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XT.COM vs Lighter

Fees, coins, new listings, perp prices and safety of XT.COM and Lighter, side by side.

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XT.COM

Centralized exchange · since 2018

Offshore exchange with a large altcoin catalogue, offering spot, margin, futures, copy trading and earn products.

New users: New-user futures rewards

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Lighter

Perp DEX · since 2022

Order-book perpetual and spot exchange built as an app-specific ZK rollup on Ethereum, with verifiable matching and liquidations and zero fees on standard accounts.

New users: Weekly points drops and a free Premium trial week via referral

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XT.COMLighter
Trading fees (base tier)
Spot maker0.2%0%
Spot taker0.2%0%
Futures maker0.04%0%
Futures taker0.06%0%
Markets (live)
Coins listed1,396213
Coins with perpetuals755213
Coins with spot pairs1,0210
24h volume$5.09B$2.47B
Coins only here178 coins trade on both1,21835
New listings (detected live)
Last 30 days62
Last 90 days62
Safety and access
Proof of reservesYesYes · real-time
LicensesNone listedNone listed
Restricted regions11 regionsUnited States, Canada, China, Singapore, North Korea…15 regionsUnited States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, North Korea…
HeadquartersRegistered in Seychelles; operational presence reported in Dubai, UAELighter, Inc. (Delaware corporation, United States)
Exchange tokenXTLIT
Incidents on record21
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 XT.COM

Top coins only on Lighter

XT.COM or Lighter?

XT.COM and Lighter 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.

XT.COM lists 1,396 coins and Lighter 213. 178 coins trade on both, 1,218 only on XT.COM and 35 only on Lighter. In the last 30 days XT.COM added 6 new coins and Lighter 2.

Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; XT.COM offers 2 discount options and Lighter offers 4 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.

Which has lower fees, XT.COM or Lighter?

At the base tier, spot taker fees are 0.2% on XT.COM and 0% on Lighter; futures taker fees are 0.06% and 0%. VIP tiers and token discounts lower both.

Which lists more coins, XT.COM or Lighter?

XT.COM lists 1,396 coins and Lighter 213. 178 coins trade on both exchanges.

Which adds new coins faster?

In the last 30 days ArbiLayer detected 6 new coins on XT.COM and 2 on Lighter.

Do XT.COM and Lighter publish proof of reserves?

XT.COM: yes. Lighter: yes.

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