Compare the best crypto exchanges in Argentina for 2026: regulation, ARS deposits and withdrawals, fees, coins, futures and each exchange's main catch.
Accepts clients from Argentina Accepts clients from Argentina Accepts clients from ArgentinaAvailable in the EU as Bybit EU Accepts clients from Argentina Accepts clients from Argentina Accepts clients from Argentina Accepts clients from ArgentinaAvailable in the EU as OKX EU Accepts clients from Argentina| Exchange | Spot assetscrypto | Futures assets | Spot feesmaker/taker | Futures feesmaker/taker | Max leverage | Argentina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. BitgetVisit | 507 | 478 | 0.1% / 0.1% | 0.02% / 0.06% | 125× | Yes |
| 2. BitunixVisit | 546 | 520 | 0.08% / 0.1% | 0.02% / 0.06% | 200× | Yes |
| 3. BybitVisit | 380 | 577 | 0.1% / 0.1% | 0.02% / 0.055% | 100× | Yes |
| 4. BinanceVisit | 507 | 525 | 0.1% / 0.1% | 0.02% / 0.05% | 150× | Yes |
| 5. MEXCVisit | 1,320 | 614 | 0% / 0.05% | 0% / 0.02% | 200× | Yes |
| 6. CoinbaseVisit | 402 | 131 | 0.4% / 0.6% | 0.05% / 0.05% | 10× | Yes |
| 7. OKXVisit | 298 | 485 | 0.2% / 0.35% | 0.02% / 0.05% | 125× | Yes |
| 8. KrakenVisit | 679 | 177 | 0.4% / 0.8% | 0.02% / 0.05% | 50× | Yes |
| Exchange | Score | Founded | Headquarters | Founder | CEO | KYC | Argentina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. BitgetVisit | 7.8 | 2018 | Singapore | Sandra Lou | Gracy Chen | Required | Yes |
| 2. BitunixVisit | 8.4 | 2021 | Seychelles | Arron Lee | Arron Lee | No KYC | Yes |
| 3. BybitVisit | 9 | 2018 | Dubai | Ben Zhou | Ben Zhou | Required | Yes |
| 4. BinanceVisit | 8.9 | 2017 | Cayman Islands | Changpeng Zhao | Richard Teng | Required | Yes |
| 5. MEXCVisit | 4.2 | 2018 | Singapore | John Chen | John Chen | Required | Yes |
| 6. CoinbaseVisit | 7.7 | 2012 | Remote | Brian Armstrong | Brian Armstrong | Required | Yes |
| 7. OKXVisit | 7.8 | 2017 | Seychelles | Star Xu | Star Xu | Required | Yes |
| 8. KrakenVisit | 9.3 | 2011 | San Francisco, USA | Jesse Powell | David Ripley | Required | Yes |
The Argentina column is checked live against each exchange's restricted-country list.
Bitget is our top pick for Argentina and suits active traders who want copy trading, bots and futures in one account, though its withdrawals are paused while it investigates unauthorized transfers from some of its wallets. Buying and trading crypto is legal in Argentina, and providers serving residents must be registered with the CNV, the securities regulator.
After that, what matters most is how you move pesos. Accounts are usually funded by instant bank transfer (Transferencias 3.0) to the exchange’s CBU or CVU number. Where an exchange doesn’t offer that, its P2P market is the practical way in and out. Then compare trading fees, the coins and products you can use, and each exchange’s security record.
Bitget packs more trading tools into one account than most exchanges. You get 507 coins on spot, futures on 478 coins with up to 125x leverage, copy trading, trading bots and a demo account with virtual funds. If you want to follow experienced traders or practise futures before risking real pesos, you can do all of it in one place.
Pesos go in and out mostly through Bitget's P2P marketplace, where you trade with other users through local payment methods and pay no added fee. It also offers bank transfer, card, Google Pay and Apple Pay deposits. Bank transfer isn't among its withdrawal options, though, so selling on the P2P market is your route back to pesos.
Spot trades cost 0.1% for makers and takers, with 20% off eligible fees paid in BGB, and futures cost 0.02% for makers and 0.06% for takers; ID verification is required. Bitget launched in 2018, is based in Singapore and was co-founded by Sandra Lou, with Gracy Chen as CEO. The main risk right now is that Bitget has reported unauthorized transfers of about $351.6 million from some hot and warm wallets and paused withdrawals while it investigates. Until withdrawals reopen you can't move coins out, even though Bitget says user balances are safe and its User Protection Fund covers the loss.
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Leverage and cheap futures are what Bitunix does best. Bitunix lists futures on 520 coins, with leverage as high as 200x, and a futures maker fee of 0.02% against a taker fee of 0.06%. Add 546 spot coins, copy trading, a demo account and markets in forex, indices and tokenized stocks, and an active trader can do almost everything here.
