Binance.US vs HitBTC

Binance.US4.1/5

VS

HitBTC3.0/5

Feature	Binance.USVisit	HitBTCVisit
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	3.5
Asset selection	4.0	3.0
Ease of use	4.0	3.0
Support	3.5	2.5
Specs
Markets	Spot, OTC	Spot, Futures, OTC
Maker fee	0%	Not disclosed
Taker fee	0.02%	Not disclosed
Coins listed	200	56
Fiat deposit methods	Bank transfer, Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH	Not disclosed
KYC required	Yes	Yes
Accepts US customers	Yes	No
Proof of reserves	Yes	Not disclosed
Staking / earn	Yes	Not disclosed
Mobile app	Yes	Yes
Licenses & registrations	FinCEN MSB, 32 US State Money Transmitter Licenses	British Virgin Islands registration
Security features	U.S.-based cold storage, Multi-factor authentication, SOC 2 Type II certified, ISO 27001 certified, ISO 27701 certified	Two-factor authentication
Futures & perpetuals	No	Yes
Copy trading	No	Not disclosed
P2P market	No	Not disclosed
Earn / savings products	Yes	Not disclosed
User protection fund	No	Not disclosed
Referral program	Yes	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2019	2013
Headquarters	United States	Hong Kong
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	Continuous operational history dating back to February 2014 Provides FIX API access and colocation for high-frequency market makers HIT utility token grants fee discounts across trading products OTC trading desk available for large block trades with minimal price slippage
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	Not accessible to traders in the United States or Japan Unregulated exchange operating without formal financial licenses No statutory user protection for customer balances Centralized custody exposes account balances to platform counterparty risk
Best for	U.S. spot traders placing limit orders, Investors seeking zero-fee ACH deposits, Proof-of-stake crypto holders earning rewards	Non-US algorithmic traders, Market makers needing FIX APIs, High-volume OTC crypto buyers

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