Top crypto and Web3 programs compared

About Top crypto and Web3 programs compared

Crypto and Web3 affiliate programmes split into two camps, and the split decides most of the ranking. Some pay a share of what a referred trader trades and keep paying for as long as that trader stays; others pay a one-off fee for a signup or a first transaction. Readers weighing what a programme pays, when it pays and where it runs need both camps on one page, so this ranking covers 28 brands that serve crypto audiences, from exchanges and hardware wallets to card and brokerage offers. The main trade-off is durability against simplicity. A lifetime revenue share compounds but arrives slowly, through a network, on a monthly cycle. A per-signup CPA arrives at once, quickly, and then stops. Region matters just as much: several of these programmes only open to publishers in Europe, which rules them out entirely for audiences elsewhere. Payout thresholds and methods appear only where the brands state them.

How we picked

Every brand in this ranking was scored on three things, weighted as the tokens below show. Cost carries the most weight, with the commission or CPA a brand pays, because a thin payout rarely justifies the work of running crypto offers to a specialist audience. The offer carries equal weight, covering the commission model, whether the deal is direct or a referral, and how long the cookie lasts. Trust takes the smallest share and looks at region reach, support channels and the legal entity behind the programme. The weights are 40% for cost, 40% for offer and 20% for trust. Commission figures, cookie windows, payout cycles, networks and support channels come from each brand's own programme pages and affiliate networks, plus established review sources where a brand does not publish terms itself. Cookie windows in this ranking run from 30 to 180 days, around a median of 30. Brands that work with us are listed first, and the rest follow on score. Every commission, cookie length and payout detail below is stated as the brand states it.

Our top picks

1. 1. Smartbroker

   Smartbroker earns a place in this ranking on a straightforward account-opening payment: 60 EUR per depot opening, with a 60 day window and direct plus referral links. It serves publishers in a single country, and the programme is available through ADCELL and financeAds, which is useful if you already work with either. The operator is Smartbroker AG, and support is the broadest in this ranking, covering phone, email and a help centre. FXOpen, ranked next, inverts both points: it is open globally and pays a revenue share of 20% to 50% lifetime commission on a shorter 30 day window.

   • Commission terms: 60 EUR per depot opening
   • Cookie window: 60 days
   • Networks: ADCELL, FinanceAds

   Pros

   • A cookie window of 60 days beats the 45 median for investing and trading programmes.
   • Payout follows 60 EUR per depot opening on a cpa model, which is easy to plan for per account opening.
   • Reach comes through ADCELL and financeAds, so partners are not tied to a single submission route.
   • Support covers phone, email and help centre, a phone line, email and a help centre, so tracking and attribution questions have somewhere direct to go.

   Cons

   • Recurring commission is off, and in the investing and trading group 30.3% of programmes do pay recurring, so this is the commoner setup in the category.
   • Coverage is a single market, single country, so traffic from other markets cannot be sent to the same offer.
   • Commission is tied to account openings alone, 60 EUR per depot opening, and recurring commission is off, so trading volume on an opened account adds nothing.
   • Vertical scope is investing and crypto only, so publishers wanting a sales-percentage deal such as Admitad's 5% per sale have to look elsewhere.

2. 2. Kraken: best for top-pick

   Kraken opens this ranking because it pays for the long haul rather than the first deposit. The deal is 20% lifetime revenue share, a share that keeps running for as long as a referred trader trades, and the cookie stretches to 180 days, the longest window of any brand here against a ranking median of 30 days. Payouts are Monthly via Impact, a network that handles tracking and payment for you, and the programme runs globally with both direct and referral links. Trezor, ranked next, is the opposite shape: a one-off per-sale payment on a 30 day window, with no recurring commission. Choose Kraken when your audience already trades, or plans to, and you want the relationship to keep paying.

   • Commission terms: 20% lifetime revenue share
   • Cookie window: 180 days
   • Networks: Impact

   Pros

   • 20% lifetime revenue share keeps paying for as long as the referral trades, since recurring commission is part of the deal.
   • A cookie window of 180 is longer than most crypto programmes, whose upper quartile sits at 75.
   • Payouts run monthly through Impact, and the programme sits on Impact.
   • The region is listed as global, so a single link set works across markets.
   • The programme supports direct and referral links, so tracked links and referral codes both work.

