Centralized exchange · since 2018 Futures-focused crypto exchange founded in 2018 offering high-leverage perpetuals, spot and copy trading, backed by a 1,000 BTC protection fund.
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WEEXVariational
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.1%—
Spot taker0.1%—
Futures maker0.02%0%
Futures taker0.08%0%
Markets (live)
Coins listed1,723565
Coins with perpetuals0565
Coins with spot pairs1,7230
24h volume$2.34B—
Coins only here439 coins trade on both1,284126
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days7—
Last 90 days7—
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYesYes · real-time
Licenses2US FinCEN MSB registration, Canada FINTRAC MSB registrationNone listed
Restricted regions16 regionsUnited States, Canada, South Korea, Mainland China, Hong Kong…10 regionsUnited States and US territories (incl. Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands), Canada, Taiwan, Cuba, Iran…
HeadquartersDubai, UAE (founded in Singapore)—
Exchange tokenWXTVAR
Incidents on record10
WEEX or Variational?
WEEX 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.
WEEX lists 1,723 coins and Variational 565. 439 coins trade on both, 1,284 only on WEEX and 126 only on Variational. In the last 30 days WEEX added 7 new coins and Variational —.
Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; WEEX offers 3 discount options and Variational offers 3 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.