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BX BitMEX VS BR Bitrue
Both exchanges offer Spot. The differences below come from our individual reviews of BitMEX and Bitrue.
| BitMEX | Bitrue | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 | 2018 |
| Regions | Historically available worldwide outside the US and a short list of other restricted jurisdictions. As of September 2026 the exchange is winding down entirely and is not accepting new registrations anywhere. | Not available to US customers; also restricted in Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and OFAC-sanctioned jurisdictions including Iran, North Korea, Syria, and Cuba. Available across most of Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. |
| Products | Spot, Perpetual futures, Dated futures | Spot, USDT-margined futures, Coin-margined futures, Margin trading, Staking and lending |
| Maker fee | Moot given the September 2026 shutdown; historically a tiered volume-based schedule with maker rebates on major perpetual contracts. | 0.098% on standard BTC/ETH/USDT pairs, 0.038% on futures (flat rate, not a volume-tiered schedule) |
| Taker fee | Moot given the September 2026 shutdown; historically around 0.075% at the base tier on flagship perpetual contracts, lower with volume. | 0.098% on standard BTC/ETH/USDT pairs, 0.07% on futures (flat rate, not a volume-tiered schedule) |
BitMEX pros
- Invented the modern perpetual futures contract, the product type most derivatives exchanges reviewed on this site now offer
- Zero customer funds lost to hacks across more than 11 years of operation
- Deep historical liquidity on BTC and ETH perpetuals while the platform was active
- 24/7 multilingual support with a genuine (if inconsistent) track record of resolving disputes
Bitrue pros
- Unusually wide altcoin selection, with 700-plus listed assets and staking/lending pools most larger exchanges don't bother offering
- Flat fee structure that's simple to understand and doesn't punish small accounts the way tiered schedules do
- A long-running XRP staking product that's more developed than what most competitors offer for that asset
- Both USDT-margined and coin-margined futures, giving traders a choice in how they post collateral
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.