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BP Bitpanda VS PL Poloniex
Both exchanges offer Spot. The differences below come from our individual reviews of Bitpanda and Poloniex.
| Bitpanda | Poloniex | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 | 2014 |
| Regions | Available across the European Economic Area under EU passporting from its Austrian licenses; not built for or targeted at US customers, and unavailable in a number of non-EU markets. | Blocked entirely for US customers since December 2019, along with Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria; primarily serves retail, margin, and futures traders outside those jurisdictions. |
| Products | Spot | Spot, Margin, Perpetual futures |
| Maker fee | Not yet verified | Verify current tier: Poloniex's base spot tier runs 0.2% maker and 0.2% taker, stepping down through its Plus tiers toward 0% maker at the higher levels; futures run a separate flat schedule around 0.01% maker |
| Taker fee | Not yet verified | Verify current tier: spot taker fees fall toward roughly 0.04% to 0.06% at the higher Plus tiers; futures taker fees run around 0.075% flat regardless of volume |
Bitpanda pros
- One account covers crypto, stocks, ETFs, and precious metals, a genuinely different positioning than a crypto-only exchange
- Multiple MiCA licenses issued directly by Austria's FMA, plus prior approvals in Germany and Malta
- Broad, mainstream fiat rail support (SEPA, cards, Apple Pay, PayPal) with fee-free deposits over a low minimum
- Large, long-running user base (7.4 million registered users as of the end of 2025) with over a decade of operating history
Poloniex pros
- One of the longest continuously operating exchanges in crypto, dating back to 2014 and predating most of its current competitors
- Recovered from its November 2023 hack with user funds restored within about a week, backed by Justin Sun's personal capital
- Full spot, margin, and futures product set under one account
- Low advertised futures fees relative to many offshore derivatives platforms
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.