Hi there, new Monzo member. Decided to move over to Monzo for my daily spending as they appear far more advanced and their support is far better 
. What is Monzo’s view on cryptocurrency trading? I am looking to diversify my investments and will be looking to invest a modest amount into Bitcoin and some small amounts into other cryptocurrencies like Ethereum etc. Will be looking to use CoinBase and/or Kraken for trading. Anything official from monzo? I cannot seem to find anything.
Hi, welcome to the community
Leery at best
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Thanks!
What makes you say this?
I imagine if you were ‘trading’ thousands persistently they’d probably rather not entertain it. It’s a compliance nightmare.
Lots of people have no issues with small amounts on here, myself included.
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Thanks, what exchange are you using?
I’ve done coinbase for £20 to buy a 4chan pass after they stopped taking cards and it’s been fine.
I’ve not used crypto for much else
If you are going to do anything more than a one off transfer or purchase, you should really consider using a dedicated account for crypto.
I’ve bought btc a few times before using my monzo card, never had any issues. I’ve also tried sending money via bank transfer to a crypto exchange but it gets bounced back.
edit: actually, I used TransferWise through Monzo to send the transfer, so maybe that’s why it bounced back.
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Please only use reputable exchanges, and don’t do direct P2P trades using your Monzo account.
There are a bunch of scams out there that result in stolen money ending up in the accounts of crypto-traders without them realising. We take a very dim view of accounts containing stolen funds, regardless of if the customer is aware.
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I was looking at using Coinbase or Kraken. Is there a point in terms when Monzo flags up the transactions after they pass a cartoon value? Thanks
I am only a customer, and one leery of cryptocurrencies myself, but pretty much as @redshift said with regards to the horrors of compliance and as @thomas at :mondo: said with regards to how easily it can find you mixed up with those less keen on leading above board lives
Personally I cannot see much legitimate and legal use of cryptocurrencies and the mining is a terribly wasteful use of precious resources
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If there is I’m not sure Monzo would disclose it. That’d lead to bad people playing the system.
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I still find Bitcoin this bizarre phenomenon. It’s value seems the result of largely drugs and other illegal transactions/activity, further fueled by currency speculators/traders. I mean it’s cool tech but it still doesn’t seem to have much real world use because it remains so erratic in value.
And I know fiat currency obviously has those problems too but Bitcoin’s unique features just make it incompatible with the other. So you just end up using it to buy your mail order drugs, your scam hitman, your ransomware ransom and a pizza at that one place in Boston.
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We’re not going to reveal our Financial Crime rules, I would refer to what @thomas said.
Stick with reputable exchanges and reasonable amounts, only trade using your own money, etc. Overall, be responsible. 
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Will do, thanks 
Which are the reputable exchanges 
@Rika @thomas For a beginner who really wishes to try, and is learning from different sources and stories, everything seems as scam and a sure lost 
You can say the same about physical cash with the £50 pretty much only used illegally.
I’ve done 1 or 2 coin base transactions that where small amounts for 4chan passes and have been fine but if your doing large amounts on unknown exchanges I can see why Monzo have a issue with it due to the risk of the money being illegal.
Exactly. And I imagine that’s why Monzo have such a low limit to pay cash in.
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Well that went well:
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Hahahaha. 
I wonder who thought it would be a good idea to brag and mock another company on social media - not just because it’s Monzo but because it never ends well 
I don’t understand why they think it makes them look good too? 
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