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Bits of Gold review

Updated September 28, 2026 · HodlCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026

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Our verdict

Bits of Gold is the Israeli custodial exchange on this list, regulated by the Capital Markets Authority, so oversight is domestic rather than cross-border. Buyers funding from an Israeli bank or card get a local licence at a price: taker fees of 1.2% to 1.95% against a site median of 0.2%.

Key facts

Best for
Israeli buyers paying by bank or card who want a local regulator more than a cheap trade.
Taker fee
1.2% to 1.95%↗
Regulators
Capital Markets Authority↗
Fiat deposit methods
Bank, Card↗
Exchange type
Cex↗
Legal entity
Bits of Gold Ltd.↗
Headquarters
Israel↗
Founded
2013↗
Features
Custodial
Official website
bitsofgold.co.il

Crypto wallets

Wallet type
Software↗
Custody
Custodial↗

Facts checked September 26, 2026, 5 sources

Apps and profiles

Elsewhere
Wikidata

Pros and cons

Pros

  • The regulator list has a single entry, Israel's Capital Markets Authority, so oversight sits with a domestic authority (Capital Markets Authority).
  • Fiat deposits run by bank and card, the two most widely used methods on the site (bank and card).
  • A software wallet is offered alongside the trading account, giving a route to holding keys yourself (software).

Cons

  • Taker fees of 1.2% to 1.95% sit well above the 0.2% site median.
  • Custody is custodial, so the platform holds the assets rather than you (custodial).
  • Fiat deposits run on bank and card only, with no further methods listed (bank and card).
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Who it suits

  • Buyers in Israel who want the exchange supervised by a named domestic regulator (Capital Markets Authority).
  • People funding from a bank or card, since bank and card covers the two most common methods on the site.
  • Newcomers who would rather not hold keys themselves, given the account is custodial (custodial).

Who should look elsewhere

  • ActivTrades, if the taker fee decides it: it charges 0% against 1.2% to 1.95% here.
  • bunq, if you want a lower starting fee, since its taker fee runs 0.25% to 1.99%.
  • Bitpanda, if you want a broader regulator list, since it is licensed by FMA (Austria), BaFin (Germany) and Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA).

Who runs it

The exchange trades under the legal name Bits of Gold Ltd., with its headquarters in Israel. That makes it a domestic provider rather than an offshore one, so the account and the deposits sit with a company registered at home. It has operated since 2013, giving it a longer trading record than most of the newer custodial accounts on the list.

How Bits of Gold compares

Where Bits of Gold is available

Available
Israel
Licence in Israel
Capital Markets Authority, checked September 26, 2026

Countries from the brand (Source, checked September 26, 2026)

Frequently asked questions

What are the trading fees?+

Taker fees are 1.2% to 1.95% per trade, above the 0.2% median across the site and beyond the 0.71% upper quartile in the buy category. The listed rate is a single taker charge rather than a schedule of tiers.

Who regulates it?+

The regulator is Israel's Capital Markets Authority, and the list of regulators holds that single entry (Capital Markets Authority). The licence is filed in the same country, so a domestic authority supervises the exchange rather than an overseas one.

Who holds the coins?+

The exchange account is custodial, so the platform holds the assets (custodial). A software wallet is also offered (software), which gives a route to holding keys yourself, but the trading account itself does not work on that basis.

How do I deposit money?+

You fund the account by bank transfer or card, and those are the only methods listed (bank and card). Bank payments are the most common route across the site at 92.5%, with card close behind at 51.7%.

Who is it built for?+

It suits buyers based in Israel, since the headquarters are in Israel (IL) and the company is registered there as Bits of Gold Ltd. (Bits of Gold Ltd.). Funding, support and oversight are all domestic rather than cross-border.

How does the fee compare with the alternatives?+

Cost is where the alternatives pull ahead. ActivTrades charges 0% on the taker side and bunq runs 0.25% to 1.99%, both cheaper than 1.2% to 1.95% here, so the trade-off is a local licence against the price of a trade.

How long has it been running?+

It has run since 2013, which is a longer history than the newer custodial accounts filling the 298 exchanges in the comparison. A longer record does not make the taker fee cheaper, but it does mean the platform has traded through several markets.

Is it an exchange or a decentralised market?+

It is a centralised exchange, listed as cex, which matches the model most providers on the site use at 91.2%. The custodial setup follows from that: balances sit with the operator while the account is open.

Sources

Compiled from 5 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.

Not confirmed yet: Coins listed.

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