BybitMEXC
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.1%0%
Spot taker0.1%0.05%
Futures maker0.02%0.01%
Futures taker0.055%0.04%
Markets (live)
Coins listed8912,023
Coins with perpetuals7971,092
Coins with spot pairs3951,511
24h volume$15.68B$14.64B
Coins only here640 coins trade on both2511,383
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days017
Last 90 days017
Perpetuals listed on both
Cheaper on more coinsof 558 shared perps, by mid price238 coins283 coins
Average funding (24h)positive = longs pay shorts-0.006%+0.006%
Typical price gapmedian between the two venues0.062%0.062%
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · regular (roughly monthly) · HackenYes · monthly · Hacken
Licenses1EU: MiCA crypto-asset service provider authorisation from Austria's FMA (May 2025)None listed
Restricted regions12 regionsUnited States, Canada, Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Singapore…11 regionsUnited States, Mainland China, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore…
HeadquartersDubai, United Arab EmiratesNo official HQ disclosed; recent press releases are datelined Mutsamudu, Comoros
Exchange token—MX
Incidents on record12
Bybit or MEXC?
Bybit 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.
Bybit lists 891 coins and MEXC 2,023. 640 coins trade on both, 251 only on Bybit and 1,383 only on MEXC. In the last 30 days Bybit added 0 new coins and MEXC 17.
On the 558 perpetual contracts listed on both exchanges, Bybit was cheaper on 238 and MEXC on 283, with a typical gap of 0.062%. Gaps like these are what the arbitrage scanner tracks; average 24h funding on the shared coins was -0.006% on Bybit and +0.006% on MEXC.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; MEXC offers 3 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.