Kryptos

Item: Kryptos
Rating: 1.8
Author: Maren Holst

HMRC

Commission: 20–30% revshare (rates not fully publicly disclosed)
Cookie: 30d
12m EPC: $1.27
Payout rel.: 85
Clawback: —

Kryptos owns the strongest UK Jan 31 HMRC deadline SERP positioning and runs a dedicated /uk landing page — useful editorial surface for tax-season content. EPC v1 lands at $1.27 (rank #8); the 2022 founding + smaller affiliate-program track record drag reliability_factor and conversion volume.

Pros

Dedicated UK landing page with explicit Jan 31 HMRC deadline positioning
5,000+ DeFi protocol integration claim — strong DeFi-depth offering for UK multi-chain traders
2020s-era UX better than legacy CoinTracking for newer UK creators
HMRC Section 104 + Same-Day + 30-Day rule application certified
Affiliate program operates revshare-based payouts

Cons

2022 founding — shortest affiliate-program track record in the cohort, reliability_factor 0.85
Berlin HQ — no UK Companies House visibility vs. Recap
Affiliate commission rates not fully publicly disclosed; smaller UK marketing presence

† Long-form review body pending — editorial expansion scheduled for the next Issue sweep.

Annex · How we scored it

Every factor, every value, every note.

base_payout: $24.75
cookie_decay: 0.55
attribution_factor: 1.00
reliability_factor: 0.85
conversion_rate_estimate: 0.11
payment_threshold_friction: 1.0
12m true-EPC (computed): $1.27
relative grade (vs top in cell): C− · 36/100

full methodology v3.2

Adjacent · same cell

Rank

Crypto tax software · SaaS subscription + tax-pro consultation

TokenTax

HMRC

Rank

Crypto tax software · SaaS subscription

Recap

HMRC

Rank

Crypto tax software · SaaS subscription

Koinly

HMRC

Edited by

Maren Holst

Senior Editor

Signed · M.HOLST

Fact-checked by

Asha Devi

Standards Desk (Fact-Checker)

Signed · A.DEVI

Issue meta

vol iii · iss 14

published 2026-05-18

last sweep 2026-05-22

methodology v3.2 · audited apr '26

Companies House #OC4451x

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