Binance.US vs BTSE

Binance.US4.1/5

VS

BTSE3.6/5

Feature	Binance.USVisit	BTSEVisit
Ratings
Our score	4.1/5	3.6/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Fees	5.0	3.5
Security & trust	4.0	4.0
Asset selection	4.0	4.0
Ease of use	4.0	3.5
Support	3.5	3.0
Specs
Markets	Spot, OTC	Spot, Futures, OTC
Maker fee	0%	0.2%
Taker fee	0.02%	0.2%
Coins listed	200	150
Fiat deposit methods	Bank transfer, Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH	Bank transfer
KYC required	Yes	Yes
Accepts US customers	Yes	Not disclosed
Proof of reserves	Yes	Yes
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	Proof of reserves, Sub-accounts
Futures & perpetuals	No	Yes
Copy trading	No	Not disclosed
P2P market	No	Not disclosed
Earn / savings products	Yes	Yes
User protection fund	No	Not disclosed
Referral program	Yes	Yes
Company
Founded	2019	2018
Headquarters	United States	—
Investors	RRE Ventures, Circle Ventures, Foundation Capital, Original Capital +1	Not disclosed
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	Perpetual contracts cover equities and commodities alongside crypto Independent proof of reserves audited by Hacken in April 2026 Base futures fees are 0.0200% maker and 0.0550% taker Institutional FIX protocol connectivity alongside REST and WebSocket APIs
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	Mandatory KYC identity verification required for all accounts Centralized custody model exposes user funds to exchange counterparty risk Spot base fee of 0.20% is higher than many institutional competitors
Best for	U.S. spot traders placing limit orders, Investors seeking zero-fee ACH deposits, Proof-of-stake crypto holders earning rewards	Crypto and equity perpetual traders, Non-US high-volume futures traders, Algorithmic traders needing FIX connectivity

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