About VALR Crypto Exchange
VALR is a well-established crypto exchange offering a secure, high-performance, easy-to-use trading platform, enabling professional and retail traders to buy, sell, store, stake and transact cryptocurrencies including...
VALR is a well-established crypto exchange offering a secure, high-performance, easy-to-use trading platform, enabling professional and retail traders to buy, sell, store, stake and transact cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, ethereum, solana and more. Available on Mobile App and Web (valr.com).
Headquartered in Johannesburg, ZA, with approval to offer services in Europe, VALR has processed over $15 billion in trading volume and secured $55 million in equity funding from reputable investors like Coinbase Ventures, Pantera Capital, and Avon Ventures, affiliated with the parent company of Fidelity Investments. We now proudly serve over 900 corporate and institutional clients, and more than half a million users globally.
TRADING ON VALR
Efficient markets: Trade a wide variety of crypto assets across VALR’s deeply liquid spot, spot margin, and perpetual futures markets, equipped with a range of order types and trading tools.
Yield products: Generate yield on your savings with our liquid staking solutions.
World-class API: VALR’s institutional-grade API solution offers real-time and historical market data, extensive governance features such as shared accounts, and high rate limits.
Easy currency conversion: Simply convert USD and other fiat currencies, including ZAR, to cryptocurrency through VALR’s Simple Buy/Sell swap terminal, by bank transfer, or over-the-counter platform.
Quick onboarding: Fully KYC and AML compliant, VALR’s automated onboarding process can be completed in minutes.
Competitive fees: VALR rewards liquidity providers. Market makers get paid to trade, while market takers enjoy low fees, discounts and lifetime commissions on referrals.
Customer support: We tailor our service based on the needs of our clients, offering 18 hours a day of online customer support, as well as private technical support channels for our corporate partners.
SECURITY COMES FIRST
Client funds are held in secure custody, between hot wallets for easy withdrawal and hardware wallets which are geographically-dispersed, access-controlled, and video-monitored at all times. Multi-stage verification is enabled by default for all critical transactions, and your authorisation is required for all attempts to access your VALR account from any new device or location. All sensitive data, including user data, is encrypted, both in transit and at rest.
MORE DETAILS:
SUPPORTED CRYPTO ASSETS/ NETWORKS
Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP), Solana (SOL), Binance Coin (BNB), Avalanche (AVAX) Shiba Inu (SHIB), Tether (USDT), (AAVE), Cardano (ADA), Algorand (ALGO), ApeCoin (APE), (API3), Aptos (APT), Cosmos (ATOM), Axie Infinity (AXS), (BAND), Basic Attention Token (BAT), Biconomy (BICO), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), (BLUR), Binance Coin (BNB), Bancor (BNT), (BONK), Bitcoin SV (BSV), (CELO), chiliZ (CHZ), Compound (COMP), Curve DAO (CRV), Civic (CVC), (DAI), District0x (DNT), Dogecoin (DOGE), Polkadot (DOT), Enjin Coin (ENJ), (EOS), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Eth Name Service (ENS), Expanse (EXP), Fetch.ai (FET), Filecoin (FIL), Flare (FLR), Galaxy (GAL), Golem (GNT), The Graph (GRT), Hashflow (HFT), Illuvium (ILV), Immutable (IMX), Injective (INJ), Kusama (KSM), Chainlink (LINK), Lido DAO (LDO), Loopring (LRC), Litecoin (LTC), Treasure (MAGIC), Decentraland (MANA), Mask Network (MASK), Maker (MKR), Polygon (MATIC), (MINA), Origin Protocol (OGN), Osmosis (OSMO), Quant (QNT), Vulcan Forged PYR (PYR), Render (RNDR), iEx.ec (RLC), The Sandbox (SAND), (SEI), SKALE (SKL), Status Network Token (SNT), Synthetix (SNX), (STORJ), Stacks (STX), (SUI), SuperVerse (SUPER), SushiSwap (SUSHI), Celestia (TIA), Trellor (TRB), TRON (TRX), Unifi Protocol DAO (UNFI), Uniswap (UNI), U.S. Dollar Coin (USDC), Lumen (XLM), Ripple (XRP), Yearn finance (YFI), 0x Protocol (ZRX), Tezos (XTZ).
