Where is Uphold available? Every US state, and the UK

On 10 November 2026, Uphold's own pages said it doesn't serve residents of New York. By its own wording it serves the other 50 of 51 (the 50 states and DC), with a limit in 1 of them. In the UK, Uphold Europe Limited (FRN 938277) is on the FCA's cryptoasset register for Uphold, checked 10 November 2026.

Answers are Uphold's own words and the FCA register, as read on the date shown.

• Every state
• New York
• UK
• Receipts
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Quick answers

Is Uphold available in New York?

No Not available: named on the platform's page. Receipt

In the other states?

50 of 51 (the 50 states and DC) are served by Uphold's own wording; 1 of them with a limit (which).

Is Uphold available in the UK?

On the FCA register In the UK, Uphold Europe Limited (FRN 938277) is on the FCA's cryptoasset register for Uphold, checked 10 November 2026. Details

Uphold in every US state

Uphold's own answer per state, read 10 November 2026. Quotes are under receipts.

Where Uphold is available in the US

read 10 November 2026

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• 49Yes
• 1Partly
• 1No

• Not on its exclusion listThe platform's page names the states it doesn't serve; every other state is served by its own wording.
• Named on its pageNamed on the platform's page.

Where Uphold is not available

Not available New York

Uphold's page says it doesn't serve residents of New York.

Why New York? It requires its own licence for virtual currency business (the "BitLicense"), one reason platforms leave it out. Uphold's own reason isn't given on the pages we read.

Where something is limited

• No new accountsLouisiana, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands. Quote

Uphold outside the US and UK

Our verdict for each country where we hold something. Pick any country in the box at the top for its receipt.

• No AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaAnguillaArmeniaArubaAustriaAzerbaijanBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBeninBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChinaCongoCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDR CongoEcuadorEgyptEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGuineaGuinea-BissauHaitiHondurasHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaLatviaLebanonLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaliMaltaMauritaniaMexicoMoldovaMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMyanmarNepalNetherlandsNicaraguaNigeriaNorth KoreaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSamoaSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSomaliaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSwedenSyriaTanzaniaThailandTogoTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanUgandaUkraineUzbekistanVanuatuVietnamWallis and FutunaYemenZimbabwe
• Yes 112 countries: from its own list.

Uphold in the UK

On the FCA register In the UK, Uphold Europe Limited (FRN 938277) is on the FCA's cryptoasset register for Uphold, checked 10 November 2026.

• FCA register: Uphold Europe Limited, FRN 938277 · since 2022-02-17
• UK entity: Uphold (FRN: 938277) is registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for AML purposes
  uphold.com, read 10 November 2026
• Register source: register.fca.org.uk, read 10 November 2026, text fingerprint d0367bcf7d…

• Anti-money-laundering only

  The FCA says registration is not an endorsement.

• No FOS or FSCS cover

  Crypto activities are not covered by the Financial Ombudsman Service or the FSCS.

• A fact about the register

  Not being on it, on the date we checked, is not a finding about the firm.

Full row: UK Crypto Licence Tracker.

Uphold says it doesn't serve residents of 1 of 51 (the 50 US states and DC: New York), according to TradingLookup's US Crypto State Access (November 2026).

Receipts

Every US answer above rests on one of these quotes, each in the page text we saved on the day.

• [c148] Its "Is my location supported?" page (updated 16 Oct 2026), hand-saved by Alex. Locations where we do not offer services … New York (U.S.) … Virgin Islands (U.S.)
  support.uphold.com, read 23 October 2026, text fingerprint 813877a99a…
• [c149] No new accounts. Locations where we are unable to offer new accounts … Louisiana state (U.S.) … American Samoa … Guam … Northern Mariana Islands … Puerto Rico
  support.uphold.com, read 23 October 2026, text fingerprint 813877a99a…

Pages read: uphold.com (licences by state), 10 November 2026; support.uphold.com (supported locations page (blocks our reader; hand-saved by Alex 23 Oct 2026)), 23 October 2026; support.uphold.com refused our checker on 10 November 2026. Method: how the US data is built.

Other exchanges, state by state

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• CoinmamaNot available in Louisiana and New York.
• CoinmeNot available in New York and Vermont.
• Crypto.comNot available in New York.
• eToro USNot available in Hawaii and Nevada.
• Fidelity CryptoAll 50 states and DC.
• GeminiAll 50 states and DC.
• KrakenNot available in Maine and New York.
• OKX USNot available in New York.
• PayPal (crypto)All 50 states and DC.
• RiverNot available in Nevada and New York.
• Robinhood CryptoAll 50 states and DC.
• StrikeAll 50 states and DC.
• Transak (US)Not available in Alaska, Louisiana, Minnesota, New York and North Dakota.

No US platform, so country by country instead: Bybit supported countries.

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