How Uncrypt compares and how it gets paid.
01Where the data comes from
The regulatory status of each platform comes from the CASP (Crypto-Asset Service Providers) register kept by ESMA, the European authority that centralises MiCA licences for the whole Union. This is our primary source, regardless of the platform's country of origin.
When information needs further verification at national level (before full passporting, or in case of inconsistency), we consult the register of the competent national authority (see our article MiCA regulatory authorities: who supervises what, country by country).
We systematically record the licence number, the authority of origin, the date and the exact scope of services covered, a data point platforms almost never display themselves.
Fees and products come from platforms' official pricing pages. Every listing shows the source URL and the date of our last verification. When information has no primary source, the field stays empty: we prefer an acknowledged gap to an invented figure.
02Our verification cycle
We are not synced in real time with the European or national registers. Every listing is reviewed manually on a quarterly cycle: regulatory status, pricing and scope of services are re-verified at the source every three months, and the date of that last verification is shown on every listing.
Outside this cycle, a listing can be updated ahead of schedule if a significant change comes to our attention: cessation of activity, licence withdrawal, a public warning from an authority.
Information that needs updating? Report it via our contact form. Every validated correction is applied with its date shown on the relevant listing.
03Claimed listings
A platform can claim its listing to submit or complete certain data (pricing, services offered, payment methods...). It never has direct control over its listing: submitted information is reviewed and validated by the Uncrypt team before publication, exactly like any other data. This validation is what guarantees a claimed listing stays as reliable as one we verified ourselves end to end.
Every listing shows one of two badges: Claimed (with the date of the latest confirmation submitted by the platform and validated by us), or Unclaimed.
Claiming a listing has no influence on ranking, default sort order, or the platform's visibility: a claimed listing appears at exactly the same level as an unclaimed one. It is neither a commercial advantage nor a form of partnership.
04How we rank, and how we don't
Uncrypt assigns no overall score and no "best platform" style ranking. By default, platforms are listed alphabetically: it's up to you to sort and filter by what matters to you.
On the homepage, the sample of 5 platforms is drawn at random on every visit, with no platform ever promoted over another.
Every listing shows factual indicators, never a summary rating:
- Regulatory status: licence, authority, date, exact scope of services covered
- Real estimated fees: spread included when measurable, not just the advertised commission
- Offering: products and services offered, as declared to the register
- Access: payment methods, identity verification time, availability in French
- Reputation: verifiable third-party user reviews, shown as they are, never recalculated by us
05The statuses we use
Every listing shows a regulatory status badge, derived directly from the register. Uncrypt also separately flags derivative products (CFDs) offered outside the classic crypto spot scope.
| Badge | Meaning |
|---|---|
| MiCA-licensed · [country] | Licence verified in the ESMA register, issued directly by the AMF or by another national authority (passported across the Union) |
| Ceasing service | Activity being wound down, licence withdrawn or expired |
| Not found in the register | No trace in the ESMA register as of our last verification date, not disclosed by the platform |
| CFD | Derivative product (contract for difference), never compared to a spot purchase, systematically flagged |
06Scope of the comparator
Uncrypt references any platform holding a valid CASP licence in the European Union, regardless of its country of origin, not only platforms active in France.
The site is available in French and English. Adding further EU languages is part of our roadmap.
A platform under cessation stays visible with its badge rather than being removed: a listing silently disappearing would be less transparent than a clearly displayed status.
07How we get paid
Some links on Uncrypt are affiliate links: if you open an account through Uncrypt, the platform may pay us a commission, at no extra cost to you.
European law regulates this practice: the EU directive on unfair commercial practices requires businesses to never mislead consumers about their status, qualifications or commercial affiliations. We apply this principle strictly: every listing clearly states whether a partnership exists.
Affiliation has no influence on ranking or on the default sort order: platforms without a partnership, and those under cessation, are listed identically to the others. Collecting and verifying regulatory and pricing data remains a principle entirely separate from managing commercial partnerships: a listing is verified at the source whether a partnership exists or not.
08What Uncrypt is not
Uncrypt is an information comparator. We provide no investment advice, no personalised recommendation, and we never hold your funds. Crypto-assets are volatile: only invest what you can afford to lose. Crypto-asset deposits generally do not benefit from any deposit guarantee, unlike traditional bank deposits.