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Bitstack Card

Bitstack · Visa

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Bitstack is a French Bitcoin savings app that automatically converts the spare change from everyday purchases into BTC via dollar-cost averaging. The Bitstack Card is a Visa card (physical and virtual) linked to a euro account with a French IBAN: the "Stackback" feature returns up to 1% of every purchase in Bitcoin, with no cap. The card has a EUR 9.99 issuance fee (plus delivery) and no monthly subscription; above EUR 1,000/month of foreign-currency spending an exchange fee of up to roughly 1% applies. Bitstack is a custodial service: bitcoin is held by the platform on the user's behalf. The card is launching in beta in France (waitlist) and Bitstack is registered as a crypto-asset service provider (CASP/PSAN) with France's AMF under ACPR oversight. Some final commercial figures (annual fee, spending limits) are not yet fully documented.

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Transparency: Low
46/100 · see methodology
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Data exposure: Low
46/100 · lower is better for sovereignty · methodology

Data & conditions

Account fee
Network Visa
ATM withdrawal 1%
Free ATM limit 200 EUR/mese o 5 prelievi gratis, poi minimo 1 EUR o 1% per transazione
Fund custody Custodial (platform holds funds)
KYC Full
Supported countries EEA · 20+ countries
Regulator AMF / ACPR (Francia)
Segment B2C
Funding / solidityBitstack (Bitstack Digital Assets SAS) is a French company based in Paris, founded in 2021, offering a Bitcoin savings app via spare-change round-ups and dollar-cost averaging. It is registered as a PSAN with the AMF and authorised as a CASP under MiCA.
MiCA / License status CASP / PSAN registrato AMF (Francia)Vigilanza ACPR Registered as PSAN with the AMF (no. E2021-027) and authorised as a crypto-asset service provider (CASP) under the MiCA regulation (no. A2025-003), under ACPR oversight.

Strengths

  • Up to 1% Bitcoin cashback on every purchase, with no cap
  • Euro account with a French IBAN and no monthly subscription fee
  • Issuer regulated in France as a crypto-asset service provider (AMF/ACPR)
  • No notable sovereignty advantage documented.

Weaknesses

  • Custodial service: bitcoin is held by Bitstack, not by the user
  • EUR 9.99 issuance fee and exchange fees above EUR 1,000/month in foreign currency
  • Free ATM withdrawals only up to EUR 200 or 5 operations per month, then chargeable
  • Custodial: the platform holds your funds and can freeze or lose them.
  • Full KYC required: verified identity, zero pseudonymity.
  • Subject to regulation (Registered as PSAN with the AMF (no. E2021-027) and authorised as a crypto-asset service provider (CASP) under the MiCA regulation (no. A2025-003), under ACPR oversight.): reporting to authorities and freezes on order.

Verdict

B D ★ 3.0/5 ★ 1.0/5 Estimated net annual cost: €10/year

Issuer regulated in France: registered PSAN with the AMF (E2021-027) and authorised as a CASP under MiCA (A2025-003) with ACPR oversight. Custodial service, so funds and bitcoin are held by the platform on the user's behalf.

Custodial service: Bitstack holds the cashback Bitcoin and account funds, the user does not control the private keys. Full KYC required. Low sovereignty from a cypherpunk standpoint.

Privacy & anonymity 30% 0.8
Fund control 20% 0.0
Censorship resistance 20% 1.5
Costs 10% 2.5

Promp's editorial rating based on real fees and net annual cost. Promp reviews third-party products independently.

"Sovereignty" rating: score computed on privacy/anonymity (30%), fund control (20%), censorship resistance (20%), trustless/auditability (20%) and costs (10%). Same data, different weights.

FAQ

Is the Bitstack Card custodial or self-custody?

It is custodial: the bitcoin earned through Stackback cashback and the account funds are held by Bitstack, which is regulated in France as a crypto-asset service provider with the AMF under ACPR oversight.

How much cashback does the Bitstack Card offer?

The Stackback feature returns up to 1% of every purchase in Bitcoin, with no cap. The card has a EUR 9.99 issuance fee plus delivery and no monthly subscription.

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✓ Terms unchanged since Jun 22, 2026

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