---
title: 'Venga es “supuestamente” un exchange catalán'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=UGLwKHiYBbA'
video_id: 'UGLwKHiYBbA'
date: 2026-08-06
duration_sec: 84
---

# Venga es “supuestamente” un exchange catalán

> Source: [Venga es “supuestamente” un exchange catalán](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UGLwKHiYBbA)

## Summary

This video critically examines the claims of a cryptocurrency exchange platform called "Venga" that markets itself as a "Catalan" exchange. The speaker, who appears to be Catalan, is skeptical about this branding and investigates whether the platform has any genuine connection to Catalonia.

### Key Points

- **The Catalan claim** [00:02] — Venga claims to be Catalan because its co-founder/CEO moved to Barcelona and created a platform "by and for Catalans." However, his name is Michael Street, which is not Catalan.
- **Regulation status** [00:18] — The platform is well regulated and registered with the Bank of Spain, but this is not exclusive to Catalonia. It is also regulated as a service provider in Poland.
- **MiCA license application** [00:30] — Venga has applied for a license under the MiCA regulation, but this is a European issue, not specifically Catalan.
- **Client base** [00:43] — The platform accepts clients not only from Catalonia, which contradicts the "by and for Catalans" claim.
- **Higher commissions** [00:55] — Venga charges 0.8% commissions, while standard commissions on other platforms like Binance are 0.1-0.2%. The speaker jokes that Catalans are often said to be stingy, making this ironic.
- **Marketing criticism** [01:10] — The speaker is bothered that the Catalan language is used purely as marketing, as the platform has nothing inherently Catalan about it.

### Conclusion

The speaker concludes that Venga has nothing inherently Catalan about it beyond the co-founder's move to Barcelona, and the Catalan branding is purely a marketing strategy.

## Transcript

a cryptocurrency platform that claims to be Catalan because its co-founder ICEO moved to Barcelona and really likes it, and created a platform by and for Catalans.  But his name is Michael Street.  Enornom are not Catalan gaira.
Today it is true that it is well regulated and properly registered with the Bank of Spain, although that is not only the case in Catalonia.  I am also regulated as a service provider, but in Poland, which is not exactly still experiencing Catalan decline,
apart from the very entertaining program.  And it has also applied for the license under the Mica regulation, but that is a European issue that, again, is not just Catalan. So what do they mean by "she should be Catalan"?  Because they accept
clients, obviously, not only from Catalonia or that would be shooting themselves in the foot; perhaps it's because they have operations with Catalan values, which does make sense to me because I've seen that the commissions are 0.8%.
Catalans are often said to be somewhat stingy, since the standard commissions on other platforms like Binance by Bit are 0.1-0.2%.   I do n't know, Rick, putting those issues aside, I suppose they have their ideal client and that there are people
who might find the platform useful or who might like it , but I don't know, maybe as a Catalan it bothers me a little that they use the Catalan language only as pure marketing, because that's all it is, isn't it?   They have nothing inherently Catalan about them.  M.