PERPETUAL FUTURES CONTRACTS
BTC-USDT, BTC-ZAR, USDT-ZAR
VALR PAY
Pay to anyone for free with a mobile number, email address or VALR Pay ID.
Contact us at
[email protected]
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of VALR Crypto Exchange since it was posted on our website on 2020-08-08 19:34:08.
The latest version is 1.0.88 and it was updated on 2024-04-22 15:51:54. See below the changes in each version.
VALR Crypto Exchange version 1.0.88
Updated At: 2024-03-22
Changes: We made improvements so the VALR app is even better for you.
- Celebrate VALR turning 6 with a fresh colour, and more to come. Visit valr.com to see our new look!
- Improved validation on Futures trading forms
- Feature enhancements and bug fixes
VALR Crypto Exchange version 1.0.83
Updated At: 2024-01-31
Changes: New updates to the VALR app:
- Deposit USDC via USD wire transfer.
- Trade Perpetual Futures: We’ve improved trading experience via the app.
- Trade 75+ coins via Simple Buy/Sell. New coins added regularly!
- Enhancements & minor bug fixes.
VALR Crypto Exchange version 1.0.81
Updated At: 2024-01-09
Changes: We made improvements so VALR app is even better for you.
- All VALR users in qualifying jurisdictions now have the opportunity to trade perpetual futures using a range of collateral.
- Added trade support for new coins including STX, FET, ILV, SEI, INJ, TIA.
- More enhancements & minor bug fixes.
VALR Crypto Exchange version 1.0.79
Updated At: 2023-11-21
Changes: We made improvements so VALR app is even better for you.
- VALR now supports USDC deposits & withdrawals on the AVAX & Ethereum chains.
- Margin trading can now be enabled in-app.
- More enhancements & minor bug fixes.
VALR Crypto Exchange version 1.0.77
Updated At: 2023-08-16
Changes: We made improvements so VALR app is even better for you.
- Use VALR Pay to pay for groceries at Pick 'n Pay! After updating your app, ask for a QR code at any Pick n Pay store in South Africa and scan it using VALR Pay. Only bitcoin payments are supported at this time, with more currencies coming soon.
- Minor bug fixes and enhancements.
VALR Crypto Exchange version 1.0.76
Updated At: 2023-07-18
Changes: We made improvements so VALR app is even better for you.
- Margin trading is now available for enabled customers on selected order books. To join beta testing, please contact support.
- Transaction history can now be filtered by transaction type, date range, and asset.
- Improvements to VALR Pay.
- Minor bug fixes and enhancements.
VALR Crypto Exchange version 1.0.75
Updated At: 2023-06-23
Changes: We made improvements so VALR app is even better for you.
- Crypto staking is now live, stake your SOL and AVAX with VALR! Earn hourly rewards, and unstake at any time.
- Minor bug fixes and enhancements.
VALR Crypto Exchange version 1.0.75
Updated At: 2023-06-23
Changes: We made improvements so VALR app is even better for you.
- Coming soon: Stake your SOL and AVAX with VALR! Earn hourly rewards, and unstake at any time.
- Minor bug fixes and enhancements.
VALR Crypto Exchange version 1.0.74
Updated At: 2023-06-02
Changes: We made several improvements to the VALR app including many UI/UX improvements and bug fixes. In addition, if an account is shared with you by another user, you can now use the app to switch to it and view, trade and withdraw as per the rights you have on that shared account.
Learn more about shared accounts: https://support.valr.com/hc/en-us/articles/6425578941084-What-is-shared-account-access
VALR Crypto Exchange version 1.0.30
Updated At: 2021-09-22
Changes: - Earn R100 every time you VALR Pay someone not yet on VALR
- Use biometric security on latest Android devices
