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Ranked on personal all in cost, withdrawal incident record, licence coverage map and insolvency and account terms, and nobody pays for placement.Ranked on 4 published criteria

Ranked
14
of 37 assessed
Ranking snapshot
27 Sep 2026
recomputed every build
Evidence through
18 Aug 2026
sources read to this date
Methodology
v2026.09.15
how it scores

14 exchanges ranked

Payments never influence order23 assessed and not ranked (3 ranked elsewhere)
  1. 37 assessed
  2. 14 ranked
#1 Overall
Bybit
BybitDerivatives-heavy global exchange
$12Est. annual cost
81ChainChoice ScoreHigh evidence confidence

Based on $1,000 monthly volume on the verified pro taker fee

Why it leads
  • 1 point ahead of OKX: +3.5 pts withdrawal incident record
Main tradeoff
  • Insolvency and account terms trails the pool's best by 4 points (Bitstamp)
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All 14 exchanges

All 14 listed · 5 below the fold

Sorted by ChainChoice Score, then the published tie-break · Commission is not a sort key

#
Provider
Known cost The rate as the provider publishes it. Not converted, not modelled.taker fee
Est. cost At your monthly volume, on the verified rate. The order never moves.per year
ChainChoice Score
Evidence How much of the score is backed by a quoted, dated source
Key reason
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#1
Bybit
BybitDerivatives-heavy global exchange
Known cost · taker fee0.1%
Est. cost / year$12$1.00 / month
ChainChoice Score81
EvidenceHigh
Key reasonWithdrawal incident record9/10 · pool median 7.5
#2
OKX
OKXGlobal exchange
Known cost · taker fee0.1%
Est. cost / year$12$1.00 / month
ChainChoice Score80
EvidenceHigh
Key reasonNo axis above the pool median
#3
BitstampLongest continuously operating exchange
Known cost · taker fee0.4%
Est. cost / year$48$4.00 / month
ChainChoice Score78
EvidenceHigh
Key reasonInsolvency and account terms9/10 · pool median 7
#4
UpbitKorea's dominant KRW-market exchange
Known cost · taker fee0.05%
Est. cost / year$6.00$0.50 / month
ChainChoice Score77
EvidenceHigh
Key reasonPersonal all in cost9/10 · pool median 7
#5
Kraken
Kraken2011-founded exchange
Known cost · taker fee0.8%
Est. cost / year$96$8.00 / month
ChainChoice Score76
EvidenceHigh
Key reasonWithdrawal incident record9/10 · pool median 7.5
#6
BinanceDeepest-liquidity global exchange
Known cost · taker fee0.1%
Est. cost / year$12$1.00 / month
ChainChoice Score75
EvidenceHigh
Key reasonNo axis above the pool median
#7
Coinbase
CoinbaseUS-listed anchor venue
Known cost · taker fee0.6%
Est. cost / year$72$6.00 / month
ChainChoice Score64
EvidenceHigh
Key reasonWithdrawal incident record8/10 · pool median 7.5
#8
Luno
LunoDCG-owned Africa+SEA exchange
Known cost · taker fee0.6%
Est. cost / year$72$6.00 / month
ChainChoice Score64
EvidenceHigh
Key reasonPersonal all in cost8/10 · pool median 7
#9
BitvavoAFM-licensed Dutch MiCA CASP
Known cost · taker fee0.25%
Est. cost / year$30$2.50 / month
ChainChoice Score62
EvidenceHigh
Key reasonWithdrawal incident record9/10 · pool median 7.5
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About exchanges rankings

Every exchange here is scored on the published criteria for this category, weighted as the methodology says, from evidence read through 18 Aug 2026. Requirements remove rows. Preferences reweight the same criteria. Sorting only reorders. No exchange pays for placement or rank.

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