   Cons

   • The offer covers crypto only, so a general finance site has no second vertical to promote.
   • revshare commission means no standalone bounty for a signup, unlike Mintos at Hybrid lead and CPA commission.
   • Revenue share of 20% lifetime revenue share pays less per referral than a per-registration deal such as Qonto's CPA per registration plus KYB bonus.
   • Payouts run monthly through Impact, so a small balance waits for the next cycle.

3. 3. FXOpen

   FXOpen is in this ranking for paying out fast, which matters when commission is a revenue share rather than a fixed fee. It pays 20% to 50% lifetime commission with recurring commission, daily payouts once the $10 threshold is met, and the threshold is the lowest stated here. Sign-ups are taken directly, no network in between, and support covers email, chat and phone. It also serves global publishers and covers crypto alongside wider trading. Uphold Card, ranked next, takes a different shape entirely: a $9 per signup, $45 per FT signup offer on a longer 90 day window, with no recurring commission.

   • Commission terms: 20% to 50% lifetime commission
   • Cookie window: 30 days
   • Networks: Direct

   Pros

   • Recurring commission is yes, so a referred trader who keeps funding an account keeps paying the publisher.
   • Support runs on email, chat and phone, so tracking and payment questions can be raised on any of the listed channels.
   • Reach is global, so the same offer can be promoted outside a single country.
   • referral is part of the offer, so a publisher can drop one link into a review and let readers apply themselves.

   Cons

   • The 30 window is shorter than the 45 most investing and trading programmes run, and FXOpen sits 39 of 129 on that measure.
   • Earnings follow referred trader volume because the model is revshare, so a wide audience of casual readers can pay less than Qonto's CPA per registration plus KYB bonus.
   • Joining runs on direct, so there is no second network to compare offers with and no fallback if this programme changes its terms.

4. 5. Uphold Card

   Uphold Card is in this ranking as a card offer with a decent window and a two-tier payout. The deal is $9 per signup, $45 per FT, a smaller amount for the signup and a larger one for a first transaction, across a 90 day cookie, well above the median of 30 days in this ranking. Direct and referral links are both offered, and the programme appears on FlexOffers, Impact and FinanceAds, the widest network reach here. It is global and crypto only, with support through a help centre. flatex, ranked last, also pays per action but serves a single country.

   • Commission terms: $9 per signup, $45 per FT
   • Cookie window: 90 days
   • Networks: FlexOffers, Impact, FinanceAds

   Pros

   • A 90 day window outlasts the 30 day norm in the crypto group, so readers can take their time.
   • Fees of $9 per signup, $45 per FT cover the signup step and the funded trade, so deep guides have something to earn on at each stage.
   • It runs on FlexOffers, Impact and FinanceAds, so one approved offer can be placed in more than one place.
   • Reach is global, so a site outside the US can still promote it.
   • Features listed as direct and referral leave a choice between joining directly and sending referral traffic.

   Cons

   • Recurring commission is no, so a subscriber who stays for years is worth what a first-month account is worth.
   • One payment of $45 per funded trade leaves the ongoing upside with the advertiser, where Admitad pays 5% per sale.
   • Support runs on help centre only, so a stuck payout depends on written guidance rather than a person.
   • Vertical coverage is crypto only, so a publisher working another vertical has little to pair it with.

5. 6. Bit2Me

   Bit2Me combines a lasting revenue share with a payment made for bringing a trader in, which is why it sits in this ranking. The reward is up to EUR 1,000 per referral over 3 years, and a qualifying referral pays €15 on top. It is a referral programme, so your audience joins an exchange rather than a product page, and the terms run through financeAds, with support handled through a help centre. Bit2Me draws European publishers, and that boundary matters: eToro, ranked next, is open globally. Compared with eToro's flat Up to $250 CPA, Bit2Me keeps paying as referred traders stay active, so it rewards audiences you introduce once and keep.

