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River

River is a Bitcoin-focused savings platform. You can buy and hold BTC, alongside USD. It only serves customers in the US. Earn Bitcoin on USD Un...

Backpack

Backpack

Backpack Exchange, is a fully regulated cryptocurrency exchange built by the team behind the Solana-native Backpack Wallet and the Mad Lads NFT collec...

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General

Platform
River logo
Backpack logo
Founded
River 2019
Backpack 2022
Headquarters
River USA
Backpack Tokyo, Japan
Availability
River US only, excluding NY and NV
Backpack Worldwide (lending unavailable in US, a few states restricted)

Fees & Financial

Bonus
River Earn up to $100 in BTC
Backpack
Token
River
Backpack
Compounding
River No
Backpack Yes
Payouts
River Monthly
Backpack
Fees
River None
Backpack
Lockup
River
Backpack Unbonding period applies
Maker Fee
River
Backpack 0.08
Taker Fee
River
Backpack 0.1

Cryptocurrency Rates

BTC Rate
River
Backpack 0.03%
BTC Max
River
Backpack
ETH Rate
River
Backpack 0.04%
ETH Max
River
Backpack
Stablecoin Rate
River
Backpack

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