Signing up takes only an email, and ID checks are optional: an unverified account can withdraw up to $500,000 a day. Pesos usually come in through the P2P market, which handles more than 50 fiat currencies, or through a card purchase, on which Bitunix adds no fee of its own. Withdrawals are crypto only, so cashing out means selling to another user on P2P.
Spot trading costs 0.08% per maker order and 0.1% per taker order, and a $10 deposit gets you started. Bitunix dates from 2021, has its headquarters in Seychelles, and its co-founder Arron Lee is CEO. Because it only pays out in crypto, every exit to pesos depends on finding a P2P buyer at a fair rate.
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For swapping pesos, Bybit runs the second-largest P2P marketplace in the world, with more than 100 currencies, 300 payment methods and no fees on USDT, USDC, Bitcoin or Ethereum trades. Bank transfers work for both deposits and withdrawals, and you can also deposit by card, Google Pay or Apple Pay, which gives you more than one way to move money.
The range of markets is wide: 380 spot coins, 577 coins on futures with leverage topping out at 100x, and options on 8 coins. There are also contracts on stocks, forex, indices and commodities. Copy trading, grid bots and a demo account let you test strategies before using real money.
Bybit charges 0.1% on every spot trade, maker or taker, while on futures the maker rate is 0.02% and the taker rate 0.055%, and you'll need to pass ID checks. Founded in 2018, Bybit has its base in Dubai, with co-founder Ben Zhou at the helm. Hackers took over $1.5 billion from Bybit in February 2025, and it recovered all users' funds within 72 hours. Even so, the hack shows a large exchange can still be breached, so keep only your trading money there.
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Liquidity is Binance's main strength: it has the deepest order books in crypto, so large orders fill close to the price you see. You can trade 507 spot coins across 1,375 pairs, and the futures market covers 525 coins, with a maximum leverage of 150x. Options, copy trading, bots, loans, staking and a demo account are all in the same account.
Pesos come in mainly through Binance's P2P market, where you pay another user directly, though bank transfer and card deposits are available too. Bank transfer is available for withdrawals too, alongside crypto, so you aren't limited to P2P when cashing out.
Spot trades cost 0.1% whether you make or take, with 25% off eligible trades paid in BNB, while futures makers pay 0.02% and takers 0.05%; you'll have to verify your identity. Binance started in 2017 and is headquartered in the Cayman Islands; Changpeng Zhao co-founded it, and Richard Teng is its CEO. Its dense interface can slow down in volatile markets, so beginners may struggle and orders can lag just when prices move fastest.
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If you trade new or small tokens, MEXC has the biggest menu here: 1,320 spot coins, plus futures covering 614 coins, where leverage goes as high as 200x. It lists trending tokens early, so you can often buy a coin before other exchanges add it. Many of those small listings have thin order books, though, which means a large order can move the price against you.
Trading costs are the lowest in this ranking. Spot makers pay 0% and takers 0.05%; on futures, a maker order costs 0% and a taker order 0.02%. Fiat funding runs through cards, third-party payment providers and P2P rather than direct bank rails, so the fee and limit you get depend on the provider.
ID verification is required for every account, an unverified account can't withdraw anything, and paying fees in MX takes 20% off eligible fees. MEXC opened in 2018, operates from Singapore and has its co-founder, John Chen, serving as chief executive. The serious catch is its reputation, with many reported cases of MEXC withholding customer funds, so you risk having money stuck in your account and should keep balances small.
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Coinbase is the simplest place here to buy your first coins, with an app built for beginners and 402 coins to choose from. Coinbase Advanced adds TradingView charts, and its futures span 131 coins with leverage capped at 10x. That leverage is low next to the rest of this ranking, but it also limits how much one bad trade can cost you.
Funding options are narrower: you deposit by card, PayPal or crypto, and cash out by bank transfer or crypto. There's no P2P market, copy trading or trading bots. You give up the usual peso route and the automated tools most rivals offer, though staking is available.
Spot makers pay 0.4% against 0.6% for takers, futures charge a flat 0.05% either way, and opening an account means proving who you are. Coinbase launched in 2012 and works as a remote-first company without a single head office, and its chief executive is co-founder Brian Armstrong. Its spot fees are the biggest drawback, since a peso purchase loses noticeably more to fees here than on most exchanges in this ranking.
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OKX pairs a busy P2P market with deep liquidity, which makes moving between pesos and crypto straightforward. Its P2P desk handles USDT, USDC, Bitcoin and Ethereum with escrow, so the seller's coins stay locked until both sides complete the deal. P2P works for withdrawals as well as deposits.
For trading, you get 298 spot coins across 954 pairs, 485 coins on futures at a maximum of 125x leverage, options on 4 coins, copy trading and a demo mode. Fiat support covers more than 45 currencies, and bank transfer and card work for both deposits and withdrawals.
OKX charges spot makers 0.2% and takers 0.35%, with futures at 0.02% and 0.05% respectively, and it requires identity checks. OKX first went live in 2017 and is headquartered in Seychelles, and co-founder Star Xu holds the CEO role. The platform is complex for beginners, so if you're new, expect a learning curve or start with its simpler Lite app.
