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Buy Cardano (ADA) with euros: costs compared live

1 ADA ≈ €0.22mid-market price on 7 platforms · 19:27 CEST

For €100 you currently get the most ADA on Bitvavo: 459.4657 ADA after all fees (0.24%). On Bitstamp you would get 452.3685 ADA, worth €1.54 less. Based on our comparison of 12 October 2026, 19:27 CEST, buying in the simple app with money already in your account.

Cardano

How will you pay?

Euros already in your account, for example after a bank transfer. Any deposit fee is not included.

How will you buy?

One tap to buy in the app. The price often includes a markup.

Comparison result

€100 of Cardano, Euro balance, simple app. Calculated at .

  1. Bitvavo

    Most crypto for your money

    You get

    459.4657 ADA

    Costs

    €0.24 0.24%

    Go to Bitvavo (opens in a new tab)
    Cost breakdown
    Payment fee
    €0.00
    Trading fee
    €0.25
    App markup (0.00%)
    €0.00
    Price difference and order book
    -€0.01
    Total
    €0.24

    You effectively pay €0.22 per ADA. Market data from . No markup: Bitvavo fills app orders at order-book prices (source: Bitvavo helpcenter: eenvoudig kopen is een marktorder op het orderboek; het prijsverschil gaat niet naar Bitvavo (support.bitvavo.com/hc/nl/articles/4405191470353), 7 October 2026). Read our Bitvavo fee guide

  2. OKX

    €0.81 more than Bitvavo

    You get

    455.7548 ADA

    Costs

    €1.04 1.04%

    Go to OKX (opens in a new tab)
    Cost breakdown
    Payment fee
    €0.00
    Trading fee
    €0.00
    Maximum app markup (1.00%)
    €0.99
    Price difference and order book
    €0.05
    Total
    €1.04

    You effectively pay €0.22 per ADA. Market data from . We use the maximum markup OKX publishes; the actual markup may be lower (source: OKX Buy/Sell/Convert spread disclosure: maximaal 1,00% (okx.com/en-eu/help/buy-sell-convert-spread-disclosure), 11 August 2026). Read our OKX fee guide

  3. Bitpanda

    €1.26 more than Bitvavo

    You get

    453.6587 ADA

    Costs

    €1.50 1.50%

    Go to Bitpanda (opens in a new tab)
    Cost breakdown
    Payment fee
    €0.00
    Trading fee
    €1.49
    App markup (0.00%)
    €0.00
    Price difference and order book
    €0.01
    Total
    €1.50

    You effectively pay €0.22 per ADA. Market data from . Bitpanda publishes no markup on top of its fee, so we add none (source: Bitpanda Cost Transparency v4.0.0: vast tarief op de eigen koers ("Offer Price"), geen aparte spread gepubliceerd (cdn.bitpanda.com/terms-and-conditions/cost-transparency-crypto-bitpanda-en-latest.pdf), 8 July 2026). Read our Bitpanda fee guide

  4. Bybit EU

    €1.31 more than Bitvavo

    You get

    453.4528 ADA

    Costs

    €1.54 1.54%

    Go to Bybit EU (opens in a new tab)
    Cost breakdown
    Payment fee
    €0.00
    Trading fee
    €0.00
    App markup (1.30%)
    €1.28
    Price difference and order book
    €0.26
    Total
    €1.54

    You effectively pay €0.22 per ADA. Market data from . The app markup is published by Bybit EU (source: Bybit EU FAQ One-Click Buy: 1,30% op werkdagen 07:31–20:59 UTC, anders 1,80% (bybit.eu/en-EU/help-center/article/FAQ-One-Click-Buy), 15 September 2026). Read our Bybit EU fee guide

  5. Bitstamp

    €1.54 more than Bitvavo

    You get

    452.3685 ADA

    Costs

    €1.78 1.78%

    Go to Bitstamp (opens in a new tab)
    Cost breakdown
    Payment fee
    €0.00
    Trading fee
    €0.00
    App markup (1.80%)
    €1.77
    Price difference and order book
    €0.01
    Total
    €1.78

    You effectively pay €0.22 per ADA. Market data from . The app markup is published by Bitstamp (source: Bitstamp fee schedule (geldig vanaf 01-09-2026): Basic spread 1,8%, bij volatiliteit tot 0,5% extra (bitstamp.net/fee-schedule), 1 September 2026). Read our Bitstamp fee guide

Not in this comparison

  • Kraken: This platform does not publish its app fees or markup; you only see them at checkout. Choose “Advanced trading” to compare its trading screen.
  • Coinbase: This platform does not publish its app fees or markup; you only see them at checkout. Choose “Advanced trading” to compare its trading screen.
  • Crypto.com: This platform does not publish its app fees or markup; you only see them at checkout. Choose “Advanced trading” to compare its trading screen.

