The State of Crypto Exchange Fees, 2026

We track the published trading fees of 33 major crypto exchanges and refresh them daily. This report summarises what that data shows in 2026. Who is genuinely cheapest, where the "free" venues are, and how much the native-token discounts really save. Methodology and sources are on our methodology page; run your own numbers in the calculator.

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Key findings

• The average base taker fee across the 33 venues is 0.048% on perpetual futures and 0.154% on spot, so the spread between the cheapest and priciest venue is several times the average.
• Bitfinex, Lighter advertise zero maker and taker trading fees. Though funding, spreads and withdrawals still apply.
• The cheapest base perps taker is Bitfinex (0.000%); for spot it's Bitfinex (0.000%).
• 4 venues cut fees with a native token: the largest discounts come from Binance (BNB, −25%), BitMart (BMX, −25%), Bitget (BGB, −20%).

Cheapest perpetual-futures fees (base taker)

#	Exchange	Maker	Taker
1	Bitfinex	0.000%	0.000%
2	Lighter	0.000%	0.000%
3	MEXC	0.000%*	0.020%*
4	Coinbase	0.000%	0.030%
5	Deribit	0.015%	0.035%
6	edgeX	0.012%	0.038%
7	Crypto.com	0.020%	0.040%
8	Aster	0.000%	0.040%
9	Hyperliquid	0.015%	0.045%
10	Binance · BNB	0.020%	0.050%
11	OKX	0.020%	0.050%
12	Gate.io · GT	0.020%	0.050%
13	Kraken	0.020%	0.050%
14	BingX	0.020%	0.050%
15	Backpack	0.020%	0.050%
16	CoinEx	0.030%	0.050%
17	dYdX	0.010%	0.050%
18	ApeX	0.020%	0.050%
19	Bybit	0.020%	0.055%
20	WhiteBIT	0.010%	0.055%
21	Bitget · BGB	0.020%	0.060%
22	KuCoin	0.020%	0.060%
23	HTX	0.020%	0.060%
24	Phemex	0.010%	0.060%
25	BitMart · BMX	0.020%	0.060%
26	Bitunix	0.020%	0.060%
27	LBank	0.020%	0.060%
28	BloFin	0.020%	0.060%
29	Toobit	0.020%	0.060%
30	Deepcoin	0.040%	0.060%
31	CoinW	0.020%	0.060%
32	WEEX	0.020%	0.080%

* 0%/0.02% is the published UI base as of 19 Aug 2026, not a universal book. Rates vary by region and event; the 25 May BTC/ETH update is region-gated; API futures use a separate 0.06%/0.08% book.

Cheapest spot fees (base taker)

#	Exchange	Maker	Taker
1	Bitfinex	0.000%	0.000%
2	Lighter	0.000%	0.000%
3	dYdX	0.000%	0.000%
4	Deribit	0.000%	0.000%
5	Toobit	0.000%	0.000%
6	Aster	0.005%	0.040%
7	MEXC	0.000%	0.050%
8	Hyperliquid	0.040%	0.070%
9	edgeX	0.040%	0.070%
10	Binance · BNB	0.100%	0.100%
11	Bybit	0.100%	0.100%
12	OKX	0.080%	0.100%
13	Gate.io · GT	0.100%	0.100%
14	Bitget · BGB	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 · BMX	0.100%	0.100%
21	Bitunix	0.080%	0.100%
22	LBank	0.100%	0.100%
23	BloFin	0.100%	0.100%
24	WEEX	0.100%	0.100%
25	Deepcoin	0.100%	0.100%
26	CoinW	0.100%	0.100%
27	HTX	0.200%	0.200%
28	CoinEx	0.200%	0.200%
29	Kraken	0.250%	0.400%
30	Crypto.com	0.250%	0.500%
31	ApeX	0.500%	0.500%
32	Coinbase	0.600%	1.200%

Zero-fee venues

Bitfinex, Lighter currently advertise 0% maker and taker on the markets we track. That's genuinely the lowest trading fee possible. But remember the real cost of a trade also includes funding (on perps), the bid/ask spread, and withdrawal fees, which a 0% headline doesn't cover. See the hidden costs of crypto trading.

Biggest native-token discounts

• Binance: up to −25% when you hold/pay fees with BNB.
• BitMart: up to −25% when you hold/pay fees with BMX.
• Bitget: up to −20% when you hold/pay fees with BGB.
• Gate.io: up to −10% when you hold/pay fees with GT.

What funding actually cost, last 29 days

Trading fees are the cost everyone compares. On perpetual futures they are usually the smaller one. Funding, paid every 8 hours to hold a position, is the cost no fee table shows, and it is the one thing FeeEdge tracks that the static comparison sites do not. Across the 25 venues with at least two weeks of recorded history, over the last 29 days:

• Longs paid to hold on 22 of 25 venues. Holding a leveraged long was a recurring cost almost everywhere, not a break-even.
• The median venue charged about 6.4% annualized to hold a BTC long, before any trading fee.
• The gap between the cheapest and most expensive venue to hold averaged about 24.7% annualized. Same position, same coin: that spread is pure carry cost, and it dwarfs the maker/taker fees traders usually argue about.

Averages of published 8-hour BTC perpetual funding over the window, annualized. Newly added venues with under two weeks of history are excluded so a few days of data cannot skew the numbers. Live per-venue funding is on the funding heatmap; estimates, not financial advice.

What it means for traders

Picking the lowest-headline-fee exchange isn't the same as paying the least. Your real cost depends on your monthly volume (which moves you down fee tiers), your maker/taker mix, funding if you trade perps, and whether you'd actually use a token discount. Two traders on the same exchange can pay very different effective rates, and the cheapest venue for a high-volume maker is rarely the cheapest for an occasional taker. That's the whole reason we built the FeeEdge calculator: it ranks all33 venues for your profile in about ten seconds.

Methodology

Figures are published entry-tier (regular / VIP-0) maker and taker rates, refreshed daily, live from exchange APIs where available, otherwise hand-verified and re-checked monthly (last verified August 17, 2026). Full detail on our methodology page. Rates change; always confirm on the exchange before trading. This is information, not financial advice.

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