Centralized exchange · since 2021 Derivatives-focused crypto exchange registered in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, offering perpetual futures, spot and copy trading.
New users: Futures bonus up to 10,000 USDT for new registrations
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Peer-to-peer RFQ derivatives protocol on Arbitrum; its Omni app offers zero-fee perpetuals on 500+ crypto and traditional markets.
New users: Weekly points toward the VAR genesis airdrop, plus loss refunds
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BitunixVariational
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.08%—
Spot taker0.1%—
Futures maker0.02%0%
Futures taker0.06%0%
Markets (live)
Coins listed1,125565
Coins with perpetuals768565
Coins with spot pairs8380
24h volume$5.43B—
Coins only here524 coins trade on both60141
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days0—
Last 90 days0—
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · monthly · HackenYes · real-time
Licenses8Canada: FINTRAC MSB registration, US: FinCEN MSB registration, Australia: AUSTRAC registrationNone listed
Restricted regions12 regionsUnited States, Canada, France, Hong Kong, Mainland China…10 regionsUnited States and US territories (incl. Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands), Canada, Taiwan, Cuba, Iran…
HeadquartersBitunix Fintech LLC, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines—
Exchange token—VAR
Incidents on record00
Bitunix or Variational?
Bitunix 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.
Bitunix lists 1,125 coins and Variational 565. 524 coins trade on both, 601 only on Bitunix and 41 only on Variational. In the last 30 days Bitunix added 0 new coins and Variational —.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; Bitunix offers 2 discount options and Variational offers 3 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.