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Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Compared by real cost, withdrawals, licence and custody.

42providers tracked
16ranked (methodology v2026.11.1)
12 November 2026Ranking snapshot
29 September 2026oldest read · due 13 Nov
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    Out of 16 ranked providers. 0 excluded.

    What this ranks
    Ranked here: crypto exchanges, judged as the account where a reader's money lives, trades and exits over years.Not ranked here: fiat-in rails, one-off purchases, P2P matching, block execution, banking relationships, and brokerage accounts that sell crypto exposure instead of an exchange account.16 of the 42 assessed are ranked; 26 were turned away by name. Who, and whyRequirements narrow the list; they never change a published ChainChoice Score. How the ranking works
    #1
    Bybit
    How Bybit was chosenWins the weighted total without leading any single criterion
    Derivatives-heavy global exchange
    81 out of 100published score, #1 of all 16 worldwide
    Evidence
    High4/4 criteria scored, with 4 dated sources quoted.
    Withdrawal track record
    Trading costIts yearly cost for your setup is 75% below the typical crypto exchange (Bitstamp, the middle of the 15 priced crypto exchanges you can open).

    Why it leads

    • Bybit is 1 point ahead of Bitstamp, mainly on its measured data (a published fee or rate figure), not on the published criteria.
    • Ahead of Bitstamp on measured data, outside the published criteria (+12.2 points; −6.5 points on the criteria)
    • Lists 6 regions — set your country to check them

    Tradeoff

    Licence coverage: 3 points below the best in this ranking

    Estimated cost for you

    $12 / year

    Based on $1,000 traded a month, for a year

    How this is calculated $1,000 a month × 12 months × 0.1% pro taker fee = $12 / yearThe monthly volume: yours, from Your setup.The 0.1% pro taker fee: Bybit’s published fees, read 29 September 2026.The provider page prices it with the same model; the published order does not move.
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    2
    Longest continuously operating exchange
    80 out of 100
    $48typical costfee read 10 November 2026 · source
    3
    Korea's dominant KRW-market exchange
    76 out of 100
    $687% below typicalfee read 10 November 2026 · source
    4
    Deepest-liquidity global exchange
    73 out of 100
    $1275% below typicalfee read 10 November 2026 · source
    5
    US-listed anchor venue
    68 out of 100
    $7250% above typicalfee read 10 November 2026 · source
    6Same score, not joint · ordered by weighted total (42.70 against 42.60)
    regional rate not read
    68 out of 100
    Not read yet
    7Same score, not joint · ordered by weighted total (42.60 against 42.50)
    DCG-owned Africa+SEA exchange
    68 out of 100
    $7250% above typicalfee read 10 November 2026 · source
    8
    AFM-licensed Dutch MiCA CASP
    65 out of 100
    $3037% below typicalfee read 10 November 2026 · source
    9
    Gate's Maltese MiCA entity
    64 out of 100
    $1275% below typicalfee read 10 November 2026 · source
    10
    Spanish MiCA exchange
    63 out of 100
    $7250% above typicalfee read 10 November 2026 · source
    11
    Börse Stuttgart's order book
    61 out of 100
    $4212% below typicalfee read 10 November 2026 · source
    12Tied for #11 · ordered by unrounded weighted total (39.81 against 39.76)
    South Africa's order-book exchange
    61 out of 100
    $4212% below typicalfee read 10 November 2026 · source
    13
    2011-founded exchange
    60 out of 100
    $96100% above typicalfee read 10 November 2026 · source
    14
    NYDFS-chartered trust-company exchange
    48 out of 100
    $144200% above typicalfee read 10 November 2026 · source
    15
    India's post-WazirX segment winner
    41 out of 100
    $6025% above typicalfee read 10 November 2026 · source
    16Same score, not joint · ordered by weighted total (32.40 against 30.80)
    Latin American exchange
    ≤41 out of 100
    $9495% above typicalfee read 10 November 2026 · source

    Not confirmed (1) — not ranked until its source is read again; listed, not ruled out.

    • Mercado Bitcoin · Re-read pending, page walled: drained on 2 November 2026; on 10 November withdrawals and crypto transfers were still closed.

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