Centralized exchange · since 2018 Offshore exchange founded in Singapore, known for XRP-focused markets, offering spot, futures and yield products with its BTR token.
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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.
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BitrueLighter
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.098%0%
Spot taker0.098%0%
Futures maker0.02%0%
Futures taker0.06%0%
Markets (live)
Coins listed1,777212
Coins with perpetuals727212
Coins with spot pairs1,4500
24h volume$8.21B$2.38B
Coins only here181 coins trade on both1,59631
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days01
Last 90 days01
Safety and access
Proof of reservesNot publishedYes · real-time
LicensesNone listedNone listed
Restricted regions9 regionsUnited States, China, Hong Kong, North Korea, Iran…15 regionsUnited States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, North Korea…
HeadquartersOriginally Singapore; later operating entity reported in Costa RicaLighter, Inc. (Delaware corporation, United States)
Exchange tokenBTRLIT
Incidents on record31
Bitrue or Lighter?
Bitrue 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.
Bitrue lists 1,777 coins and Lighter 212. 181 coins trade on both, 1,596 only on Bitrue and 31 only on Lighter. In the last 30 days Bitrue added 0 new coins and Lighter 1.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; Bitrue offers 2 discount options and Lighter offers 4 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.