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BG Bitget VS KR Kraken
Both exchanges offer Spot, Margin, Perpetual futures. The differences below come from our individual reviews of Bitget and Kraken.
| Bitget | Kraken | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | 2011 |
| Regions | Widely available internationally; not available to US, Canadian, Singaporean, Hong Kong, South Korean, or Netherlands residents, among other restricted jurisdictions: verify local availability before signing up. | Available in most regions; futures product restricted in some jurisdictions including parts of the US: verify local availability before signing up. |
| Products | Spot, Margin, Perpetual futures, Copy trading, Launchpool / staking | Spot, Margin, Perpetual futures, Dated futures |
| Maker fee | Verify current tier: Bitget uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule | Verify current tier: Kraken uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule |
| Taker fee | Verify current tier: Bitget uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule | Verify current tier: Kraken uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule |
Bitget pros
- Copy trading is a genuinely core, well-built product rather than a bolted-on feature, with both spot and futures copy modes
- Self-funded protection fund (reported at over $300 million) with public, trackable wallet addresses
- Monthly Merkle-tree proof-of-reserves reports with an independent, open-source verification tool
- Broad product suite (spot, margin, futures, copy trading, launchpad, a separate Web3 wallet) inside one ecosystem
Kraken pros
- Long operating history and a conservative security/regulatory posture relative to peers
- Separate, purpose-built futures product rather than a bolted-on feature
- Wide fiat on-ramp support in supported regions
This table is generated from the same data behind our individual exchange reviews. See methodology for how it's put together. Fee figures marked "not yet verified" need confirming against live terms before this page is treated as launch-ready.