ether.fi Cash vs Venmo Credit Card
ether.fi Cash scores 13/16, Venmo Credit Card scores 10/16 on the CBL Card Score. Here is every criterion side by side.
 ether.fi Cash |  Venmo Credit Card | |
|---|---|---|
| Custody | 2 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
| Issuer and licence | 1 of 2 | 2 of 2 |
| Availability | 2 of 2 | 0 of 2 |
| FX fee on a foreign-currency purchase | 1 of 2 | 2 of 2 |
| Funding cost | 1 of 2 | 0 of 2 |
| Apple Pay and Google Pay | 2 of 2 | 2 of 2 |
| Freeze and dispute policy | 2 of 2 | 2 of 2 |
| Yield on idle balance | 2 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
| Total | 13 | 10 |
The short verdict: ether.fi Cash leads overall (13 to 10). Self-custodial, about 1% to 1.5% on Core FX. Health: Watch. Check each profile for what still needs confirming before deciding.
Cashback, as of 20 Oct 2026
| ether.fi Cash | 3% on the first $2,000 of monthly spend at Core, then 1% to $3,000 and 0.5% above; Luxe 3% to $10,000 and Pinnacle 3% to $50,000, stepping down the same way; VIP 4% on the first $50,000. Paid in ETHFI with a 7-day lock, $5 minimum to claim (official). The overall $1,000 monthly cap reported by cardpilled appears on no official page; the programme terms let ether.fi cap monthly rewards at its discretion. |
| Venmo Credit Card | 3% on dining and entertainment, including streaming; an extra 1% when the purchase is split with a friend on Venmo within 30 days; 3% when checking out with Venmo online or paying a business or a person for goods and services on Venmo; 1% on everything else (official, venmo.com/about/creditcard/rewards, checked 20 Oct 2026). No caps stated. Cards approved after 24 Sep 2026 pay cash back daily; earlier cards pay 1 to 3 days after the statement end (official, help centre FAQ). Cash Back to Crypto buys the chosen asset automatically, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash named on the card page and Solana and Chainlink listed in the crypto FAQ (official). |
Cashback is shown as a dated fact and never scored.