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Press handoff · Edition 1 · Q2 2026

Retail Crypto Cost BenchmarkEditorial Data Pack

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By Augea ResearchContact: Per Englund · hello@augea.ioPublished 2026-04-21CC-BY-4.0

One-line summary

In matched card routes, Canada median retail BTC buy cost is 3.50× higher than Poland (4.90% vs 1.40%), using country medians from Augea's public benchmark data.

Headline ratio

3.50×

Canada vs Poland (card)

Median card cost

2.03%

Across 10 countries

Card vs bank gap

9.67×

Cross-country median card-to-bank ratio

Press-kit charts

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Hero stat card

Claim-gated country pair headline comparison at $100 baseline.

Alt: Hero benchmark card showing Canada vs Poland at 3.50× on card routes.

Hero benchmark card showing Canada vs Poland at 3.50× on card routes.
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Country ladder (card rail)

Country medians for card routes in the matched benchmark slice.

Alt: Horizontal country ladder ranking median card costs for the benchmark countries.

Horizontal country ladder ranking median card costs for the benchmark countries.
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Card vs bank delta

Within-country card premium versus bank transfer medians.

Alt: Bar chart showing card minus bank median percentage-point deltas by country.

Bar chart showing card minus bank median percentage-point deltas by country.
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On-site quick view

Native dark-theme version of the country ladder, rendered directly from the benchmark data in the Augea design system. For publish-ready exports, use the downloads above.

Country ladder (card rail) · on-site preview

Country medians for card routes. Solid bar = median; light range = observed low–high.

  • Canada
    4.90%
  • Singapore
    2.30%
  • Australia
    2.10%
  • United States
    2.10%
  • Germany
    1.50%
  • France
    1.50%
  • United Kingdom
    1.50%
  • Netherlands
    1.50%
  • Sweden
    1.50%
  • Poland
    1.40%

Solid bar = median · light range = observed low–high · 18 comparable assets per country

Suggested headlines

  • Why the same BTC buy costs 3.50× more in Canada than Poland
  • Retail crypto buy costs vary sharply by country and payment rail
  • Card routes remain materially more expensive than bank transfer across country medians

Standfirst / blurb

Augea's Q2 2026 benchmark compares retail BTC buy costs across 10 countries and two payment rails. Using snapshot-backed country medians, the study shows material cost dispersion by market and consistent card-premium behaviour versus bank transfer.

Attribution snippet

Data source: Augea, Retail Crypto Cost Benchmark (Q2 2026)
Report: https://augea.io/reports/retail-crypto-cost-benchmark-2026-q2
Methodology: https://augea.io/methodology/retail-crypto-cost-benchmark-v1
Data appendix: https://augea.io/data/reports/retail-crypto-cost-benchmark-2026-q2
License: CC-BY-4.0

Press contact

Per Englund · hello@augea.io

Data source

Live country summaries (card + bank) · Latest captured /cheapest snapshot (Q2 2026)

Primary links

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