BTC Direct alternative for USDC on Base or Arbitrum
BTC Direct buys USDC on Ethereum or Solana, at 2% plus a spread of up to 1%. Unigox is a BTC Direct alternative for USDC on Base or Arbitrum. To buy bitcoin into your own wallet, stay with BTC Direct.
When to stay with BTC Direct
You buy bitcoin into a wallet you control
BTC Direct sends every purchase to a wallet address you give it and keeps no coins for you. Its recurring plan buys BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC or BCH from a weekly or monthly bank transfer of at least 30 EUR, at a 1.5% fee. Unigox trades stablecoins only.
You trade 50,000 EUR or more at once
BTC Direct's Private Trading desk gives you an account manager who quotes by phone. The fee is 1% from 50,000 EUR, 0.8% from 500,000 EUR and 0.5% above 1 million EUR.
You want a Dutch broker supervised under MiCA
The AFM has authorised BTC Direct Europe B.V. to exchange crypto for funds and to transfer crypto for clients. BTC Direct is a Dutch company based in Nijmegen.
BTC Direct and Unigox for a USDC sale
BTC Direct fixes its sale price when your coins reach the blockchain. Quote the same USDC amount on both on one day and compare what lands in your account.
| Topic | BTC Direct | Unigox |
|---|---|---|
| Who buys your USDC | BTC Direct itself, as the counterparty to every order. It pays out to a payment method in your name, verified for a resident of the SEPA area. | A P2P merchant or a payment business, matched to your sale on the Unigox marketplace. |
| USDC networks for a sale | Ethereum and Solana. USDC on Base or Arbitrum is not on its sell list, and coins sent on an unsupported chain are at your risk. | Base, Arbitrum, Ethereum, Solana and the other supported networks, picked on the deposit screen. |
| When the price is fixed | When your transaction shows on the blockchain, not when you click Sell. You send the coins within a 180-minute timer and pay the Ethereum gas yourself. | Your USDC is already in your Unigox Wallet when you accept the rate shown for your amount. |
| Fee on the sale | A 2% trading fee on USDC at MyBTC and a spread of up to 1%, both inside the quote. | Inside the rate for your amount; there is no fee line on top. |
| Getting the money | Free to your IBAN, 1% to a credit card or PayPal. Most bank payouts land within 2 business days. | Paid by the buyer to the account you enter. During the trade your USDC sits in an on-chain escrow that Unigox can release only to you or the buyer. |
| Regulation | BTC Direct Europe B.V. is authorised by the Dutch AFM as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA (licence number 41000009). | Unigox works through two companies: UNIGOX NETWORK CORP. in Canada handles the local-money side and is registered with FINTRAC as a money services business and with the Bank of Canada as a payment service provider; UNIGOX NETWORK CORP. in Panama handles the crypto side, including wallets and escrow. |
UnigoxSell USDC from Base or Arbitrum on Unigox
Create an account and verify
Sign up on Unigox and complete the identity check, which comes before the first trade of any size. BTC Direct stays useful for bitcoin buys.
Send the USDC from its network
On the deposit screen, pick USDC and the network your coins sit on, such as Base or Arbitrum, then send them from your wallet. They wait in your Unigox Wallet until you sell. Nothing has to be bridged to Ethereum.
Accept a rate and get paid
Choose your currency and the account to be paid. The rate is fixed when you accept it. Until the trade ends, the coins sit in an on-chain escrow that Unigox can release only to you or the buyer.
BTC Direct alternative: questions
Which BTC Direct alternative takes USDC on Base?
BTC Direct's currency list takes USDC sales on Ethereum and Solana and has no USDC on Base or Arbitrum. On Unigox you deposit the USDC on the network it is on and sell it to a P2P merchant or a payment business, who pays your account.
Who competes with BTC Direct for a USDC sale?
Any service that buys USDC for money in your account. Unigox is one when your USDC sits on a network BTC Direct does not buy on. We also compare Unigox with Bitvavo and BISON.
See all comparisonsWhat does BTC Direct charge to sell USDC?
On MyBTC a USDC sale carries a 2% trading fee, and BTC Direct may add a spread of up to 1%, both inside the quote. You pay the network fee to send the coins. A payout to your IBAN is free, to a credit card or PayPal 1%. On Unigox the fee is part of the quoted rate, with no separate fee line. Compare what lands in your account for the same USDC amount on the same day.
Is there an alternative to BTC Direct's checkout for my own site?
BTC Direct offers Unified Checkout, an embeddable widget and an API, all priced in euros. The Unigox Crypto widget puts buying and selling stablecoins on your site from one embed code: Unigox handles sign-up, identity checks and the trade, and you set a markup on sales.
Unigox Crypto widgetCheck the rate for your USDC sale
Ask BTC Direct for a sale quote and Unigox for a rate on the same sum, the same day. The Unigox rate has its fee inside and shows before you accept.
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