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BingX vs Lighter

Fees, coins, new listings, perp prices and safety of BingX and Lighter, side by side.

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BingX

Centralized exchange · since 2018

Derivatives-focused crypto exchange known for copy trading, also offering spot and TradFi products.

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Lighter

Perp DEX · since 2022

Order-book perpetual and spot exchange built as an app-specific ZK rollup on Ethereum, with verifiable matching and liquidations and zero fees on standard accounts.

New users: Weekly points drops and a free Premium trial week via referral

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BingXLighter
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.1%0%
Spot taker0.1%0%
Futures maker0.02%0%
Futures taker0.05%0%
Markets (live)
Coins listed1,204212
Coins with perpetuals973212
Coins with spot pairs6270
24h volume$6.79B$2.38B
Coins only here107 coins trade on both1,097105
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days761
Last 90 days761
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · monthlyYes · real-time
Licenses3Australia: AUSTRAC digital currency exchange registration, Lithuania: FCIS VASP registration (MiCA authorisation pending), ISO/IEC 27001 and PCI DSS 4.0.1 certificationsNone listed
Restricted regions11 regionsUnited States, United Kingdom, Canada, Singapore, Netherlands…15 regionsUnited States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, North Korea…
HeadquartersSingapore (as reported by media; operating entity BingX SG Pte. Ltd.)Lighter, Inc. (Delaware corporation, United States)
Exchange token—LIT
Incidents on record11
Highlighted = better on that line. Fees are base-tier rates before VIP and token discounts. Markets and listings are counted live from exchange APIs.

Top coins only on BingX

Top coins only on Lighter

BingX or Lighter?

BingX and Lighter 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.

BingX lists 1,204 coins and Lighter 212. 107 coins trade on both, 1,097 only on BingX and 105 only on Lighter. In the last 30 days BingX added 76 new coins and Lighter 1.

Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; BingX offers 2 discount options and Lighter offers 4 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.

Which has lower fees, BingX or Lighter?

At the base tier, spot taker fees are 0.1% on BingX and 0% on Lighter; futures taker fees are 0.05% and 0%. VIP tiers and token discounts lower both.

Which lists more coins, BingX or Lighter?

BingX lists 1,204 coins and Lighter 212. 107 coins trade on both exchanges.

Which adds new coins faster?

In the last 30 days ArbiLayer detected 76 new coins on BingX and 1 on Lighter.

Do BingX and Lighter publish proof of reserves?

BingX: yes. Lighter: yes.

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