These are our reviews of the platforms UK readers actually use: what each one verifiably charges, what it does well, where it falls short, and the history its own marketing won’t tell you. Every number is checked against the company’s own published pages on the date shown at the top of each review, and each page says plainly what the platform is best and worst at.
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Head to head
Two platforms, compared on what they verifiably charge and do.
Coinbase vs Kraken
Near-identical on price now, so it comes down to transparency and track record.
Last checked 28 Aug 2026Robinhood vs eToro
Cheapest exposure against the app that lets your coins leave.
Last checked 28 Aug 2026Trezor vs Ledger
Both $79 at the budget end. Open source, inheritance and the Recover row decide it.
Last checked 9 Sep 2026Platform reviews
Blockstream Jade review
The Jade, Jade Core and Jade Plus reviewed for bitcoin-only holders: the blind-oracle security design explained honestly, the Blockstream pedigree, and which one to buy from £51.
Last checked 10 Sep 2026Coinbase UK review
Polished, regulated and priced accordingly. Best rails in Britain, expensive on its simple screen.
Last checked 28 Aug 2026eToro review
Everything in one app, crypto at a price. Coins can leave, for 2%, one way.
Last checked 28 Aug 2026Keystone 3 Pro review
The $149 air-gapped hardware wallet reviewed: QR-code signing, a screen built to defeat blind signing, the audit history, and who should pick it over Trezor or Ledger.
Last checked 9 Sep 2026Koinly review
Koinly reviewed for UK taxpayers: free to import and preview, $49 to $199 per tax year to file, HMRC share pooling done properly, and the honest caveats about data quality and privacy.
Last checked 23 Sep 2026Kraken UK review
The security pick: proof of reserves and no known hack. No longer the cheap one.
Last checked 28 Aug 2026Ledger review
All five Ledger devices reviewed, from the $59 Nano S Plus to the $399 Stax: the security architecture, the 2020 data leak and 2023 controversies told straight, and which one to buy.
Last checked 9 Sep 2026Robinhood UK review
The cheapest crypto in Britain, in a locked box. Coins can never leave the app.
Last checked 28 Aug 2026The best crypto tax software for the UK, from free
Koinly, Recap and Summ compared on HMRC correctness, price models and privacy, ahead of the 31 January deadline, with a free do-it-by-hand option and two unpaid recommendations.
Last checked 1 Oct 2026The best hardware wallets in the UK, from £49
Our tested picks for 2026: the best hardware wallet for most people, for bitcoin-only holders, for DeFi users and for coin coverage, from £49, with two unpaid recommendations alongside.
Last checked 1 Oct 2026Trading 212 review
A great cheap stockbroker that doesn't really sell crypto to UK customers.
Last checked 28 Aug 2026Trezor review
The Safe 3, Safe 5 and Safe 7 reviewed: what each costs, how the security architecture works, the physical-attack history told honestly, and which one to actually buy.
Last checked 1 Oct 2026