https://ift.tt/kViFMxt KuCoin alternatives: top competitors and exchanges better than KuCoin

How did Binance become so big so quickly? There are various reasons – low trading fees, professional attitude, the large number of cryptocurrencies supported by the platform, and friendly and transparent CEO. Some of the features available on Binance are Earn (locked and fixed savings, DeFi staking, and yield farming), Pool (join their mining and staking pools and earn rewards for keeping your chosen blockchains safe), Liquid swap, Liquidity pools, Automated trading bots, spot trading, futures and margin trading, and P2P trading.

Deposit fees:
Free
Withdrawal fees:
Vary from crypto to crypto
Trading fees:
0.1%
Payment Methods:
Debit Card, Credit Card, SWIFT, Bank Transfer (SEPA), and more
Supported fiat:
USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, RUB, and 15+ more

  High liquidity
  It supports a large number of crypto assets
  Widely considered the largest crypto platform
Various advanced features and services
One of the lowest fees among top exchanges

Not available in the US
Not fully registered
Hacked in 2019

Uphold offers a beginner-friendly interface. The main focus (and the main differences compared to its competitors) is on trading directly between asset classes with fixed payments, offering a future where all users have access to financial services, thanks to Uphold’s unique “Anything-to-Anything” trading experience.

Deposit fees:
Free
Withdrawal fees:
Free
Trading fees:
Based on spreads
Service fees:
1% – 3%
Payment Methods:
Debit/Credit Cards, Bank Transfer (SEPA), SWIFT, ACH Transfer, Wire Transfer, Crypto Conversion, etc.
Supported fiat:
USD, GBP, EUR, and 15+ more

  Offers a beginner-friendly interface
  Various advanced features
  Unique “Anything-to-anything” trading service
Low fees
It is regulated by the US laws

Customer support can be better
Various trading limitations
A less organized educational section (compared to its competitors)

Coinbase offers its services in over 100 different countries around the world and has more than 60 million registered users. It offers its users more than 100 cryptocurrencies to choose from. Additionally, well above 400 trading pairs are offered on the Coinbase exchange. Furthermore, there is also a mobile app that is supported on Android as well as IOS.

Deposit fees:
Credit/Debit Card: 3.99%SEPA: €0U.S Bank Transfer: 1.49% (the US $0.15 min.)Coinbase USD wallet: 1.49%ACH Transfer USD: $0 Wire Transfer USD: $10
Withdrawal fees:
SEPA: €0.15U.S Bank Transfer: 1.49% (US $0.15 min.) Coinbase USD wallet: 1.49%Wire Transfer USD: $25
Trading fees:
Fees vary
Payment Methods:
Bank Account, Debit Card, Credit Card, Wire Transfer, SEPA Transfer,
Supported fiat:
USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, CNY & 50+ more

  An easy way for new users to purchase Bitcoin
  More than 100 cryptocurrencies to choose from
  A regulated and trustworthy company
High liquidity and purchasing limits

Confusing fee composition
Higher than usual fees

The exchange was launched back in 2019 so we can say it is still a new player in the crypto market. FTX is owned by FTX Trading LTD its headquarters are in Hong Kong, HK. FTX offers its users a lot of advanced trading features: perpetual futures, bitcoin options, MOVE contracts, spot trading, leveraged tokens, OTC desk, and oil futures.

Alameda research, the FTX team, and the list of partnerships are three major factors that provide stability and trustworthiness to the FTX exchange

Deposit fees:
Free
Withdrawal fees:
Vary from crypto to crypto
Trading fees:
0.01 – 0.07 %
Payment Methods:
Wire Transfer, SEPA, Credit Card, Silvergate Exchange Network (SEN), PayID, Signature SIGNET, and cryptocurrency
Supported fiat:
USD, HKD, GBP, EUR, AUD, SGD, CAD, ZAR, BRL, and CHF.

  Considered trustworthy
  Competitive fees
  A lot of advanced trading features

Not available in the US
Not so good for beginners

It is one of the newer crypto derivative exchanges on the market. While everything around it looks and sounds appealing, Phemex still has things to prove.

Deposit fees:
Free
Withdrawal fees:
0.0005 BTC
Trading fees:
0.025% – 0.075%
Payment Methods:
Only BTC
Supported fiat:
None

  No KYC process
  Quick transaction time
  Mobile apps for Android and iOS

US citizens aren’t allowed to trade
not battle-tested

The platform came to be sometime in 2018 with its original headquarters being established in Singapore. Since then they’ve expanded their operations to additional offices in Hong Kong and Taiwan in an effort to support their growing user base of 100,000+ traders hailing from places such as North America, Europe, Russia, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.

Deposit fees:
Free
Withdrawal fees:
Free
Trading fees:
-0.025% – 0.075%
Payment Methods:
Only crypto
Supported fiat:
None

  Up to 100x leverage
  No mandatory KYC
  Reduced risk of price manipulation and liquidations

No US citizens allowed
Limited number of supported coins

Kraken has millions of active users, international markets, and strategic investors on board. It was launched back in 2011 so it is one of the oldest crypto exchanges in the world. Headquarters are in San Francisco, California, U.S. The founder and the CEO of the company is Jesse Powell.

Deposit fees:
EUR SEPA Deposit (Free) – EEA countries only USD Bank Wire Deposit ($5 USD) – US onlyEUR Bank Wire Deposit (€10) – outside the US only USD Bank Wire Deposit ($10 USD) – outside US onlyJPY Bank deposit (Free, ¥5,000 deposit minimum) – Japan-only USD, Wire Deposit (Free)
Withdrawal fees:
Cryptocurrency: Fees vary, SEPA Withdrawal (€0.09) – EEA countries only USD Bank Wire Withdrawal ($5 USD) – US only USD Bank Wire Withdrawal ($60 USD) – outside US onlyEUR Bank Wire Withdrawal (€60) – outside US onlyJPY Bank withdrawal (¥20) – Japan onlyCAD EFT Withdrawal ($10 CAD)
Trading fees:
Maker: 0.16%Taker: 0.28%
Payment Methods:
Fedwire, Bank Transfer (SEPA), SWIFT, Wire Transfer, Etana Custody, Silvergate Exchange Network (SEN), FPS, CHAPS, and BACS, PayID, Osko
Supported fiat:
USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CAD

  Available almost worldwide
  Longevity on the crypto market – highly respected exchange
  Over 90 cryptocurrencies
Advanced trading and staking services

Fees are fairly high compared to its main competitors
No derivates or futures trading

Today, Cex.io is available in more than 180 countries around the globe. It is registered with FinCEN, and it applies AML (anti-money laundering) and KYC (know your customer) policies. Cex.io supports fiat to crypto purchases, spot trading, margin trading, staking, leverage, lending, and savings.

Deposit fees:
 0 – 3.99 %
Withdrawal fees:
0 – 3 %
Trading fees:
0 – 0.25 %
Payment Methods:
Credit Card, Bank transfer, ACH, Epay, Skrill, SEPA, Faster Payments
Supported fiat:
USD, EUR, GBP, RUB

  Regulated and licensed
  Over 4 million users worldwide
  Fast support
Various payment options

Just 4 fiat currencies are available
Extensive Verification Process