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Vetted Exchanges

All exchanges we cover

Eight venues, each scored against the same nine criteria and re-verified quarterly.

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1. Binance

The deepest order books in crypto, with the widest product range.

8.5
Spot taker
0.075%
Futures
0.05%
Assets
400+
  • The deepest spot and perpetual liquidity in the market, which means less slippage on size
  • Widest product range: spot, margin, perps, options, earn, copy trading, P2P

2. Kraken

The security-first veteran, and the safest on-ramp for large fiat amounts.

8.4
Spot taker
0.8%
Futures
0.05%
Assets
240+
  • No customer-funds breach in more than a decade of operation — the strongest track record in the sector
  • Auditor-attested proof-of-reserves rather than a self-published Merkle tree alone

3. OKX

A trading platform and a self-custody wallet in one product.

8.4
Spot taker
0.1%
Futures
0.05%
Assets
350+
  • Publishes proof-of-reserves monthly — the most consistent cadence among the large offshore venues
  • The built-in self-custody wallet and DEX aggregator remove a step for on-chain users

4. Bybit

A derivatives-first exchange that grew into a full-service platform.

8.3
Spot taker
0.1%
Futures
0.055%
Assets
600+
  • Derivatives engine built for perpetuals: fast matching, clean liquidation mechanics, deep USDT perp books
  • Copy trading is one of the better implementations, with real filtering on trader history

5. Coinbase

The most regulated, most beginner-friendly and most expensive way in.

8.2
Spot taker
1.2%
Futures
0.05%
Assets
280+
  • A publicly listed US company with audited financials and the clearest regulatory standing in the sector
  • The easiest first-purchase flow of any major exchange

6. Bitget

The copy-trading specialist with a large protection fund.

7.9
Spot taker
0.1%
Futures
0.06%
Assets
800+
  • The most developed copy-trading marketplace of any large exchange
  • A very large declared user protection fund relative to platform size

7. MEXC

The cheapest fees and the longest listing tail, with the trade-offs that implies.

7.5
Spot taker
0.05%
Futures
0.02%
Assets
2,500+
  • The cheapest headline fees of any major venue — 0% maker on spot and futures
  • By far the longest listing tail: 2,500-plus assets, often listed first

8. KuCoin

The altcoin exchange that grew up, slowly.

7.4
Spot taker
0.08%
Futures
0.06%
Assets
900+
  • A deep altcoin catalogue with better liquidity than MEXC on mid-caps
  • KCS fee discount takes spot below the 0.10% standard