Poloniex
Long-running offshore crypto exchange, owned by a Justin Sun-linked group since 2019, offering spot, margin and perpetual futures.
Volume (24h)$565.10MUSDT markets tracked live
Coins836with USDT pairs
Spot / Perp markets864 / 0tracked by ArbiLayer
Base fees0.01% / 0.075%maker / taker, futures
About Poloniex
Long-running offshore crypto exchange, owned by a Justin Sun-linked group since 2019, offering spot, margin and perpetual futures.
Trading fees
Official fee schedule ↗SpotBase tier
Maker0.09%
Taker0.09%
USDT-M futuresBase tier
Maker0.01%
Taker0.075%
- Spot volume tiers down to 0% maker / 0.06% taker at $50M+ 30-day volume
- Poloniex Plus: Silver 0% / 0.04%, Gold 0% / 0.03%
- Lending: 15% of earned interest charged to lenders
Withdrawals: fixed per asset / network; deposits free
New users
New-user staking promotion
- Promotional high APY on 7-day USDT staking for new users
Claim on Poloniex ↗Terms and regional eligibility vary. Check the offer page before signing up.
Spot volume tiers and Poloniex Plus
VIP program ↗Tier is based on 30-day trading volume.
TierRequirementSpot makerSpot taker
Tier 1< $50K 30d volume0.09%0.09%
Tier 2$50K – $1M0.075%0.075%
Tier 3$1M – $10M0.04%0.07%
Tier 4$10M – $50M0.02%0.065%
Tier 5$50M+0%0.06%
Plus SilverPoloniex Plus programme0%0.04%
Plus GoldPoloniex Plus programme0%0.03%
Market MakerMarket maker programme0.02%0.025%
Proof of reserves
✓ Reserves verified- Merkle-root PoR claiming 100%+ coverage of user assets
Company
Founders
TDTristan D'AgostaFounder
Leadership
JSJustin SunOwner / adviser (Polo Digital Assets)
Products
SpotMargin (up to 3x)Perpetual futures (up to 100x)Staking / EarnLending
Not available in
United StatesChinaIranNorth KoreaOther sanctioned jurisdictions (about 19 countries in total)
Incidents & regulatory history
- 2023May 2023: paid about $7.6M to settle OFAC sanctions violations.
- 2023November 2023: hot-wallet private keys compromised; about $126M stolen, attributed to North Korea's Lazarus Group.
- 2021Paid $10M to settle SEC charges of operating an unregistered digital asset exchange.
- 2018Acquired by Circle for about $400M; spun out in 2019 to Polo Digital Assets (backed by Justin Sun and investors), exiting the US market.
Volume, last 7 days
7 days agonow
Top markets
ArbiLayer does not track live markets on this exchange yet.