Bybit vs OKX

Fees, coins, new listings, perp prices and safety of Bybit and OKX, side by side.

Bybit

Centralized exchange · since 2018

Dubai-based centralized exchange founded in 2018, known for derivatives and spot trading.

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OKX

Centralized exchange · since 2017

Global centralized exchange and Web3 wallet provider, launched internationally in 2017 as OKEx and rebranded OKX in 2022.

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Lower futures taker fee: OKX (0.05% vs 0.055%)
More coins: Bybit (891 vs 669)
Cheaper perps more often: OKX (212 of 438 shared coins)

BybitOKX

Trading fees (base tier)

Spot maker0.1%0.08%

Spot taker0.1%0.1%

Futures maker0.02%0.02%

Futures taker0.055%0.05%

Markets (live)

Coins listed891669

Coins with perpetuals797485

Coins with spot pairs395404

24h volume$15.68B$24.12B

Coins only here498 coins trade on both393171

New listings (detected live)

Last 30 days00

Last 90 days00

Perpetuals listed on both

Cheaper on more coinsof 438 shared perps, by mid price208 coins212 coins

Average funding (24h)positive = longs pay shorts-0.005%+0.002%

Typical price gapmedian between the two venues0.051%0.051%

Safety and access

Proof of reservesYes · regular (roughly monthly) · HackenYes · monthly

Licenses1EU: MiCA crypto-asset service provider authorisation from Austria's FMA (May 2025)3EU: MiCA CASP authorisation for OKX Europe Limited from Malta's MFSA (27 January 2025), US: OKX INC., NMLS #1767779, Dubai: provisional virtual asset licence (July 2022)

Restricted regions12 regionsUnited States, Canada, Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Singapore…15 regionsCanada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia…

HeadquartersDubai, United Arab EmiratesGlobal platform operated by Aux Cayes FinTech Co. Ltd. (Seychelles); regional entities incl. Malta (EEA), UAE, Singapore and the US (San Jose, California)

Exchange token—OKB

Incidents on record13

Highlighted = better on that line. Fees are base-tier rates before VIP and token discounts. Markets and listings are counted live from exchange APIs.

Top coins only on Bybit

XMR USDE BTW M USDY MNT HTX JST KAS KCS NEXO CAKE VET XDC

Top coins only on OKX

LEO USDG PI RAY EURC CARDS AI PROS DGB OMI ONE WIN RON UP

Biggest perp price gaps right now

Liquid perpetuals listed on both exchanges, by mid price. Open a coin to see every route after fees.

OPENAI+902.96%Bybit higher ANTHROPIC+898.40%Bybit higher QNT+447.64%Bybit higher BB-99.89%OKX higher SHEIN+0.59%Bybit higher SLX+0.42%Bybit higher SIGN-0.40%OKX higher MET+0.39%Bybit higher

Bybit or OKX?

Bybit and OKX 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 OKX 669. 498 coins trade on both, 393 only on Bybit and 171 only on OKX. In the last 30 days Bybit added 0 new coins and OKX 0.

On the 438 perpetual contracts listed on both exchanges, Bybit was cheaper on 208 and OKX on 212, with a typical gap of 0.051%. Gaps like these are what the arbitrage scanner tracks; average 24h funding on the shared coins was -0.005% on Bybit and +0.002% on OKX.

Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; OKX offers 1 discount option. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.

Which has lower fees, Bybit or OKX?

At the base tier, spot taker fees are 0.1% on Bybit and 0.1% on OKX; futures taker fees are 0.055% and 0.05%. VIP tiers and token discounts lower both.

Which lists more coins, Bybit or OKX?

Bybit lists 891 coins and OKX 669. 498 coins trade on both exchanges.

Which adds new coins faster?

In the last 30 days ArbiLayer detected 0 new coins on Bybit and 0 on OKX.

Do Bybit and OKX publish proof of reserves?

Bybit: yes. OKX: yes.