About Uphold:

Launched in 2015 and currently serving over 184 countries, Uphold is a multi-asset platform where you can trade between cryptocurrencies, precious metals, US equities, and national currencies.

• 36+ digital currencies are available, including majors, alt-coins, emerging tokens, and stablecoins.
• 4 Precious metals: Gold, Silver, Platinum, and Palladium
• 50 U.S. Stocks. You can buy expensive U.S. stocks from as little as $1. Fractional equities service gives you proportional ownership and pays declared dividends in cash.
• Environmental Assets: Uphold offers the world’s first tradable carbon credit token – UPCO2

Other services:

• Debit card: The Uphold Card allows you to spend crypto, national currencies and precious metals at more than 50 million merchants and virtually all ATMs worldwide – Anywhere that Mastercard is accepted. With the Uphold Card you’ll earn Cryptoback on every transaction: 1% when you spend national currencies, and 2% for cryptocurrencies.
• Automated trading: Schedule regular transactions using AutoPilot, which allows you to set up recurring buy or sell orders and reduce the impact of price volatility.

Fees:

0% on deposits (Except credit cards 3.99%), 0% trading commissions, 0% on withdrawals (Except standard crypto network withdrawal fees on a non-profit basis).

They charge a spread every time you convert one currency or asset into another. For example: For example:

• Cryptocurrencies: In the U.S. and Europe, spread is typically 0.8 to 1.2% on major cryptos: BTC, ETH, XRP.
• Precious metals: spread is typically 3% on top of the bid-ask at supplier.
• Fiat currencies: spread is typically 0.2% between major national currencies such as EUR, USD, and GBP.
• U.S. Equities: spread is typically 1.0%.