About usAbout BTC Direct

BTC Direct was founded in 2013 in the Netherlands. That makes us one of the oldest and most experienced crypto companies in Europe. Our team has grown from a handful of crypto enthusiasts into a group of 40+ professionals, from compliance and customer service to engineering and security.

What connects us is a shared mission: making bitcoin and other crypto accessible to everyone in Europe, securely, simply and on terms you can trust.

The 2008 financial crisis exposed the limitations of the existing monetary system. That same year, an unknown developer under the name Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin whitepaper, describing a monetary system that is open, decentralised and transparent.

We believe in that vision. We think crypto is the most tangible way to turn that vision into reality, and that adoption will only happen when buying and using crypto becomes just as natural as everything else online. That is the role we have chosen for ourselves: lowering the barrier so that more people can own and use bitcoin without first having to become an expert.

Three principles guide everything we do:

Roughly 2,000 kilometres north of Australia lies the small island of Yap. When Western explorers arrived in the early twentieth century, they discovered something surprising: instead of barter, the islanders used a clever and ancient monetary system called Rai, large round stones that served as a collective ledger.

For around 1,500 years, the Yapese kept track of who owned which stone in a shared, public memory. In essence: the world's first blockchain. We honour Rai by incorporating the stone into our logo.

BTC Direct is registered with De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) as a crypto service provider. We comply with EU anti-money laundering regulations and operate within the MiCA framework for crypto markets. Your transactions are processed through fully compliant payment partners.