Binance.US vs Bithumb

How Binance.US vs Bithumb compare on our ratings, exchange specs, funding, pros and cons.

Feature	Binance.US Visit	Bithumb Visit
Ratings
Our score	4.1/5	3.0/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Fees	5.0	3.0
Security & trust	4.0	2.5
Asset selection	4.0	4.0
Ease of use	4.0	3.0
Support	3.5	2.5
Specs
Markets	Spot, OTC	Spot
Maker fee	0%	0.04%
Taker fee	0.02%	0.04%
Coins listed	200	483
Fiat deposit methods	Bank transfer, Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH	Bank transfer
KYC required	Yes	Yes
Accepts US customers	Yes	No
Proof of reserves	Yes	No
Staking / earn	Yes	Yes
Mobile app	Yes	Yes
Licenses & registrations	FinCEN MSB, 32 US State Money Transmitter Licenses	Not disclosed
Security features	U.S.-based cold storage, Multi-factor authentication, SOC 2 Type II certified, ISO 27001 certified, ISO 27701 certified	2FA, ISMS certification
Futures & perpetuals	No	No
Copy trading	No	No
P2P market	No	No
Earn / savings products	Yes	Yes
User protection fund	No	Not disclosed
Referral program	Yes	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2019	2014
Headquarters	United States	South Korea
Investors	RRE Ventures, Circle Ventures, Foundation Capital, Original Capital +1	BK Global Consortium
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	0% maker fees across all 250+ spot trading pairs Zero-fee fiat deposits and withdrawals through bank ACH transfers SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 third-party security audits Staking support across 25+ proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies	Competitive baseline spot trading fees starting at 0.04% High domestic liquidity across 483 cryptocurrencies and 495 trading pairs Flat 1,000 KRW fee for fiat bank withdrawals Certified under South Korea's Information Security Management System
Cons	Unavailable to residents in 16 U.S. jurisdictions, including New York and Texas ACH fiat deposits carry a mandatory 7-day withdrawal hold Centralized custody model requires full trust in the exchange for fund safety Mandatory KYC identity verification required before trading or depositing	Restricted strictly to South Korean residents with domestic bank accounts Custodial platform with no Merkle-tree cryptographic proof of reserves Past security breaches including asset thefts in June 2018 and March 2019 No futures, margin trading or leverage options
Best for	U.S. spot traders placing limit orders, Investors seeking zero-fee ACH deposits, Proof-of-stake crypto holders earning rewards	South Korean domestic retail traders, Won-denominated spot crypto buyers, Korean institutional algorithmic traders

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