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Kraken has the longest track record here and holds licences from regulators in the UK, Canada, Australia and Abu Dhabi, though none of them cover Argentina. It offers 679 spot coins across 1,460 pairs, more coins than any exchange here except MEXC, plus staking and a demo account.
Futures on Kraken Pro cover 177 coins at up to 50x leverage; makers pay 0.02% there, takers 0.05%. Pesos are the weak spot: there's no P2P market, and deposits run through bank transfer, card, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay or crypto. You may need to buy crypto elsewhere and send it in.
A spot trade costs 0.4% as a maker or 0.8% as a taker, and Kraken requires you to verify your ID. Kraken has been running since 2011 from its base in San Francisco, USA; Jesse Powell is a co-founder, and David Ripley now holds the CEO post. Its spot taker fee is the highest in this ranking, so buying regularly at market price costs you more here than anywhere else.
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Our editorial team selected, tested and ranked the best crypto exchanges for traders in Argentina. We started with exchanges that accept users in Argentina, then ordered them on the whole package, with extra weight on how easily you can move pesos in and out. The order is our editors’ judgment of that package. The CWR Score on each card rates that exchange on its own, which is why some exchanges placed lower have a higher score.
Yes. Buying, holding and trading crypto is legal for individuals in Argentina. Since 2024 the law has required crypto service providers (PSAVs) to register with the Comisión Nacional de Valores (CNV), the securities regulator, which supervises them. Under CNV rules in force since 26 May 2025, anyone offering crypto exchange, transfer or custody services in Argentina must be on the PSAV register before starting, and foreign companies that target Argentine residents must set up a local company or branch and register.
Registered providers must show their CNV registration number on their website and apps, and you can look a provider up in the CNV’s public PSAV register. Banks regulated by the central bank (BCRA) may not offer crypto to their customers, and payment service providers that offer payment accounts may not carry out or facilitate crypto operations for their customers.
In Argentina, a profit from selling or swapping crypto (called ‘monedas digitales’ in the law) is subject to income tax (Impuesto a las Ganancias) as income from capital. The income tax law sets a 15% rate on these gains and treats a swap (permuta or cambio) as a disposal, just like a sale. Losses can only be set against gains of the same kind and source, in the same year or the following five years.
You report these gains in your annual income tax return (declaración jurada) filed with ARCA, the national tax agency that replaced AFIP. ARCA lists results from selling digital currencies among ‘second category’ income, the category that covers income from capital.
This is a general overview, not tax advice. Tax rules change and depend on your situation, so check with ARCA (the former AFIP) or a tax adviser before you file.
Official sources, checked September 2026: InfoLEG (Ministry of Justice): Income Tax Law, updated text (t.o. 2019); ARCA: second-category (capital) income for individuals.
Buying Bitcoin or Ethereum in Argentina takes only a few steps once you’ve chosen an exchange.
Bitget gives traders in Argentina the fullest toolkit, with copy trading, bots, demo trading and a fee-free P2P market, but wait for its withdrawals to reopen before sending money there. Bybit and Binance are strong alternatives with large P2P markets and bank transfer withdrawals. MEXC is the cheapest place to trade if you can accept its reputation risk. Coinbase and Kraken are older, established names, but they charge the most on spot trades and have no P2P route for pesos. Crypto is legal in Argentina and providers must register with the CNV, so check its public PSAV register before you open any account.
Yes. Buying, holding and trading crypto is legal for individuals in Argentina. Crypto service providers must be registered with the CNV, the securities regulator, and must show their CNV registration number on their website and apps. You can look any provider up in the CNV's public PSAV register.
Crypto gains can be taxable in Argentina. See "How is crypto taxed in Argentina?" above for the details, and keep a record of every trade you make.
MEXC charges nothing on spot limit orders and has the lowest futures fees in this ranking. The trade-off is its reputation, with many reported cases of withheld customer funds, so keep only small balances there.
The most common route is a P2P market, where you sell crypto to another user who pays you in pesos. Bitget, Bybit, Binance and OKX all run one. Bybit, Binance and OKX also offer bank transfer withdrawals. Bitunix pays out only in crypto, so P2P is its only route back to pesos.
Bitget has reported unauthorized transfers of about 351.6 million dollars from some hot and warm wallets and has paused withdrawals while it investigates. It says cold wallets and user balances are secure and that its User Protection Fund covers the loss. Until withdrawals reopen, you can't move coins off the exchange.
Every exchange here except Bitunix requires ID verification before you can trade or withdraw. Expect to upload a government ID and take a selfie. Some exchanges also ask for proof of address for higher limits.
In the EU, Bybit serves customers through a separate platform, Bybit EU, which is licensed under MiCA.
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In the EU, OKX serves customers through OKX EU, which is run by a separate company licensed under MiCA and offers different products.
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