Kraken vs MEXC

Fees, coins, leverage, features and company details for Kraken and MEXC, side by side.

First exchange
9.3/10
Second exchange
4.2/10
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Kraken vs MEXC
CategoryKraken9.3/10MEXC4.2/10
Overview
CryptoWinRate score9.3/10 (higher)4.2/10
Founded20112018
HeadquartersSan Francisco, USASingapore
FounderJesse PowellJohn Chen
CEODavid RipleyJohn Chen
KYCRequiredRequired
MiCA licenceYesNo
RegulatorCentral Bank of Ireland (CBI)—
Availability
Available in your country——
Restricted countries
Deposits and withdrawals
Deposit methods
Withdrawal methods
24-hour withdrawal limitKYC 0—$0
24-hour withdrawal limitKYC 1$500,00080 BTC
24-hour withdrawal limitKYC 2$10,000,000200 BTC
Trading fees
Spot maker fee0.4%0% (lower)
Spot taker fee0.8%0.05% (lower)
EU spot feesmaker/taker0.4% / 0.8%—
Futures maker fee0.02%0% (lower)
Futures taker fee0.05%0.02% (lower)
Coins and markets
Spot assetscrypto6791,316 (higher)
EU coins679—
Futures contractscrypto199699 (higher)
Stocks13400 (higher)
ETFs566 (higher)
FX pairs38 (higher)
Indices—6
Commodities618 (higher)
Leverage and margin
Max leverage50×200×
EU max leverage10×—
Spot margin10×—
Features
SpotYesYes
FuturesYesYes
Prediction MarketsNoYes
P2PNoYes
Demo TradingYesYes
Copy TradingNoYes
Trading BotsNoYes
LoansNoYes
StakingYesYes
Debit cardYesYes
Security
Proof of reservesYesAttestation YesAttestation 
Cold storageYesYes
Two-factor authenticationYesYes
Withdrawal address whitelistYesYes
Anti-phishing passphraseNoYes
Reported hacksYesSource —
Sign-up bonus
Bonus—$10,000
Fee cashback10%10%

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