Gemini Credit Card scores 12/16, Plutus Card scores 4/16 on the CBL Card Score. Here is every criterion side by side.
| Custody | 1 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
| Issuer and licence | 2 of 2 | 0 of 2 |
| Availability | 0 of 2 | 0 of 2 |
| FX fee on a foreign-currency purchase | 2 of 2 | 0 of 2 |
| Funding cost | 2 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
| Apple Pay and Google Pay | 2 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
| Freeze and dispute policy | 2 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
| Yield on idle balance | 1 of 2 | 0 of 2 |
| Total | 12 | 4 |
The short verdict: Gemini Credit Card leads overall (12 to 4). Custodial rewards; Gemini Trust states segregation, no foreign transaction fees FX. Health: Watch. Check each profile for what still needs confirming before deciding.
| Gemini Credit Card | 4% in crypto on gas, EV charging and transit, on the first $300 of spend a month, then 1%; 3% on dining; 2% on groceries; 1% on everything else (official, card page, checked 20 Oct 2026). Rewards deposit when the transaction posts, in bitcoin or any of more than 50 cryptos on Gemini, switchable at any time (official). Vault Rewards of up to 10% at partner merchants, capped at a limited value per month (official, rewards agreement). Referral bonus of $50 in crypto per referral, up to 50 a year (official). |
| Plutus Card | 3% on eligible card spend on every plan, rising to 9% through PLU stake levels (official, plutus.it/rewards and plutus.it/plans, checked 20 Oct 2026). Eligible spend is capped at £/€250, 500 or 1,000 a month by plan (official, fees page). Rewards are now called PLUS and accrue as in-app points while card spending is paused (official, Q1 migration FAQ, 20 Feb 2026). The top rate needs 40,000 PLU staked (third-party: SpendNode, 24 Jul 2026). |
Cashback is shown as a dated fact and never scored.