Top 35 Crypto Exchanges (2027 Ranking)

Crypto exchanges differ far more than their glossy apps suggest. Fees, the number of coins and trading pairs, derivatives and leverage, KYC rules, licences, proof of reserves and how customer funds are stored can vary dramatically between platforms, and so can their track record during market crashes and hacks.

This ranking compares the leading centralised exchanges together with the biggest decentralised venues. The live table pulls each exchange’s reported 24-hour trading volume and trust score, and the market panel shows current prices for the largest cryptocurrencies with 7-day charts. Every exchange links to a detailed review.

All 35 Crypto Exchanges compared

Editor's choice
1Very good
BinancePartner
✓ Proof of reserves✓ 2 licencesStakingCopy trading
Binance is the largest crypto exchange by trading volume, launched in 2017 and reporting more than 300 million registered users. It pairs 0.1% base spot fees and deep liquidity with a long…
Coins listed
500+
Spot taker fee
0.10%
Max. leverage
125x
Products
Spot, Futures, Margin, Options, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
4.3Very good
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2Very good
Coinbase
✓ 6 licencesStaking
Coinbase is a Nasdaq-listed US exchange founded in 2012 that holds a MiCA licence in the EU, US money transmitter licences and FCA registration in the UK. It is simple to use…
Coins listed
247+
Spot taker fee
0.60%
Max. leverage
10x
Products
Spot, Futures, Options, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
4.2Very good
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3Very good
OKX
✓ Proof of reserves✓ 2 licencesStakingCopy trading
OKX is a global exchange that grew out of OKCoin (2013) and launched as OKEx in 2017, now headquartered in San Jose, California. It offers 0.08%/0.10% entry spot fees, deep perpetual markets…
Coins listed
670+
Spot taker fee
0.10%
Max. leverage
100x
Products
Spot, Futures, Margin, Options, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
4.3Very good
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4Very good
Bybit
✓ Proof of reserves✓ 2 licencesStakingCopy trading
Bybit is a Dubai-headquartered exchange founded in 2018 by Ben Zhou and reporting more than 80 million users. Known for derivatives, it charges 0.10% on spot and 0.02%/0.055% on perpetuals, holds a…
Coins listed
838+
Spot taker fee
0.10%
Max. leverage
100x
Products
Spot, Futures, Margin, Options, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
4.2Very good
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5Good
Upbit
✓ 2 licencesStaking
Upbit is South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange, launched in 2017 by Dunamu and focused on spot trading against the Korean won. It charges 0.05% on KRW-market limit orders and offers in-house staking,…
Coins listed
342+
Spot taker fee
0.05%
Max. leverage
None
Products
Spot, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
3.7Good
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6Very good
Kraken
✓ Proof of reserves✓ 4 licencesStaking
Kraken is a San Francisco-based exchange founded in 2011 by Jesse Powell and run by parent company Payward, with no recorded security incidents on CoinGecko and a 10/10 trust score there. It…
Coins listed
720+
Spot taker fee
0.80%
Max. leverage
–
Products
Spot, Futures, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
4.2Very good
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7Good
Bitget
✓ Proof of reservesCopy trading
Bitget is a derivatives and copy-trading exchange founded in 2018, charging 0.10% on spot and 0.02%/0.06% on futures with leverage up to 125x. It publishes monthly proof of reserves above 120% and…
Coins listed
937+
Spot taker fee
0.10%
Max. leverage
125x
Products
Spot, Futures
24h volume –Trust score –
3.7Good
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8Good
KuCoin
✓ 1 licence
KuCoin is a global exchange launched in 2017 that lists more than 800 coins and charges 0.10% maker and taker on spot at VIP 0, with futures from 0.02%/0.06% and leverage up…
Coins listed
833+
Spot taker fee
0.10%
Max. leverage
125x
Products
Spot, Futures
24h volume –Trust score –
3.6Good
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9Good
Gate (Gate.io)Partner
✓ 1 licence
Gate, rebranded from Gate.io in May 2025, is a 2013-founded exchange known for listing thousands of tokens and roughly 2,700 spot markets. Its global platform offers low fees with GT token discounts,…
Coins listed
1,676+
Spot taker fee
0.09%
Max. leverage
–
Products
Spot, Futures
24h volume –Trust score –
3.8Good
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10Fair
HTX (Huobi)
✓ Proof of reservesStakingCopy trading
HTX is the rebranded Huobi Global, a Seychelles-incorporated exchange founded in 2013 that lists 500+ coins with spot, margin, futures and earn products. In 2026 the UK sanctioned Huobi Global S.A. and…
Coins listed
521+
Spot taker fee
0.20%
Max. leverage
200x
Products
Spot, Futures, Margin, Options, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
2.6Fair
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11Good
MEXCPartner
✓ Proof of reservesStakingCopy trading
MEXC is an offshore exchange founded in 2018 and registered in Seychelles, with more than 40 million users and well over 1,300 coins. It is among the cheapest venues for spot and…
