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What is the Skrill Cryptocurrency Trade Service?

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With Skrill's Cryptocurrency trade feature, you can exchange your primary Fiat or Bitcoin balance against one of the available cryptocurrencies and profit from the price fluctuations. To start trading crypto, create a Skrill account and visit the Crypto section. It's separated into three tabs you can use to manage your portfolio, view market data, and trade.

Portfolio tab

Cryptocurrency portfolio dashboard with the “Portfolio” tab selected. The portfolio value is EUR 15.87, showing a 100.00% increase over a five-year range. A large line chart remains near zero from August 2020 through early 2024 before rising sharply above EUR 10. The right panel contains a doughnut chart labeled “2 investments” and lists 0.004019 ETH valued at EUR 10.27, with a gain of EUR 0.27 or 2.68%, and 0.00011678 BTC valued at EUR 5.60, with a gain of EUR 0.93 or 19.94%.

This image is for demonstration purposes only and does not reflect real-time data

Within this tab, you can:

  • View your recent exchange activity and portfolio value.
  • View and remove items from your watch list of selected cryptocurrencies.
  • Your portfolio chart indicates: Number of investments, Portfolio percentage for each trade.

Market Data tab

Cryptocurrency market-data table with the “Market data” tab selected and the view set to “Default.” Rows list Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Dogecoin, and Uniswap with 24-hour charts, prices, changes, portfolio holdings, and buyer-versus-seller sentiment. Bitcoin is priced at EUR 38,263.55, down 7.00%; Ethereum at EUR 2,676.46, down 8.58%; Cardano at EUR 1.82, down 10.52%; and Dogecoin at EUR 0.186, down 9.44%. Uniswap is priced at BTC 0.0005031, with no chart or change data available. Bitcoin and Ethereum are marked as favorites, and each row includes a purple “Trade” button plus alert and send icons.

This image is for demonstration purposes only and does not reflect real-time data

Within this tab, you can:

  • See an overview of all supported cryptocurrencies. The market data chart shows a real-time price and a 24-hour price movement.  
  • Set an Alert to receive a notification when the price of a selected cryptocurrency reaches a predefined level.
  • View the market sentiment, which shows the ratio of users who have bought and sold the respective coin during the last 24-hours. It is updated every hour. 
  • Initiate an exchange by clicking on the Trade button next to the cryptocurrency you want to buy or sell.  
  • Use the Send shortcut to send your available crypto balance to another Skrill user.
  • Filter the chart view by selecting an option via the ‘view by’ drop-down menu in the upper right corner. Filter options include Market sentiment, Cash return, % return, Change (24h) and Name.

Trade tab

Ethereum trading dashboard with the “Trade” tab selected. The main panel shows Ethereum priced at EUR 2,485.45, representing a 1,252.09% increase over a five-year range, with a turquoise area chart covering August 2020 through February 2024. Market sentiment below the chart shows 53.36% buyers and 46.64% sellers. The right panel displays an instant-buy form for purchasing ETH with EUR, an available balance of EUR 14.26, a minimum purchase of EUR 0.85, percentage-selection buttons, zero fees, and a disabled “Next” button. An active “Alerts” button and a disabled “Send” button appear below.

This image is for demonstration purposes only and does not reflect real-time data

Within this tab, you can:

  • Exchange your primary fiat or Bitcoin balance via the Buy/Sell tab. Some of the available cryptocurrencies (DSH, KNC, ATO, amongst others) can be exchanged against Bitcoin only.
  • You can make an instant, limit (take-profit/stop-loss orders), or recurring order.
  • Transactional fees and the total price are displayed on the Trade confirmation screen.

What is the minimum amount I can trade?

The minimum amount varies depending on the selected cryptocurrency and is displayed upon initiating a buy trade.

Where can I see my transaction history?

All cryptocurrency transactions are visible in the Transactions section of your Skrill account. You can filter by account, date range, and transaction type. You can also review the transactions you've made with the chosen cryptocurrency in the Trade tab of the Crypto section.

Are crypto trade transactions eligible for a refund?

Cryptocurrency transactions are not refundable and cannot be reversed to the original amount at the time of the trade.

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