This page explains how we research, write and maintain the reviews and guides on MyCardCrypto — what we check, who checks it, what we will and won’t do, and how to call us out when we get something wrong.

How a review gets made

We hold and use three cards ourselves — Wirex, KAST and Avici — and say so in those reviews. For every other card we rely on the issuer’s pricing page, help centre and terms, checked on the date shown in each review; we do not claim hands-on use where we have none. We don’t write reviews from press releases or vendor decks.

Before publication, each review goes through three checks: the fee table is verified against the card’s current public terms; the supported regions list is cross-checked against the issuer’s published KYC and onboarding requirements; the on-chain and cashback mechanics are confirmed against the most recent vendor documentation. We don’t rely on what was true a year ago.

When we test a card ourselves, we disclose what we tested, where we tested it, and over how long. A two-week trial in one country is not the same as twelve months of real spend across three currencies, and we don’t pretend otherwise.

Sources we trust

In order: the card’s own current documentation; on-chain data and block explorers for crypto-side mechanics; regulatory filings and licence registers for legal status; issuer documentation, help centres and dated reads of public reviews (Trustpilot, BBB) for real-world behaviour. Reddit threads, Twitter screenshots and YouTube reviews are useful as leads, not as sources of record.

How often we update

Every published review carries a “last reviewed” date in the meta. We re-check each review at least every six months, and immediately if a vendor announces a material change to fees, supported regions, cashback structure or custody model. If a card has changed substantially since our last review, the page either gets updated or carries a clearly dated “outdated — under review” notice.

What we won’t do

We don’t publish paid reviews dressed up as honest ones. We don’t accept “sponsored placements” inside best-of lists. We don’t soften a verdict because a vendor has an affiliate program. If we’d earn from a card and still wouldn’t recommend it to a friend, the review says so plainly.

We also don’t use AI to write reviews end-to-end. AI assists with structuring, fact-checking against current vendor docs, and copy editing. Every published review has a human author who stands behind the verdict.

Corrections

If you spot a factual error, broken mechanic, outdated fee or anything else that doesn’t match reality — email [email protected] with the URL and what’s wrong. We aim to respond within 48 hours and fix verified errors within 5 working days. Material corrections are noted at the bottom of the page with the date of the change.

Conflicts of interest

The editor holds small amounts of major cryptocurrencies (BTC, ETH, stablecoins) as part of normal personal exposure to the asset class. The editor does not hold tokens of any specific card-issuing project at the time of writing. If that changes, the relevant review will carry a disclosure.

For how we fund the site, see our Affiliate Disclosure.