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BR Bitrue VS UP Upbit
Both exchanges offer Spot. The differences below come from our individual reviews of Bitrue and Upbit.
| Bitrue | Upbit | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | 2017 |
| 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. | 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, USDT-margined futures, Coin-margined futures, Margin trading, Staking and lending | Spot |
| Maker fee | 0.098% on standard BTC/ETH/USDT pairs, 0.038% on futures (flat rate, not a volume-tiered schedule) | 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 | 0.098% on standard BTC/ETH/USDT pairs, 0.07% on futures (flat rate, not a volume-tiered schedule) | 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 |
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
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.