Bitpanda: based on the platform’s public price plus its published fee. Any extra markup in the app is not published by the platform.

All results are estimates based on public market data and the fees the platforms publish. They are not financial or tax advice. How we compare

Cardano price

ADA in US dollars · CoinGecko

as of 19:27 CEST

$0.2423

Down 4.93% past 24 hours

Currency
Period

Cardano, past 24 hours: from $0.2549 to $0.2423 (down 4.93%). High $0.2556, low $0.2412.

Average price across exchanges. Data provided by CoinGecko. Past prices say nothing about future prices.

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Cardano price, past 24 hours
TimePrice
Sun 19:30$0.2549
Sun 22:45$0.2534
Mon 02:30$0.2511
Mon 06:00$0.2505
Mon 09:25$0.2538
Mon 12:50$0.2528
Mon 16:30$0.2460
Mon 19:27$0.2423

Live

Cardano price per platform

Price of 1 ADA per platform at 19:27 CEST
PlatformPrice per ADA
Bitvavo€0.22
Kraken€0.22
Coinbase€0.22
Bitstamp€0.22
Bitpandapublic price€0.22
OKX€0.22
Crypto.com€0.22
Bybit EU€0.22

Mid-market price before fees, at 19:27 CEST. What you actually pay depends on the fees: you can see those in the comparison above.

Background

What is Cardano?

By PlatformCrypto.eu editorial team · checked on

Cardano is a proof-of-stake blockchain for payments and smart contracts. Charles Hoskinson and Jeremy Wood started the project in 2015, and the network launched in September 2017. What sets it apart is a research-first approach: its core protocols were written up as academic papers and reviewed by other cryptographers before they were built. Its consensus protocol, Ouroboros, is described by the project as the first provably secure proof-of-stake protocol.

The coin is called ada, after Ada Lovelace, the 19th-century mathematician known as the first computer programmer. Holders can delegate their ada to a stake pool to help run the network and earn rewards, without the coins ever leaving their wallet. Smart contracts on Cardano are written in languages such as Plutus and Aiken.

Supply is fixed at a maximum of 45 billion ada. What is not yet in circulation sits in a reserve and is released gradually through staking rewards and the treasury. Protocol changes and treasury spending are proposed and decided on-chain, by votes recorded on the blockchain itself.

Like any crypto-asset, ada carries real price risk: what you buy today can be worth far less tomorrow.

Official website: cardano.org

In four steps

How to buy Cardano

  1. Choose a platform

    At the top you can see where your amount buys the most ADA, with every fee included.

  2. Open an account

    Sign up and verify your identity. Licensed platforms are required to check who you are; it usually takes a few minutes.

  3. Add euros

    For example by SEPA bank transfer or by card. Check the deposit fee on the platform first: it differs per method.

  4. Buy ADA

    Enter the amount and confirm. Before you do, check the fee and the price the platform shows you.

Questions about Cardano

How much is 1 Cardano worth right now?

On 12 October 2026 at 19:27 CEST, 1 ADA was worth €0.22 on average: the median mid-market price on 7 platforms. The price changes all the time, and what you pay on a platform also depends on its fees.

Who is behind Cardano?

Charles Hoskinson and Jeremy Wood started the project in 2015. At launch, IOHK (now IOG) built the software, the Cardano Foundation was set up to oversee and promote the ecosystem, and Emurgo focused on commercial adoption. Today, Intersect coordinates development and maintenance, while protocol changes are decided on-chain.

How many ADA can there ever be?

The supply is capped at 45 billion ada. New ada only comes from a fixed reserve that pays out staking rewards and treasury funding, so the maximum cannot be raised by issuing more.

Does staking lock up your ADA?

Not on Cardano itself. When you delegate ada from your own wallet to a stake pool, the coins never leave your wallet, there is no lock-up period and you cannot lose ada through slashing. If you stake through a trading platform instead, that platform's own terms apply.

What happens to your ADA if a platform goes bust?

MiCA requires licensed platforms that hold coins for clients to keep them separate from their own assets, both legally and on the blockchain, so that the platform's creditors have no claim on them in an insolvency. That is not the same as a guarantee: crypto-assets are not covered by the EU deposit guarantee or investor compensation schemes.

Simple app or advanced trading, what is the difference?

In the simple app you buy with one tap, and the price often includes a markup. With advanced trading you place the order yourself on the platform's trading screen, where you pay a trading fee but usually no markup. Our comparison shows both modes, so you can check which one gives you more ADA for your amount.

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