Dexsport or Stake: what actually differs

Dexsport and Stake are two crypto-native betting platforms available to players in the Netherlands, and they differ on the point Dutch users tend to check first: whether identity verification is required before money moves. Dexsport allows anonymous entry through Web3 wallets, while Stake makes level 2 verification mandatory before any withdrawal.

Licences and who stands behind each brand

Stake operates under a Curacao Gaming Authority licence, OGL/2024/1451/0918, held by Medium Rare N.V. Dexsport also holds a licence, issued to Dexapp LTD under an Anjouan licence. Both are therefore offshore-licensed operators rather than holders of a Dutch Kansspelautoriteit permit, which matters for anyone comparing them with a domestic sportsbook.

For a Dutch reader this is the practical dividing line. Neither platform is regulated by the Dutch authority that oversees licensed gambling in the Netherlands, so the protections that come with a local permit — the local dispute route, the local advertising rules, the local responsible-gambling framework — are not part of either offer. What each does provide is a named licensee and a licence number that can be checked with the issuing regulator.

Verification: the difference that affects your withdrawal

Stake requires level 2 verification, and it is mandatory before any withdrawal. That means no payout is processed until the account holder has completed identity checks. Dexsport requires no KYC, with anonymous entry via Web3 wallets.

The timing consequence is visible in Stake's withdrawal window: 0–2 days after approval. Approval comes after verification, so the verification step sits in front of the clock rather than beside it. Dexsport's model removes that step from the path, which is the whole reason a Dutch user might pick it — and also the reason to think carefully about what recourse exists if something goes wrong, since an anonymous account is harder to tie to a person in a dispute.

Sports markets and coins on each side

Stake covers 30 sports, including football, basketball, tennis, baseball, hockey and esports. Its coin list runs to 21. Dexsport supports 85+ coins across 20+ blockchains.

Those two numbers describe different things. Stake's 30 is a count of sports; Dexsport's 85+ is a count of coins, spread over 20+ blockchains. A Dutch bettor who cares about breadth of markets is looking at Stake's figure, while one who cares about paying in a specific token from a specific chain is looking at Dexsport's. The two are not directly comparable, and the table below keeps them in their own columns for that reason.

How the two compare with other crypto books Dutch users see

Stake and Dexsport are not the only offshore options in this segment, and the differences between them show up more clearly against a wider field.

Cloudbet holds a Curacao Gaming Authority licence, OGL/2024/328/0599. Its verification is partial — checks applied only when required — and it supports 30+ coins across 5 sports: football, basketball, tennis, MMA and esports. Thunderpick holds a Curacao licence and has been operating since 2017, with instant withdrawals, 5 coins including BTC, ETH, LTC, USDT and XRP, and 3 sports covered in an esports-focused offer with limited traditional sports.

Set against those, Stake's 30 sports is the broadest traditional-sports count in this group, and its 21 coins sit between Cloudbet's 30+ and Thunderpick's 5. Dexsport's 85+ coins across 20+ blockchains is the widest asset list here, paired with the only fully anonymous entry model in the comparison. On verification, the field splits three ways: Stake mandatory, Cloudbet conditional, Dexsport none.

What a Dutch user is actually choosing between

The choice comes down to which constraint you would rather carry. Stake asks for identity documents before it releases funds, and in exchange the account is tied to a verified person with a named Curacao licensee behind it. Dexsport asks for nothing at entry and settles through Web3 wallets, which suits a user who wants the transaction to stay on-chain and unattached to a name.

Neither route comes with a Dutch licence, so the local protections that apply to a Kansspelautoriteit-licensed operator do not apply here. Banking is a related point: funding an offshore crypto book from a Dutch bank account can raise questions at the bank's end, which is why both platforms are typically used with crypto rather than with a direct local transfer. Whichever way you go, the licence number and the verification rule are the two facts worth confirming on the operator's own site before depositing, since both are the kind of detail that changes.