CEX FSCA FSP #53308 (ZA) MAURITIUS FSC PENDING
VALR reseña
South Africa's leading crypto exchange
The verdict
7.2 / 10 · CONSIDER
VALR (Johannesburg, founded 2018) is South Africa's largest crypto exchange. FSCA-licensed Crypto Asset Service Provider (FSP #53308, April 2024). Backed by Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Avon Ventures ($55M Series B). Strong African presence — ZAR + USD fiat rails; expanding into Mauritius, Zambia, Kenya 2025. Lower fees than Luno on advanced trading.
◆ BUY IT IF
- FSCA-licensed — strongest South Africa regulatory posture
- Lower fees than Luno on Pro tier
- Wider token coverage than Luno
- Pantera Capital + Coinbase Ventures backing
◇ SKIP IT IF
- Limited liquidity outside ZA / SSA markets
- USD off-ramp goes through partner (no direct USD bank)
- Customer support quality varies
- Smaller scale than Binance Africa
§ 01 SCORE BREAKDOWN
Siete ejes, ponderados.
DIMENSION WEIGHT RATING SCORE
Seguridad regulatoria
FSCA Crypto Asset Service Provider licence (FSP #53308, April 2024 — Categories I + II). Mauritius FSC pending
Tarifas de trading
Maker 0.16% · Taker 0.26%
Selección de monedas
100 monedas soportadas
Liquidez
CEX — profundidad order-book
Experiencia de usuario
Seguridad
Soporte
§ 02 ESPECIFICACIONES
Todo, en una sola tabla.
Regulación
- Estado regulatorio
- FSCA Crypto Asset Service Provider licence (FSP #53308, April 2024 — Categories I + II). Mauritius FSC pending. Bank of Mauritius cooperation.
- KYC requerido
- Sí
- Pruebas de Reserva
- No
- Fundada
- 2018
- Tipo
- CEX
Tarifas
- Tarifa Maker
- 0.16%
- Tarifa Taker
- 0.26%
- Tarifa de retiro
- Variable
Trading
- Trading spot
- Sí
- Trading de futuros
- Sí
- Trading con margen
- Sí
- Copy trading
- No
- Monedas soportadas
- 100
Otras características
- Earn / staking
- Sí
- Tarjeta de débito
- No
- On-ramp fiat
- No
§ 03 PREGUNTAS FRECUENTES
Preguntas frecuentes
Is VALR safe to use? +
VALR FSCA Crypto Asset Service Provider licence (FSP #53308, April 2024 — Categories I + II). Mauritius FSC pending. Bank of Mauritius cooperation..
What are VALR's trading fees? +
VALR charges 0.16% maker fee and 0.26% taker fee.
How many coins does VALR support? +
VALR supports 100 coins and tokens. Spot trading is available. Futures trading is also supported.
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