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Crypto card picks, with the criteria shown

Each pick names what it measures. Ties are shown. Nothing is paid placement.

Short answer

There is no single best crypto card, so each pick here names its criterion. With no stake at $1,500 a month, ether.fi Cash leads among offshore cards and Shakepay among CSA-registered ones; on foreign spending, statuses and tiers with 0% FX lead; for self-custody, only MetaMask Card qualifies. Ties are listed and nothing is paid placement.

Figures as of November 3, 2026.

Mitey the yeti pointing at criteria — Mitey points at the criterion column before the card names, because the criterion decides the winner.

Short answer

There is no single best crypto card. Each pick below names its criterion and how we measured it, using only figures the issuers publish, and shows ties. On a $1,500 monthly budget the order changes as soon as you add foreign spending or a staked tier, so run your own numbers in the calculator.

Figures as of November 3, 2026.

Computed from the data on this site each time it is built. No issuer paid to appear here.
Criterion	How we measured it	Cards that meet it
Highest net value with no token stake or status condition	Net yearly rewards minus fees, FX and conversion on $1,500/month in CAD plus $150 in foreign currency; staked tiers and monthly-activity statuses excluded. Includes offshore cards.	ether.fi Cash — Core (offshore)
Highest net value on a CSA-registered platform, no stake or status condition	Same budget, limited to cards whose platform is on the CSA authorized list.	Shakepay Card — Base
Lowest stated foreign-currency fee	The FX fee the issuer publishes. Cards that do not state one are excluded.	ether.fi Cash
No fixed yearly fee at the entry level	Entry tier with $0 annual and monthly fees.	Shakepay Card, Crypto.com Visa, ether.fi Cash, MetaMask Card
Rewards paid in bitcoin	Payout asset is BTC, as the issuer states it.	Shakepay Card
Widest provincial availability	Most provinces and territories the issuer says it serves.	Shakepay Card, Crypto.com Visa, ether.fi Cash, MetaMask Card
Apple Pay and Google Pay both confirmed	Both stated as supported on the issuer’s pages.	Shakepay Card, Crypto.com Visa, MetaMask Card

This page used to live at /best-cards-2025 under the title “Best Crypto Cards 2025”. That address now forwards here, and the unsourced picks were replaced with criteria you can check.

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The “no stake, $1,500 a month” criterion: Shakepay at Base

The “no stake, $1,500 a month” criterion: Shakepay at Base: inputs, steps and result
Card and tier	Shakepay Card — Base
Purchases in CAD	$1,500 a month
Purchases in a foreign currency	$150 a month
Rewards (at the CAD value when credited)	$198.00 a year1% of eligible spend, paid in BTC
Fixed fees	$0.00
Foreign-currency fees	−$54.00
Net a year	$144.00No fixed fee to recover.

Open this example in the calculator →Computed 2026-11-03.