Centralized exchange · since 2017 Global centralized exchange for spot and derivatives trading, launched in 2017 and the largest by spot volume.
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Centralized exchange · since 2013 Centralized exchange founded in 2013 as Huobi and renamed HTX in 2023, offering spot, futures, earn and copy-trading products.
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BinanceHTX
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.1%0.2%
Spot taker0.1%0.2%
Futures maker0.02%0.02%
Futures taker0.05%0.06%
Markets (live)
Coins listed1,189889
Coins with perpetuals744391
Coins with spot pairs812584
24h volume$73.52B$2.25B
Coins only here640 coins trade on both549249
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days82
Last 90 days82
Perpetuals listed on both
Cheaper on more coinsof 292 shared perps, by mid price170 coins114 coins
Average funding (24h)positive = longs pay shorts+0.039%+0.017%
Typical price gapmedian between the two venues0.083%0.083%
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · monthlyYes · monthly
Licenses2Abu Dhabi (ADGM) authorisation to operate (December 2025), Japan: re-entered via acquisition of Sakura Exchange (November 2022)None listed
Restricted regions7 regionsUnited States (served by separate Binance.US), Canada, Netherlands, United Kingdom (new sign-ups closed), European Union (no MiCA licence since July 2026)…12 regionsUnited States, Canada, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore…
HeadquartersNo official headquarters; operates through regional entities (e.g. Abu Dhabi, Japan)No official HQ disclosed; described in press coverage as Seychelles-based
Exchange tokenBNBHTX
Incidents on record45
Binance or HTX?
Binance and HTX are compared here on what matters when you choose where to trade: base trading fees, how many coins each lists, how quickly they add new ones, perpetual prices and funding on the coins both list, and safety signals such as proof of reserves and restricted regions. Live numbers update from the exchanges' public market data; fees and policies were checked against each exchange's own pages.
Binance lists 1,189 coins and HTX 889. 640 coins trade on both, 549 only on Binance and 249 only on HTX. In the last 30 days Binance added 8 new coins and HTX 2.
On the 292 perpetual contracts listed on both exchanges, Binance was cheaper on 170 and HTX on 114, with a typical gap of 0.083%. Gaps like these are what the arbitrage scanner tracks; average 24h funding on the shared coins was +0.039% on Binance and +0.017% on HTX.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; Binance offers 2 discount options and HTX offers 2 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.