Bitget vs Bitpanda

Bitget and Bitpanda are both centralized exchanges where you can buy and sell crypto. Bitget leans toward active trading with futures and leverage, while Bitpanda keeps things simpler and holds a MiCA licence for EU customers. The spot fees and the range of products are where they split apart most.

Bitget vs Bitpanda

Category	BBitget7.8/10	BBitpanda6.4/10
Overview
CryptoWinRate score	7.8/10 (higher)	6.4/10
Founded	2018	2014
Headquarters	Singapore	Vienna
Founder	Sandra Lou	Christian Trummer
CEO	Gracy Chen	Eric Demuth
KYC	Required	Required
MiCA licence	No	Yes
Regulator	—	Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA)
Availability
Available in your country	—	—
Restricted countries	58 countries	157 countries
Deposits and withdrawals
Deposit methods	9 methods	11 methods
Withdrawal methods	4 methods	3 methods
24-hour withdrawal limitKYC 1	$100,000	€5,000,000
24-hour withdrawal limitKYC 2	$2,000,000	—
Trading fees
Spot maker fee	0.1% (lower)	1.49%
Spot taker fee	0.1% (lower)	1.49%
EU spot feesmaker/taker	—	1.49% / 1.49%
Futures maker fee	0.02%	—
Futures taker fee	0.06%	—
Coins and markets
Spot assetscrypto	507	575 (higher)
EU coins	—	575
Futures contractscrypto	551	—
Stocks	2,991	7,758 (higher)
ETFs	150	2,638 (higher)
Indices	—	7
Commodities	10	149 (higher)
Leverage and margin
Max leverage	125×	—
Spot margin	3×	10×
Features
Spot	Yes	Yes
Futures	Yes	No
P2P	Yes	No
Demo Trading	Yes	No
Copy Trading	Yes	No
Trading Bots	Yes	No
Loans	Yes	No
Staking	Yes	Yes
Debit card	Yes	Yes
Security
Proof of reserves	YesAttestation ↗	No
Cold storage	Yes	Yes
Two-factor authentication	Yes	Yes
Withdrawal address whitelist	Yes	Yes
Anti-phishing passphrase	Yes	Yes
Reported hacks	YesSource ↗	—
Sign-up bonus
Bonus	6,200 USDT	100€
Fee cashback	10%	—
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Who should choose Bitget

Bitget fits anyone who wants to trade actively. Its spot fee of 0.1% is far lower than Bitpanda’s, and it adds futures across 478 coins and 551 markets, with leverage up to 125x. You also get copy trading, trading bots, demo trading and loans. If you plan to trade often or use derivatives, the cost and tool set work in your favour. Note that it does not hold a MiCA licence.

Who should choose Bitpanda

Bitpanda suits a straightforward buy-and-hold investor, especially in the EU, since it holds a MiCA licence. It carries 575 spot coins and a large set of tokenized stocks at 7,758, so you can keep crypto and stock exposure in one place. The trade-off is cost: its spot fee of 1.49% is much higher, and there are no futures, leverage, copy trading or bots.

Verdict

Pick Bitget if you trade often, want lower fees, or need futures and leverage. Pick Bitpanda if you want a MiCA-licensed home for simple crypto and tokenized-stock buying and don’t mind the higher fee.