Cheapest exchange to buy Cardano (ADA)

Cardano (ADA) is liquid on all the major venues, so the bid/ask spread is tight and the trading fee is the cost that separates exchanges. Here are the venues ranked by published spot taker fee, cheapest first.

Lowest Cardano spot fees, ranked

#	Exchange	Maker	Taker
1	Bitfinex	0.000%	0.000%
2	Lighter	0.000%	0.000%	Open account
3	dYdX	0.000%	0.000%	Open account
4	Deribit	0.000%	0.000%	Open account
5	Toobit	0.000%	0.000%	Open account
6	Aster	0.005%	0.040%	Open account
7	MEXC	0.000%	0.050%	Open account
8	Hyperliquid	0.040%†	0.070%†	Open account
9	edgeX	0.040%†	0.070%†	Open account
10	Binance	0.100%	0.100%	Open account
11	Bybit	0.100%†	0.100%†	Open account
12	OKX	0.080%	0.100%	Open account
13	Gate.io	0.100%†	0.100%†	Open account
14	Bitget	0.100%†	0.100%†
15	KuCoin	0.100%	0.100%
16	BingX	0.100%†	0.100%†
17	WhiteBIT	0.100%	0.100%
18	Phemex	0.100%†	0.100%†
19	Backpack	0.080%	0.100%
20	BitMart	0.100%	0.100%
21	Bitunix	0.080%†	0.100%†	Open account
22	LBank	0.100%	0.100%	Open account
23	BloFin	0.100%	0.100%	Open account
24	WEEX	0.100%	0.100%	Open account
25	Deepcoin	0.100%	0.100%	Open account
26	CoinW	0.100%	0.100%	Open account
27	HTX	0.200%	0.200%
28	CoinEx	0.200%	0.200%
29	Crypto.com	0.250%†	0.500%†	Open account
30	Kraken	0.400%	0.800%
31	ApeX	0.900%*	0.900%*
32	Coinbase	0.600%	1.200%	Open account
n/a	BitMEXClosed	0.050%	0.050%	BitMEX is shutting down on 23 September 2026. New positions stop 26 August. Close positions and withdraw before then.

† Conditional VIP tiers are excluded from the volume-only estimate. Confirm your account eligibility.

* Omni Spot Swap: 0.9% swap fee plus gas, not an orderbook maker/taker schedule. Confirm availability in the app.

† VIP counts spot volume in full and ordinary USDT perpetual volume at 0.4 times notional. GT discount is only modeled for entry spot.

† VIP uses 14-day volume, estimated from 30-day volume assuming evenly distributed activity. Hyperliquid spot volume counts twice.

Published entry-tier spot rates; volume tiers and native-token discounts can lower these further.

Liquidity and spread

ADA has solid order book depth on the large exchanges, so slippage is minor at retail size. Your all in cost is the fee plus the spread, and the spread widens mostly on smaller venues, so compare both instead of the headline fee alone.

Do not forget the withdrawal fee

ADA on chain withdrawals are cheap, but the fixed ADA withdrawal fee still differs by exchange. If you self custody or stake off exchange and move ADA often, factor that recurring cost in. See the hidden costs of crypto trading.

Find your cheapest venue for Cardano

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FAQ

What is the cheapest exchange to buy Cardano?

There is no single cheapest venue for ADA. It depends on your monthly volume, maker/taker mix, and any native-token discount. The published fee is usually the main cost on liquid majors. Check your profile in the FeeEdge calculator. Because ADA is liquid on the majors, the published fee is usually the main cost, so also check your volume tier and any native-token discount.

Can I stake Cardano on the exchange I buy it on?

Many exchanges offer ADA staking, but rates and lockups vary and staking on an exchange is not the same as self custody. If staking yield matters, compare it separately from trading fees, since the cheapest venue to buy is not always the best to stake.