Avalanche Card
Avalanche Card is a crypto card issued on Visa, rated 6.8/10 in our latest review. Below: what it costs and what it demands, the tiers the issuer publishes, and how the card cleared our live checkouts.
Avalanche Card is the strongest fit for app store / play and free issuance, and asks for ID + proof at signup — we carry it at medium risk. Treat the fee rows as the deciding factor: a card that clears reliably but charges on every top-up costs more than its rating suggests.
Profile
| Issuer / category | Avalanche Card · Crypto Card |
| Official site | https://core.app/card/ |
| Best for | App Store / Play · Free issuance |
| Network | Visa |
| Rating | 6.8/10 (3.5★, 306 data points) |
| Data quality | verified |
Costs and fees
| Card creation fee | Free (virtual & physical) |
| Monthly / annual fee | 0 (no monthly/annual fee) |
| FX / conversion fee | 1% (2% US; up to 6% intl) |
Verification and risk
| KYC required | Yes (full KYC: ID + selfie) |
| Risk level | Medium |
| AVS check | No |
Funding and limits
| Crypto top-up | Yes (USDC/USDT/AVAX/wAVAX) |
| Cards per account | 3 virtual + 1 physical |
Billing
| Billing address | Self-custody |
Platform compatibility
| App Store / Google Play | Yes |
How it performed in our tests
We logged 150 cleared charges out of 211 attempts on 1 documented range for this brand. Counts include renewals, not just first charges.
Where to go next
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Frequently asked
What does Avalanche Card cost to run?
The cost lines stack like this: issuing the card is free; the recurring charge is 0 (no monthly/annual fee); conversion is priced at 1% (2% US; up to 6% intl). Cash-out costs are what compound here, so weigh the recurring lines above the one-off fee.
Do I need to verify my identity for Avalanche Card?
Avalanche Card asks for ID + proof at signup. The check runs once when the account opens, not on each charge, and the issuer's own wording is: Yes (full KYC: ID + selfie)
How can I fund Avalanche Card?
You can fund it with crypto (USDC/USDT/AVAX/wAVAX). Pick the one you can top up cheaply and repeatedly, because the load fee is charged every time.
Which billing address does Avalanche Card need?
Setting it up: the billing address type is Self-custody; an AVS check is not applied. Copy the address the issuer generates rather than retyping it. A transposed digit is the most common reason a working range starts failing.
Does Avalanche Card work for subscriptions and AI tools?
We recorded successful charges for the App Store and Google Play. Where a card passes on one merchant and fails on another, the difference is usually the processor and the 3-D Secure setting rather than the card itself.
How many cards can I open with Avalanche Card?
The issuer allows 3 virtual + 1 physical. Multiple numbers under one account is the practical pattern here: one per merchant, so a single block does not take the rest of your billing down with it.
How VCCFinder tests
VCCFinder buys cards at retail and charges them on live checkouts, then publishes the clear rate and decline reasons next to each range. Where a card declined, the reason sits on its BIN page rather than in a footnote here.