Coins listed
1,388+
Spot taker fee
0.05%
Max. leverage
500x
Products
Spot, Futures, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
3.6Good
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12Very good
Crypto.com
✓ Proof of reserves✓ 7 licencesStaking
Crypto.com was founded in Hong Kong in 2016 and is run from Singapore, with a MiCA licence via Malta and approvals from the FCA, MAS, VARA and US regulators. It offers a…
Coins listed
355+
Spot taker fee
0.50%
Max. leverage
100x
Products
Spot, Futures, Margin, Options, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
4.1Very good
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13Good
Bitfinex
✓ Proof of reservesStaking
Bitfinex launched in 2012 and is operated by iFinex Inc., registered in the British Virgin Islands. It is known for deep BTC/USD liquidity, a peer-to-peer margin funding market and an advanced trading…
Coins listed
61+
Spot taker fee
0.20%
Max. leverage
10x
Products
Spot, Futures, Margin, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
3.7Good
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14Very good
Bitstamp
✓ 4 licencesStaking
Bitstamp was founded in Slovenia in 2011 and was acquired by Robinhood in June 2025. It holds licences or registrations in several jurisdictions including Luxembourg, the UK and the US, and focuses…
Coins listed
93+
Spot taker fee
0.40%
Max. leverage
–
Products
Spot, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
4.0Very good
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15Good
Gemini
✓ 2 licencesStaking
Gemini was founded in 2014 by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, operates as a New York trust company supervised by the NYDFS, and has traded on Nasdaq as GEMI since September 2025. It…
Coins listed
72+
Spot taker fee
0.40%
Max. leverage
100x
Products
Spot, Futures, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
3.9Good
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16Good
Bithumb
✓ Proof of reserves✓ 2 licencesStaking
Bithumb launched in 2014 in Seoul and is South Korea's second-largest exchange behind Upbit. It is a registered virtual asset service provider with ISMS certification, offering spot trading in roughly 480 coins…
Coins listed
489+
Spot taker fee
0.04%
Max. leverage
None
Products
Spot, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
3.5Good
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17Good
BingX
✓ Proof of reservesStakingCopy trading
BingX was founded in 2018 as BingBon and rebranded in 2021; it is registered offshore and reports more than 20 million users. Its core draw is copy trading for spot and futures,…
Coins listed
598+
Spot taker fee
0.10%
Max. leverage
–
Products
Spot, Futures, Margin, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
3.7Good
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18Very good
Bitvavo
✓ 2 licencesStaking
Bitvavo is an Amsterdam-based exchange founded in 2018 and authorised by the Dutch AFM as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA. It focuses on spot trading in euros with free SEPA and…
Coins listed
422+
Spot taker fee
0.25%
Max. leverage
None
Products
Spot, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
4.0Very good
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19Good
bitFlyer
✓ 2 licencesStaking
bitFlyer is one of Japan's oldest crypto exchanges, registered with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau as crypto asset exchange provider No. 00003. It offers about 44 coins, the bitFlyer Lightning order book…
Coins listed
44+
Spot taker fee
0.01%
Max. leverage
2x
Products
Spot, Futures, Margin, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
3.9Good
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20Good
Coincheck
✓ 1 licenceStaking
Coincheck is a Tokyo-based crypto exchange registered with Japan's FSA and owned by Monex Group, with its holding company Coincheck Group listed on Nasdaq. It lists about 35 crypto assets, charges 0%…
Coins listed
35+
Spot taker fee
0%
Max. leverage
2x
Products
Spot, Margin, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
3.8Good
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21Average
LBank
✓ Proof of reserves✓ 4 licencesStakingCopy trading
LBank is a global crypto exchange launched in 2015 that has built its business around fast listings of new and meme tokens. CoinGecko tracks over 800 coins and 950 pairs, spot fees…
Coins listed
820+
Spot taker fee
0.10%
Max. leverage
125x
Products
Spot, Futures, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
3.4Average
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22Good
WhiteBIT
✓ 3 licencesStaking
WhiteBIT is a crypto exchange founded in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in 2018 and part of Volodymyr Nosov's W Group. It lists about 340 coins and 785 pairs on CoinGecko, charges up to 0.1%…
Coins listed
340+
Spot taker fee
0.1%
Max. leverage
100x
Products
Spot, Futures, Margin, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
3.9Good
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23Fair
BitMart
BitMart is an offshore crypto exchange founded by Sheldon Xia that claimed more than 13 million users before announcing a wind-down on 26 July 2026. Trading was scheduled to end on 26…
Coins listed
–
Spot taker fee
–
Max. leverage
–
Products
–
