Best Crypto Exchanges
Exchanges ranked by fees, security track record, and coin coverage. Sort the table or compare up to three side by side.
| Compare | Name | Maker fee | Taker fee | KYC | Actions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 OKXMalta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) — MiCA CASP authorisation regulated | 4.4 | 0.08% spot / 0.02% perpetual futures (Level 1 base tier) | 0.10% spot / 0.05% perpetual futures (Level 1 base tier) | 300 | Mandatory | Visit | |
 BinanceVARA (Dubai) regulated | 4.4 | 0.10% | 0.10% | 480 | Mandatory | Visit | |
 Crypto.comMAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore) — Major Payment Institution licence (Digital Payment Token service) regulated | 4.3 | 0.02%–0.10% (tiered) | 0.10%–0.16% (tiered) | 385 | Mandatory | Visit | |
 Gate.ioMalta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) — MiCA CASP authorisation regulated | 4.3 | 0.10% | 0.10% | 1536 | Mandatory | Visit | |
 KrakenFinCEN (USA) — Money Services Business registration regulated | 4.3 | 0.40% (base tier), falling to 0.0% at $10M+/month volume | 0.80% (base tier), falling to 0.10% at $10M+/month volume | 640 | Mandatory | Visit | |
 CoinbaseNYDFS (New York) — BitLicense and money transmitter licence regulated | 4.2 | 0.60% at the base Advanced Trade tier, down to 0.00% at the highest volume tier | 1.20% at the base Advanced Trade tier, down to about 0.02% at the highest volume tier | 350 | Mandatory | Visit | |
 BitgetAUSTRAC (Australia) regulated | 4.1 | 0.10% | 0.10% | 600 | Mandatory | Visit | |
 BybitFMA (Austria) — MiCA crypto-asset service provider regulated | 4.1 | 0.10% spot / 0.02% perpetuals (VIP 0) | 0.10% spot / 0.055% perpetuals (VIP 0) | 408 | Mandatory | Visit | |
 MEXC | 3.9 | 0.00% | 0.05% | 3000 | Basic (limits apply) | Visit | |
 KuCoinFinancial Market Authority (FMA), Austria — MiCA Crypto-Asset Service Provider authorisation regulated | 3.8 | 0.10% | 0.10% | 800 | Basic (limits apply) | Visit | |
 BitfinexCNAD (Comisión Nacional de Activos Digitales, El Salvador) — Digital Asset Service Provider registration regulated | 3.6 | 0% (permanent zero-fee policy since Dec 2025) | 0% (permanent zero-fee policy since Dec 2025) | 270 | Basic (limits apply) | Visit | |
 CoinEx | 3.5 | 0.20% spot / 0.03% futures (VIP 0) | 0.20% spot / 0.05% futures (VIP 0) | 750 | Basic (limits apply) | Visit | |
 BingX | 3.4 | 0.10% spot / 0.02% perpetual futures (VIP 0) | 0.10% spot / 0.05% perpetual futures (VIP 0) | 648 | Basic (limits apply) | Visit | |
 LBankFINTRAC (Canada) — Money Services Business registration regulated | 3.2 | 0.10% (spot, flat) | 0.10% (spot, flat) | 800 | Not required | Visit |
Head-to-head comparisons
Comparisons →- OKX vs BybitOKX and Bybit are both offshore-headquartered derivatives powerhouses with deep perpetual futures markets, copy trading and staking, but each carries a different kind of regulatory scar. OKX pled guilty to a US money-laundering charge and paid a $504 million penalty in 2025; Bybit survived a $1.5 billion hack the same month, the largest exchange theft on record. The choice mostly comes down to whether you weigh a settled compliance case or a state-sponsored hack more heavily, plus which fee schedule and product set fits your trading style.
- KuCoin vs Gate.ioKuCoin and Gate.io are both altcoin-heavy exchanges built for traders who want access to smaller-cap tokens the biggest platforms skip, but they sit on different regulatory footing. KuCoin pled guilty to a US money-transmission violation in January 2025 and is barred from the US market for at least two years; Gate has spent the same period picking up genuine EU licensing (a Malta MiCA CASP license and a PSD2 payment institution license) on top of its Panama base. Coin selection, fee structure, and how much regulatory comfort you need are the real decision points.
- Crypto.com vs CoinbaseCrypto.com and Coinbase are the two most consumer-facing, heavily regulated exchanges in the industry, each built as a mainstream on-ramp rather than a fee-focused trading venue. Crypto.com leans on its Visa card ecosystem, CRO-staking perks and one of the broadest multi-jurisdiction licensing footprints around; Coinbase leans on being a Nasdaq-listed public company (COIN) with audited financials and the deepest US regulatory standing of any major exchange. Both charge more than offshore rivals unless you use their advanced trading tiers, so the decision usually comes down to card benefits versus public-company transparency.
- Coinbase vs KrakenCoinbase and Kraken are two of the most established, security-conscious US-founded crypto exchanges, both built around beginner-friendly buy screens layered on top of a lower-fee professional trading tier. Coinbase is the bigger, Nasdaq-listed name with audited public financials and the deeper US regulatory footprint; Kraken is privately held but carries a longer clean security record, a Wyoming bank charter, and a broader set of regulatory licenses spanning the US, EU, and Australia. Both charge noticeably more on their simple buy flows than on their advanced trading tiers, so the real comparison is about regulatory posture, security history, and how each exchange's professional platform stacks up.
- Bitget vs MEXCBitget and MEXC are both Seychelles-based offshore exchanges founded in 2018, but they chase different traders. Bitget leans on deep futures liquidity and its copy-trading ecosystem, while MEXC competes on near-zero fees and one of the largest altcoin catalogues in the industry. The real decision points are trading costs, listing breadth, leverage risk, and how much regulatory footprint each has built up as of 2026.
- Binance vs BybitBinance and Bybit are two of the biggest crypto derivatives venues on the market, but they sit at very different points on the risk-and-scale spectrum. Binance is the larger platform by volume, coin selection, and licensing footprint, though it's winding down EU service after missing the MiCA deadline in 2026. Bybit runs a leaner but highly capable derivatives engine and survived the largest exchange hack on record in February 2025 without customer losses, though its Trustpilot record shows recurring account-freeze complaints. Choosing between them mostly comes down to scale and coin breadth versus derivatives-specific execution quality.
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