Goblin Card vs WaldenPay
It is a trade-off. WaldenPay has the higher Safety grade (4.4 against 3.9), while Goblin Card has the higher Privacy grade (5.4 against 3.8).
Goblin Card
Physical Mastercard and virtual Visa debit cards funded with crypto
Privacy
5.4/ 10
Caution
Safety
3.9/ 10
Poor
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
WaldenPay
Virtual prepaid card loaded with crypto, run by a Dutch company
Privacy
3.8/ 10
Poor
Safety
4.4/ 10
Caution
ID in rare cases KYC 2 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Goblin Card | WaldenPay | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Crypto Cards | Crypto Cards |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | ID in rare cases |
| Custody | Custodial | Custodial |
| Sign-up | Not published | Email required |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, SOL, XMR, USDT | USDT, USDC, BTC, ETH, SOL, TRX, LTC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Crypto |
| Fees | $350 one-time for both cards (current offer); physical card deposits 3.5% (4% for XMR); virtual card about 1.5% FX, 2% on cash withdrawals | $10 card issuance; top-up fee 5%, falling to 3% with 30-day spend volume; no monthly fee |
| Limits | Physical: $2,500 per transaction, $5,000 daily spend, $500 daily ATM. Virtual: $20,000 per day tap-to-pay, $200,000 per day online. Minimum deposit $100 | User-to-user transfers: $10,000 per transfer, $20,000 per rolling 24 hours; card load limits not stated |
| Jurisdiction | Not published | Netherlands |
| Not available in | Terms state that country and merchant restrictions apply; the list was not reviewed | Restricted jurisdictions listed on the countries page, including Belarus, Afghanistan, Myanmar and the Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Goblin Card
Accepts Monero
Both
CustodialClosed sourceAML screening
Only WaldenPay
Requires emailLegal entity disclosed
Where they sit among crypto cards
Questions
Is Goblin Card or WaldenPay safer?
WaldenPay has the higher Safety grade: Goblin Card 3.9, WaldenPay 4.4, out of 10.
Does Goblin Card or WaldenPay require KYC?
Goblin Card is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). WaldenPay is KYC level 2 (ID in rare cases).
Which has more incidents on record?
Goblin Card has 0 and WaldenPay has 0 documented incidents in the registry.