24h volume –Trust score –
1.3Fair
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24Fair
Poloniex
✓ Proof of reserves
Poloniex launched in January 2014, was bought by Circle in 2018 and spun out in 2019 to an investor group linked to Tron founder Justin Sun. It offers hundreds of altcoins plus…
Coins listed
675+
Spot taker fee
0.20%
Max. leverage
–
Products
Spot, Futures, Margin
24h volume –Trust score –
2.9Fair
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25Good
Phemex
✓ Proof of reserves✓ 2 licencesStakingCopy trading
Phemex launched in November 2019 as a crypto derivatives exchange and now offers spot, perpetual futures, copy trading, free bots and earn products to a reported 10 million users. Futures cost 0.01%…
Coins listed
600+
Spot taker fee
0.1%
Max. leverage
100x
Products
Spot, Futures, Margin, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
3.5Good
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26Very good
DeribitPartner
✓ 2 licences
Deribit is a crypto derivatives exchange launched in June 2016 that handles most of the global Bitcoin and Ether options market. Coinbase acquired it in August 2025 for about $2.9 billion, and…
Coins listed
–
Spot taker fee
0%
Max. leverage
–
Products
Spot, Futures, Margin, Options
24h volume –Trust score –
4.0Very good
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27Good
Bitso
✓ Proof of reserves✓ 3 licencesStaking
Bitso is a Mexico City-based crypto platform founded in 2014 that serves retail and business clients in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia and says it has more than 10 million users. It…
Coins listed
200+
Spot taker fee
0.78%
Max. leverage
–
Products
Spot, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
3.8Good
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28Average
XT.com
✓ Proof of reservesStakingCopy trading
XT.com is a centralized exchange founded in 2018 and registered in Seychelles, focused on early listings of small-cap and meme tokens plus USDT-margined futures up to 125x. Fees are higher than market…
Coins listed
608+
Spot taker fee
0.20%
Max. leverage
125x
Products
Spot, Futures, Margin, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
3.4Average
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29Average
CoinW
✓ Proof of reserves✓ 1 licenceStakingCopy trading
CoinW is a centralized exchange launched in 2017 and headquartered in Dubai, best known for USDT-margined perpetual futures with up to 200x leverage, TradFi stock contracts, copy trading and a large bot…
Coins listed
336+
Spot taker fee
0.20%
Max. leverage
200x
Products
Spot, Futures, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
3.2Average
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30Very good
Bitpanda
✓ 5 licencesStaking
Bitpanda is an Austrian investment platform founded in 2014 that holds MiCA authorisations in Austria, Germany and Malta plus a MiFID II investment firm licence. It combines 650+ crypto assets with 10,000+…
Coins listed
650+
Spot taker fee
0.99%
Max. leverage
10x
Products
Spot, Margin, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
4.2Very good
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31Very good
Hyperliquid (DEX)
StakingCopy trading
Hyperliquid is a decentralized exchange running a fully on-chain central limit order book on its own Layer-1 blockchain, specialising in perpetual futures alongside native spot markets. It was built by a small…
Coins listed
–
Spot taker fee
0.070%
Max. leverage
40x
Products
Spot, Futures, Margin, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
4.1Very good
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32Very good
Uniswap (DEX)
Uniswap is a non-custodial automated market maker launched on Ethereum in November 2018 and now deployed across more than a dozen networks, including Base, Arbitrum, Unichain and Robinhood Chain. Swaps pay pool…
Coins listed
891+
Spot taker fee
0.01%
Max. leverage
None
Products
Spot
24h volume –Trust score –
4.2Very good
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33Very good
PancakeSwap (DEX)
Staking
PancakeSwap is a non-custodial automated market maker launched on BNB Chain in September 2020 by an anonymous team and now available on more than ten blockchains. It offers v2 swaps at 0.25%,…
Coins listed
2,011+
Spot taker fee
0.25%
Max. leverage
200x
Products
Spot, Futures, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
4.0Very good
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34Good
dYdX (DEX)
Staking
dYdX is a non-custodial perpetual futures exchange that moved from Ethereum layer-2 to its own Cosmos SDK blockchain, the dYdX Chain, in 2023. Validators run an off-chain order book with on-chain settlement,…
Coins listed
–
Spot taker fee
–
Max. leverage
20x
Products
Futures, Margin, Staking
24h volume –Trust score –
3.7Good
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35Average
Toobit
✓ Proof of reserves✓ 1 licenceCopy trading
Toobit is a centralised exchange launched in October 2022 and operated by Cayman Islands-registered Hopeful Technology Co., Ltd., focused on perpetual futures, copy trading and trading bots. It charges 0.04% maker and…
Coins listed
508+
Spot taker fee
0.10%
Max. leverage
200x
Products
Spot, Futures
24h volume –Trust score –
3.3Average
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Crypto Exchanges ratings comparison

