: it names the jurisdictions whose residents may not register and says nothing about the rest. The version dated 5 January 2026 carries nine names in three tiers: the United States (by location, incorporation, residence, citizenship or operation), Canada and the Netherlands (by location, incorporation or residence), and Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Crimea and the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics. Five of the nine map to the 231 countries this site covers (United States, Canada, Netherlands, Cuba and Iran); North Korea, Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk are not among them. The list is not exhaustive in Binance's own words: the page says the prohibited countries are "the below Countries, and such other locations, as designated by Binance from time to time", and the Terms add that services may be wholly or partially restricted in countries beyond it, so a country absent from the list is unaddressed rather than confirmed. Binance's separate App Store availability table (updated 18 August 2026) lists 164 countries where the iPhone app can be downloaded, including Canada, so it measures store listing rather than eligibility and is not used here. The list here is derived from that PDF, https://bin.bnbstatic.com/static/cms/cg08ou2ak0tn7mcplvfg/file/2dead3dd5d9bccb32694e2f0fe5c7f2c6b583e7a6f851296edef7088340e6df5.pdf, which https://www.binance.com/en/legal/list-of-prohibited-countries serves, both read on 6 September 2026.

Binance: List of Prohibited Countries (the PDF the Terms of Use define), updated 5 January 2026

What to use instead in the Netherlands

The the Netherlands guide's own ranking, unchanged: every exchange we rank there, on fees, security record and local payment support, each with its the Netherlands page.

Bitcoin exchanges ranked in the Netherlands by our editorial review of fees, security record and local payment support, with the payment methods each one offers here.
#ExchangeRatingFeesID checkPays with
1Bitvavo4.50.15% maker at the base tierRequirediDEAL, SEPA transfer, SEPA Instant
2Relai4.5Around 1% per purchaseRequiredSEPA transfer, SEPA Instant
3Kraken4.7From 0.25% maker, 0.40% takerRequirediDEAL, SEPA transfer, SEPA Instant, Credit or debit card
4Bitpanda4.4Premium built into the priceRequirediDEAL, SEPA transfer, SEPA Instant, Credit or debit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay
5Coinbase4.5Maker-taker on Advanced TradeRequirediDEAL, SEPA transfer, SEPA Instant, Credit or debit card
6Bitstamp4.3Maker-taker, falls with volumeRequiredSEPA transfer, SEPA Instant, Credit or debit card

Full comparison in the the Netherlands guide

Where Binance does work

Binance ranks in 182 of our country guides and lists 4 other countries it cannot serve. Every country, with rank and rails

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Frequently asked questions

Is Binance available in the Netherlands?

No. Binance lists the Netherlands among the countries whose residents it cannot serve. Binance publishes a List of Prohibited Countries, a one-page PDF its Terms of Use define by name, and it is an exclusion list: it names the jurisdictions whose residents may not register and says nothing about the rest. Our the Netherlands guide was last reviewed 2026-08-12 and the Binance review on 2026-08-12.

Why does Binance not serve the Netherlands?

Binance names the Netherlands on the restricted-countries list it publishes, without a per-country reason. The list is quoted on this page with the date it was read; a country absent from it is unknown rather than served, which is why this site only says no where the operator itself does.

What can I use instead in the Netherlands?

6 exchanges in our the Netherlands guide do: Bitvavo, Relai, Kraken, Bitpanda, Coinbase and Bitstamp, ranked on fees, security record and local payment support. Each has its own the Netherlands page here with the payment methods it takes there.

Is bitcoin legal in the Netherlands?

Bitcoin is fully legal in the Netherlands. Under the EU's MiCA regulation the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM) licenses and supervises crypto-asset service providers, and it granted the EU's very first MiCA licences on 30 December 2024, with De Nederlandsche Bank keeping prudential roles. Firms without a MiCA licence have been prohibited from serving Dutch customers since 1 July 2025.

Where is Binance available?

Binance ranks in 182 of our country guides and lists 5 countries it cannot serve, the Netherlands included. Both lists are on the Binance countries page.

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