What buying Cardano really costs.
Cheapest of 4 with USD books · right nowCheapest of 4 · right now · USD
You get $995.79 in cardano
4,052.2 ADA for $1,000.00 · $4.21 in costs · $8.52 more than the priciest
Kraken
cheapest
$995.79 arrives
Bitstamp
-$0.52
$995.27 arrives · ≈ 0.05% less
Crypto.com
-$2.19
$993.60 arrives · ≈ 0.22% less
Coinbase
-$8.52
$987.27 arrives · ≈ 0.85% less
Also sells ADA for USDT (a dollar stablecoin) · ranked separately
MEXCbase rate · promos may lower
998.85 USDT
arrives
Binancebase rate · promos may lower
998.35 USDT
arrives
OKX
997.94 USDT
arrives
KuCoin
997.84 USDT
arrives
Bybit
997.81 USDT
arrives
Bitgetbase rate · promos may lower
997.73 USDT
arrives
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Questions, answered
How much does it cost to buy Cardano right now?
At 2026-10-04 14:48 UTC, $1,000 of ADA cost $4.21 all-in at Kraken (fee plus spread) — cheapest of 4 exchanges.
Why does the same Cardano buy cost different amounts per exchange?
Fee schedules differ per exchange, and each order book carries its own spread; fee plus spread is the all-in cost compared.
Why the advertised fee misleads
Spread is a price, not a percentage.
0.10% on $1,000 is one dollar; the spread you cross is often more — ranked by ADA received. Method →
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