Centralized exchange · since 2018 Global centralized exchange founded in 2018, known for a large token selection and low or zero-fee trading promotions.
New users: Welcome rewards advertised up to 10,000 USDT for new users
Claim on MEXC ↗
Centralized exchange · since 2013 Centralized exchange founded in 2013 as Huobi and renamed HTX in 2023, offering spot, futures, earn and copy-trading products.
New users: Task-based new-user campaigns (June 2026 campaign: 100,000 USDT prize pool plus device prizes)
Claim on HTX ↗
MEXCHTX
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0%0.2%
Spot taker0.05%0.2%
Futures maker0.01%0.02%
Futures taker0.04%0.06%
Markets (live)
Coins listed2,023894
Coins with perpetuals1,092397
Coins with spot pairs1,511584
24h volume$14.64B$2.13B
Coins only here587 coins trade on both1,436307
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days178
Last 90 days178
Perpetuals listed on both
Cheaper on more coinsof 159 shared perps, by mid price87 coins69 coins
Average funding (24h)positive = longs pay shorts+0.017%+0.013%
Typical price gapmedian between the two venues0.149%0.149%
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYes · monthly · HackenYes · monthly
LicensesNone listedNone listed
Restricted regions11 regionsUnited States, Mainland China, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore…12 regionsUnited States, Canada, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore…
HeadquartersNo official HQ disclosed; recent press releases are datelined Mutsamudu, ComorosNo official HQ disclosed; described in press coverage as Seychelles-based
Exchange tokenMXHTX
Incidents on record25
MEXC or HTX?
MEXC and HTX 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.
MEXC lists 2,023 coins and HTX 894. 587 coins trade on both, 1,436 only on MEXC and 307 only on HTX. In the last 30 days MEXC added 17 new coins and HTX 8.
On the 159 perpetual contracts listed on both exchanges, MEXC was cheaper on 87 and HTX on 69, with a typical gap of 0.149%. Gaps like these are what the arbitrage scanner tracks; average 24h funding on the shared coins was +0.017% on MEXC and +0.013% on HTX.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; MEXC offers 3 discount options and HTX offers 2 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.