Avalanche CardAvalanche Card
VisaVirtual and plasticSince 2024Crypto-backed Visa from Avalanche Foundation — spend USDC/USDT/AVAX/wAVAX on Avalanche network, free issuance, 0 conversion fees, LATAM/Caribbean focused.
53 of the 174 priced cards cost less. Among the 101 that ask for exactly as much identity, the median is $1.00.
Whether to take Avalanche Card
In its favour
- Free issuance for both virtual and physical
- 0% conversion or loading fees
- Backed by Avalanche Foundation
- Native USDC, USDT, AVAX, wAVAX support
Against it
- 1% fee on international purchases
- Avalanche chain only — not multi-chain
- KYC required
- Excluded: Belarus, China, Cuba, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Korea, Russia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam
Also true, in its favour
- Doesn't report to credit bureaus
- LATAM and Caribbean focus
What Avalanche Card costs
| Charge | What it costs |
|---|---|
| To get the card | |
| To issue the card | $0.00 |
| Monthly | $0.00 |
| To put money in | |
| To load | 0% |
| To spend it | |
| To spend | 0% |
| To spend outside the dollar | 1% |
| Total, per $100 spent | $1.00 |
Not published by the issuer: per payment, fixed, at a cash machine.
Read off avalanchecard.com on July 21, 2026.
Free issuance (virtual + physical). 0% loading or conversion fees. 1% on international purchases. No fees for spending. Doesn't report to credit bureaus. Available in LATAM and Caribbean.
KYC: what Avalanche Card asks for
A government document. Passport or ID goes to the issuer and to whoever processes verification for it, before the card is handed over.
Limits on spending
Avalanche Card publishes no spending limits at all.
Where it works
Closed to residents of 18 countries, according to the issuer's own terms.
- Belarus
- China
- Cuba
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Russia
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
United States — also closed in 16 regions: AZ · DE · GA · ID · LA · MD · NV · NM · ND · OH · OR · RI · SD · VT · WA · WI. That is a restriction below the level of a country, so the country itself still counts as served.
The other flaws
- Also excluded: 16 US states (AZ, DE, GA, ID, LA, MD, NV, NM, ND, OH, OR, RI, SD, VT, WA, WI)
How we checked this
Thirteen fields are tracked for every service. 10 of them carry a figure we read off avalanchecard.com on July 21, 2026.
- Issuer's page
- Cost per $100 · Loading charge · Currency conversion · Per-payment charge · Issuance · Monthly · Apple Pay and Google Pay
- Sign-up flow
- Identity level
- Live check
- Operating status
- Terms
- Countries closedSeptember 12, 2026
- The issuer does not publish
- Cash machine charge · Spending limits · Maximum balance
Nothing here came from a press release, an affiliate sheet, or another comparison site.
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