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Revolut

3 placements on ChainChoice under Revolut, each scored against its own category's pool and criteria — #1 in one of them. The placements are not averaged and not ranked against each other: a #1 exchange and a #6 crypto card are two different products in two different markets.

Crypto Neobanks
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Insolvency failure: the firm or issuer that owes you cannot pay.
    Scored by Fiat covered by a real deposit guarantee · 35% (Revolut 7/10)
    Scored by What happens to your coins if they fail · 25% (Revolut 7/10)
  • Regulatory failure (Revolut 9/10): no licence where you are, or a forced market exit.
    Scored by Verified authorisation on both legs · 25%
Not assessed by this ranking: Control failure, Liveness failure, Custody failure, Execution failure, Exit failure, Information failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: Computable conversion cost (15%).
Retail Staking
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Exit failure (Revolut ETH Staking 3/10): you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.
    Scored by Way back to ETH · 30%
  • Information failure (Revolut ETH Staking 6/10): the number is wrong or bought, or your data leaks.
    Scored by Rate shown before sign-up · 20%
Not assessed by this ranking: Control failure, Liveness failure, Custody failure, Insolvency failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: Share of the ETH reward you keep (50%).
Simple Buy
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Custody failure (Revolut Crypto 4/10): whoever holds the assets loses or withholds them.
    Scored by Custody & regulatory posture · 20%
  • Exit failure (Revolut Crypto 3/10): you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.
    Scored by Withdrawal to self-custody · 26%
Not assessed by this ranking: Control failure, Liveness failure, Insolvency failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure, Information failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: All-in cost of the purchase (32%), Availability & onboarding friction (22%).