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BP Bitpanda VS UP Upbit
Both exchanges offer Spot. The differences below come from our individual reviews of Bitpanda and Upbit.
| Bitpanda | Upbit | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 | 2017 |
| 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. | Built primarily for South Korean residents: full KRW trading requires a real-name-verified account at K Bank, Upbit's sole partner bank, plus Korean identity verification. Separate Upbit Singapore, Upbit Indonesia, and Upbit Thailand entities serve those markets under local licenses. Not available to US persons or several sanctioned countries. |
| Products | Spot | Spot |
| Maker fee | Not yet verified | Verify current tier: Upbit's KRW pairs have run around 0.05%, and BTC/USDT crypto pairs were cut from a standard 0.25% to a promotional 0.05% in mid-2026 amid competitive pressure, so check the live rate and which promotion (if any) is active before trading |
| Taker fee | Not yet verified | Same volatility applies here: verify current tier and any active promotional rate before trading, since Upbit has changed crypto-market fees more than once in response to fee-free competitors |
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
Upbit pros
- By far the deepest KRW order-book liquidity of any Korean exchange, useful for anyone actually trading in won
- Real-name bank verification through K Bank adds a genuine anti-fraud layer most offshore exchanges don't have
- Wide listing of Korea-origin and Korea-popular tokens that are thinly traded or unlisted elsewhere
- Moved to holding over 99% of assets in cold storage following its 2025 breach, well above Korea's 80% legal minimum
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.