Centralized exchange · since 2018 Centralized exchange founded in 2018, known for USDT-margined futures and copy trading.
New users: Welcome pack for new users, advertised up to 6,200 USDT
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Centralized exchange · since 2018 Global centralized exchange founded in 2018, known for a large token selection and low or zero-fee trading promotions.
New users: Welcome rewards advertised up to 10,000 USDT for new users
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BitgetMEXC
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.1%0%
Spot taker0.1%0.05%
Futures maker0.02%0.01%
Futures taker0.06%0.04%
Markets (live)
Coins listed3,7812,016
Coins with perpetuals8151,083
Coins with spot pairs3,3231,511
24h volume$10.55B$13.04B
Coins only here656 coins trade on both3,1251,360
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days710
Last 90 days710
Perpetuals listed on both
Cheaper on more coinsof 513 shared perps, by mid price231 coins245 coins
Average funding (24h)positive = longs pay shorts+0.018%+0.012%
Typical price gapmedian between the two venues0.048%0.048%
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · monthlyYes · monthly · Hacken
Licenses1El Salvador: Bitcoin service provider licence from the Central Reserve Bank (December 2024)None listed
Restricted regions12 regionsUnited States (incl. territories), Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan…11 regionsUnited States, Mainland China, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore…
HeadquartersNo single official HQ stated; founded in Singapore, registered in Seychelles; EU hub in Vienna (2026). Platform operator per Terms of Use: BTG Technology Holdings LimitedNo official HQ disclosed; recent press releases are datelined Mutsamudu, Comoros
Exchange tokenBGBMX
Incidents on record22
Bitget or MEXC?
Bitget and MEXC 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.
Bitget lists 3,781 coins and MEXC 2,016. 656 coins trade on both, 3,125 only on Bitget and 1,360 only on MEXC. In the last 30 days Bitget added 7 new coins and MEXC 10.
On the 513 perpetual contracts listed on both exchanges, Bitget was cheaper on 231 and MEXC on 245, with a typical gap of 0.048%. Gaps like these are what the arbitrage scanner tracks; average 24h funding on the shared coins was +0.018% on Bitget and +0.012% on MEXC.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; Bitget offers 1 discount option and MEXC offers 3 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.