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Updated 26 Sep 2026 · 7 reviews

Global Exchanges, ranked

Every product we have tested, ordered by its score out of ten. Ties go to the newer review. Scores change when we re-test, so check the date on each review.

01Global Exchanges

OKX home page with the heading Faster, better, stronger than your average crypto exchange

OKX Review: A Deep Exchange With a Wallet Built In, and a Compliance Past

OKX is the best fit for active traders who also want to reach on-chain markets from the same login. Fees are competitive, the wallet is broad and reserves are published monthly. The catch is history: OKX pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed US money transmitter and paid about $505 million, so beginners and anyone who weights compliance first should look at a regulated rival.

7.7 out of 10
Best for
Active traders who also use DeFi and on-chain tokens
Price
Free account; spot fees from 0.08% maker
Maker
OKX
Reviewed
14 Sep 2026
04Bitget home page with the heading Beyond crypto. Trade global assets with USDT and live pricesBitget Review: Copy Trading Is the Draw, and the Fee Stack Is the Catch for BeginnersGlobal Exchanges · Free account; spot fees from 0.10%6.9 out of 106.9 out of 10Free account; spot fees from 0.10%Experienced traders who want wide coin choice and futures
05CoinMarketCap page for the Gate exchange with the About Gate section describing it as founded in 2013 and serving over 60 million usersGate Review: A Huge Altcoin Menu and Published Reserves, Set Against a Chilean Court DisputeGlobal Exchanges · Free account; spot fees from 0.10%6.9 out of 106.9 out of 10Free account; spot fees from 0.10%Altcoin hunters outside the U.S. who keep small balances
06KuCoin home page headline claiming over 45 million users, with a 24-hour news feed and live coin pricesKuCoin Review: Big Altcoin Menu, Cheap Spot Fees and an Enforcement Record You Must WeighGlobal Exchanges · Free account; spot fees from 0.10%5.6 out of 105.6 out of 10Free account; spot fees from 0.10%Experienced traders hunting small-cap coins, with small balances
07MEXC homepage on a black background with a sign-up form and the headline Discover Your Wall Street DNA TestMEXC Review: 0% Maker Fees and 3,000 Coins, Against a Record of Frozen Accounts and No LicenceGlobal Exchanges · Free account; 0% spot maker, 0.05% spot taker5.6 out of 105.6 out of 10Free account; 0% spot maker, 0.05% spot takerExperienced altcoin traders who keep only small, active balances offshore

A score is our judgement after funding an account, using the product and withdrawing. It is not a prediction and it is not advice: the right choice depends on where you live and what you need.

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