Crypto Revolution Intensifies: Trust Wallet and Revolut Now Offer Effortless Purchases Across Europe

Two financial titans just slashed the final barriers to crypto adoption in Europe. Trust Wallet, the self-custody giant, and Revolut, the neobank powerhouse, have integrated their services—turning millions of European smartphones into instant on-ramps to digital assets.

The Seamless Bridge

Forget complex exchanges and wire transfers. The partnership lets Revolut's vast user base buy crypto directly within the Trust Wallet interface using their existing Revolut balance. It bypasses traditional banking delays, cutting purchase time from days to seconds. This isn't just a feature add; it's a full-scale demolition of onboarding friction.

Why This Move Matters

The collaboration targets Europe's core pain point: accessibility. By leveraging Revolut's regulatory groundwork and Trust Wallet's non-custodial framework, they offer a compliant yet user-empowered path to ownership. It’s a strategic masterstroke that undercuts legacy finance's sluggishness—a sector that still treats blockchain as a risk to manage rather than an infrastructure to adopt.

The Bigger Picture

This isn't an isolated play. It signals a broader pivot where fintech and crypto-native platforms converge to capture mainstream demand. As traditional banks dither over custody rules, these agile players are simply building the rails around them. One cynical take? The old guard is too busy debating internal compliance memos to notice they're being rendered optional.

Watch this space. When buying Bitcoin becomes as easy as ordering a latte, the revolution stops being theoretical and starts hitting balance sheets—something your traditional portfolio manager might finally understand, right after their third quarterly review.

Revolut Secures Crypto Approval in 30 EEA Markets

Revolut has already obtained the necessary regulatory authorization from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission to provide crypto services in 30 European Economic Area (EEA) markets. 

This authorization provides assurance that Revolut is observing the European Union Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework. The integration enhances the role of Revolut as a European crypto giant.

Eowyn Chen, the CEO of Trust Wallet, highlighted the importance of a partnership. By partnering with Revolut, which has more than 65 million verified users, Trust Wallet is able to provide an affordable solution for users to fill up their wallets, she said. The large user base of Revolut will be a great avenue to cover a broad market of users in Europe.

Fees Apply to Cash Deposits and Bank Transfers

The integration currently supports the purchase of BTC, ETH, and SOL. Nevertheless, stablecoins such as USDC will be incorporated in updates by both companies. Users will have zero-cost crypto purchases, which may be made with a variety of fiat currencies, including the euro, British pound, Czech koruna, Danish Krone, and Polish Złoty.

Digital assets are purchased free of charge, but there are fees imposed on specific deposit types. For example, cash deposits have a fee of 1.5% and a limit of $3,000 in any single calendar month. Bank transfers and card top-ups can be subject to charges as well, as explained in the FAQs of Revolut.

This announcement follows a recent valuation of Revolut at over $75 billion after a secret share sale in November. The success of the fintech giant makes it one of the most valuable tech and financial companies in the world. 

Source: Revolut

Trust Wallet, with CZ’s support, is still growing its business, exploring new areas such as prediction markets and real-life asset tokenization.