Head to head
Bitget Wallet vs EtherFi
Both cards run on the same benchmark test, so this compares deducted cost rather than advertised rates.
| Metric | Bi Bitget Wallet | Et EtherFi |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rank | #9 of 27 | #2 of 27 |
| FX spread | 0.5% | 1% |
| Base cashback | Full FX fee refunded as cashback | 3% instant |
| Custody | Non-Custodial | Non-Custodial |
| Virtual card | Free | First free, $10 for additional |
| Physical card | $49 processing & shipping | $50 (metal unlocked on higher VIP tiers) |
| Spend limit | $5,000 daily / $100,000 yearly | Up to $30,000/day on the free Core tier |
| ATM withdrawals | No ATM or over-the-counter cash withdrawals | $250/day limit, 2% flat fee, no free tier |
| Setup time | ~10 minutes | ~8 minutes |
| KYC steps | 5 | 5 |
| Score | 7/10 | 9.2/10 |
Bitget Wallet
Bitget Wallet charges the standard Mastercard spread and then hands it back as cashback. On the benchmark purchase that brought the net effective cost to $1.47, a near-perfect mid-market rate. The trade-off is no cash access at all and an expensive bank-transfer funding route.
EtherFi
EtherFi charges a 0.51% spread when you swipe in a foreign currency, but the instant 3% cashback more than neutralises it. Net cost on the benchmark purchase came to $1.45, below the mid-market value of the same basket. Stay under the $2,000 monthly cap and the card pays you to spend.
Who ranks these cards
I'm Tristyn Pawson, founder of ConsistenC.xyz. Over the last five years I've worked on marketing, development and growth across five crypto cards and neobanks, building at least three of them from scratch.
Alongside that I've run in-depth research on 20+ crypto banks to understand what actually makes someone keep a card in their wallet. These rankings reflect that: which problems are tolerable, and which ones are genuine deal breakers.
- Years in market
- 5
- Cards built on
- 5
- Neobanks researched
- 20+