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BR Bitrue VS KR Kraken
Both exchanges offer Spot. The differences below come from our individual reviews of Bitrue and Kraken.
| Bitrue | Kraken | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | 2011 |
| Regions | 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. | Available in most regions; futures product restricted in some jurisdictions including parts of the US: verify local availability before signing up. |
| Products | Spot, USDT-margined futures, Coin-margined futures, Margin trading, Staking and lending | Spot, Margin, Perpetual futures, Dated futures |
| Maker fee | 0.098% on standard BTC/ETH/USDT pairs, 0.038% on futures (flat rate, not a volume-tiered schedule) | Verify current tier: Kraken uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule |
| Taker fee | 0.098% on standard BTC/ETH/USDT pairs, 0.07% on futures (flat rate, not a volume-tiered schedule) | Verify current tier: Kraken uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule |
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
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.