BitgetVariational
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.1%—
Spot taker0.1%—
Futures maker0.02%0%
Futures taker0.06%0%
Markets (live)
Coins listed3,782565
Coins with perpetuals815565
Coins with spot pairs3,3240
24h volume$12.10B—
Coins only here480 coins trade on both3,30285
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days7—
Last 90 days7—
Perpetuals listed on both
Cheaper on more coinsof 459 shared perps, by mid price143 coins302 coins
Average funding (24h)positive = longs pay shorts+0.018%+0.004%
Typical price gapmedian between the two venues0.059%0.059%
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · monthlyYes · real-time
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…10 regionsUnited States and US territories (incl. Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands), Canada, Taiwan, Cuba, Iran…
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 Limited—
Exchange tokenBGBVAR
Incidents on record20
Bitget or Variational?
Bitget and Variational 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 3,782 coins and Variational 565. 480 coins trade on both, 3,302 only on Bitget and 85 only on Variational. In the last 30 days Bitget added 7 new coins and Variational —.
On the 459 perpetual contracts listed on both exchanges, Bitget was cheaper on 143 and Variational on 302, with a typical gap of 0.059%. Gaps like these are what the arbitrage scanner tracks; average 24h funding on the shared coins was +0.018% on Bitget and +0.004% on Variational.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; Bitget offers 1 discount option and Variational offers 3 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.