Dead - the flagship German crypto-bank account died in the 2022 insolvency wave. Archive entry: the banking partner (Solaris rails) survived; the crypto bank on top did not. The lesson for this comparison: partner-bank rails do not make a crypto program stable.
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by the cryptodebitcards editorial desk · review version 1 · prose updated 2026-09-18 · facts as of 2026-09-18 · how we verify
Nuri is a bank-issued debit card on the visa network (virtual only). Dead - the flagship German crypto-bank account died in the 2022 insolvency wave. Archive entry: the banking partner (Solaris rails) survived; the crypto bank on top did not. The lesson for this comparison: partner-bank rails do not make a crypto program stable.
Issuance: not documented. Monthly fee: not documented. Top-up fee: not documented. FX fee: not documented. ATM: not documented. N/A - service closed December 2022 Fee stacks decide real cost more than any headline - our true-cost calculator nets them out for your spending profile.
KYC level: full. Card balance custody: custodial - the balance sits with the operator, which carries counterparty risk.
Direct top-up coins: none documented. Via in-app conversion only: BTC, ETH. Was: a German bank account (via partner Solaris) with integrated crypto and a Visa debit - the flagship European crypto-bank account; BTC/ETH sold to EUR for card spending; interest on BTC deposits was advertised Min top-up: not documented.
No cashback program documented. Token-denominated rewards carry the token's volatility until you sell them - a token payout is worth its percentage only at the moment of sale.
Nuri (ex-Bitwala, Berlin) was THE European crypto-bank account: a real German IBAN with BTC/ETH trading and a Visa debit card, launched 2018. It filed for insolvency in August 2022 amid the crypto-market collapse and partner difficulties, closing all accounts by December 2022 - the definitive European crypto-bank failure. Incidents on record: August 2022: Nuri filed for German insolvency proceedings; December 2022: accounts closed. The wind-down was attributed to the crypto market crash and its crypto-services partner's troubles - customers had to withdraw all funds by Dec 2022 Facts not fully verified (reported) as of 2026-09-18 - start with a small test load. Our daily reachability check tracks this provider. Card balances are spending money, not savings - keep only what you plan to spend soon on any custodial card.
Dead - the flagship German crypto-bank account died in the 2022 insolvency wave. Archive entry: the banking partner (Solaris rails) survived; the crypto bank on top did not. The lesson for this comparison: partner-bank rails do not make a crypto program stable. Compare against the other cards in our database before ordering, and test the full loop - load, one payment, one withdrawal - before committing larger amounts.
| Fine print | N/A - service closed December 2022 |
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KYC level: full.
Top-up unknown, FX unknown, monthly unknown.
No direct crypto loads documented - assets convert in-app (2+ supported).
No cashback program documented.
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Custodial balance - safety depends on the operator and issuer behind the card, documented above with sources.
Virtual only - no ATM withdrawals.
The only true bank in the comparison: a Gibraltar credit institution with deposit-guaranteed USD, savings interest paid daily in BTC and worldwide card spending with no FX fees. The $1,000/year membership makes it a wealth product, not a spending card - it pays off for balances where the 3.35% yield outruns the fee.
The TRAstra site is down at the time of research (origin unreachable) - if the program still exists, it is not accepting users through this front door. Treat as unavailable until proven otherwise.
A crypto-banking platform whose card program requires verification before use - a verify listing, not a recommendation.
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