   • Commission terms: up to EUR 1,000 per referral over 3 years
   • Networks: FinanceAds
   • Recurring commission: Yes

   Pros

   • Recurring commission is offered, so a referral can keep earning after it is activated rather than paying a single time.
   • A revshare deal keeps paying while the referral stays with the exchange, which suits a settled crypto audience.
   • Commission runs 20% to 40%, and the stated reward reaches up to EUR 1,000 per referral over 3 years.
   • Access runs through financeAds, so publishers working that finance network keep approval and reporting in one place.

   Cons

   • Under revshare, a quiet month means a thin month, while Qonto's CPA per registration plus KYB bonus pays out on the registration itself.
   • Mintos runs Hybrid lead and CPA commission, a lead and CPA mix that pays earlier in the customer journey than a share of trading.
   • Support runs on help centre only, so questions about a specific deal are answered through articles.
   • The programme runs for europe with a crypto offer, so publishers with readers outside that market get less from it.

6. 7. Bitpanda

   Bitpanda sits in this ranking as the European exchange with a hybrid payout: Up to 20% revenue share, and the programme is listed as both a per-action and a revenue share deal. It accepts publishers across Europe, offers direct and referral links, and runs through Impact for tracking and payment. Support goes to email and a help centre, which covers the questions a new publisher is most likely to send. XTB, ranked next, offers a larger flat payment of Up to 600 USD CPA and is open globally, but it does not carry a revenue share. Bitpanda therefore wins with European traffic you plan to grow, while XTB wins with a single deposit conversion.

   • Commission terms: Up to 20% revenue share
   • Networks: Impact
   • Recurring commission: No

   Pros

   • Payout routes come in both forms: cpa and revshare means a signup and a share of referred revenue both count.
   • The deal is Up to 20% revenue share reaching up to 20%, against the flat 5% per sale Admitad lists.
   • Runs on Impact, so tracking, approvals and payouts sit inside an established network rather than a brand built in house.
   • direct and referral tracking is supported, so evergreen banners and written referral mentions can be attributed side by side.

   Cons

   • Recurring commission is not offered, so a referred account that keeps trading pays nothing after its first conversion.
   • Coverage stops at europe, which leaves a publisher with mainly North American or Asian traffic without an offer to promote.
   • Impact is the only network listed, so there is no second platform to compare cookie handling or approval speed against.
   • Support runs on email and help centre, so a disputed conversion has to go in writing rather than by phone.

7. 9. flatex Online-Broker (DE)

   flatex closes this ranking on a single, simple action: an account or order credit of 50 EUR order credit. That makes it an easy fit for local finance publishers who want a clean, low-effort offer rather than a long attribution window.

   • Commission terms: 50 EUR order credit
   • Recurring commission: No
   • Payout per sale or signup: €50

   Pros

   • Commission is simple and stated plainly: 50 EUR order credit on a CPA model
   • Covers two verticals at once, with investing and crypto offers to promote
   • A referral feature suits publishers who recommend through their own network

   Cons

   • Recurring commission is no, so there is no tail on referred accounts
   • Region is single country, which caps the audience to a single market
   • The offer is a referral feature, so the publisher recruits rather than runs a paid media campaign

What to look for

A cookie window that outlasts the buyer

Crypto readers take longer to decide than most audiences, and a short window loses the referral before the account is funded. The median window in this ranking is 30 days, so anything at or above that is worth a closer look, and the longest runs to 180 days.

Revenue share or a flat fee

Per-signup and per-deposit payments are the most common model here, with 65.2% of the programmes paying that way, against 56.5% paying a share of revenue. Decide which suits your traffic before you apply.

Whether commission keeps coming

A lifetime share is worth more than a headline CPA when referred traders stay active. Recurring commission appears on 64.7% of the programmes in this ranking, so a one-off payout is the norm rather than the exception.

Where the programme will accept you

Most of these brands run globally, with 68.2% of the ranking open worldwide. Check your own location before applying, because the remainder restrict publishers to Europe or to a single country.

Referral and direct links in one account

Referral links are common in this category, sitting on 75% of the programmes, and direct links on 70.8%. A brand offering both lets you route traffic to whichever angle converts.

Support you can actually reach

A help centre is the most common support channel, present on 75% of these programmes, while live chat covers 20% and email 50%. Crypto publishers work odd hours, so reachable support counts.

Frequently asked questions

Top crypto and Web3 programs compared by country

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