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How we rank crypto exchanges

The overall score weighs five areas: security (licensing, proof of reserves, cold storage, insurance funds and incident history), fees, coin and product selection, platform and app quality, and customer support. Live volume and trust scores come from CoinGecko and are shown for context; they do not decide the ranking on their own, because reported volume can be inflated and derivatives or decentralised venues are measured differently.

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Risk notice

Cryptoassets are highly volatile and largely unregulated in many countries. You could lose all the money you put in.

Crypto Exchanges: frequently asked questions

What is Crypto Exchanges?

Crypto Exchanges is covered on this page with the main facts in one place: what is offered, who can take part and which conditions apply. Offers like this change often, so always confirm the current details on the official page before you sign up.

Who can claim Crypto Exchanges?

Eligibility usually depends on your country of residence, a verified account and, for most trading promotions, a new or qualifying account. Read the eligibility section of the terms first; residents of some countries are excluded by the provider or by local rules.

What should I check before using Crypto Exchanges?

The exact amount, percentage or reward and any maximum cap.
Trading volume or lot requirements and the deadline to meet them.
Which part can be withdrawn, and when.
Which company and licence your account will be opened under.

Is Crypto Exchanges worth it?

It can be useful if the conditions match how you already trade. Do not change your strategy or risk more just to reach a bonus target. Trading leveraged products such as forex and CFDs carries a high risk of losing money.