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Buy bitcoin with Apple Pay in Pennsylvania

Status
Legal
Takes Apple Pay
2 exchanges
Last reviewed
2026-08-23

2 of the exchanges serving Pennsylvania take Apple Pay for funding bitcoin purchases. It is one of several rails in use here; the full picture is in the Pennsylvania guide.

Exchanges that take Apple Pay in Pennsylvania

Ranked as in our Pennsylvania guide. Every payment method shown is verified for this exact exchange and state pairing.

  1. 2Kraken logo

    A 2011-vintage exchange with one of the cleanest security records in the business, heading toward a US stock listing.

    Fees
    Kraken Pro charges 0.25% maker and 0.40% taker below $10,000 in 30-day volume, falling from there. The simple Buy widget and card purchases include a spread and cost noticeably more.
    KYC
    Required
    Pay with
    ACH transfer, Wire transfer, Debit card
  2. 3

    The NYDFS-chartered trust company the Winklevoss twins founded, serving all 50 states including New York, listed on Nasdaq since 2025.

    Fees
    Instant buys carry a convenience fee of about 0.5% plus a flat transaction fee. ActiveTrader uses volume-tiered maker and taker pricing that is far cheaper for anything beyond small orders.
    KYC
    Required
    Pay with
    ACH transfer, Wire transfer, Debit card

See the full how-to-buy guide for PennsylvaniaApple Pay across the whole countryEverything about buying bitcoin with Apple Pay

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We have not filmed a walkthrough for Pennsylvania yet, so this is our general one, from our YouTube channel @dontgetrekt. It also sits on the home page, next to the country search it starts from.

Other ways to pay in Pennsylvania

Apple Pay in other states

Frequently asked questions

Which exchanges accept Apple Pay in Pennsylvania?

Of the 8 exchanges serving Pennsylvania, Kraken, Gemini accept Apple Pay for funding purchases.

Is buying bitcoin with Apple Pay legal in Pennsylvania?

Bitcoin is legal in Pennsylvania. The Department of Banking and Securities published guidance in January 2019 concluding that virtual currency was not money under the state's Money Transmitter Act, so crypto-only trading platforms needed no Pennsylvania license. An April 2024 policy statement reversed that interpretation, declaring that money includes virtual currency such as bitcoin, with an effective date of October 15, 2024. Exchanges serving Pennsylvanians now operate inside the state licensing regime, on top of the federal FinCEN registration that applied all along.