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BV Bitvavo VS MX MEXC
Both exchanges offer Spot. The differences below come from our individual reviews of Bitvavo and MEXC.
| Bitvavo | MEXC | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | 2018 |
| Regions | Available across the European Economic Area (all EU member states plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein) under its MiCA license; not available to residents of the US, Canada, and several other restricted jurisdictions. | Not available to US, Canadian, or Chinese mainland residents; also restricted in Singapore, Hong Kong, and several other jurisdictions. Widely available elsewhere with no strict KYC requirement for basic-tier access, though withdrawal limits are much lower without verification. |
| Products | Spot, Staking | Spot, Margin, Perpetual futures, Leveraged ETFs |
| Maker fee | Verify current tier: Bitvavo's volume-based schedule starts around 0.1% maker at the base tier and steps down toward roughly 0.04% maker for accounts trading $5 million or more in a rolling 30-day period | Verify current tier: MEXC runs frequent zero-fee and discounted-fee promotions on top of a volume-based schedule, so posted rates change often |
| Taker fee | Verify current tier: base-tier taker fees run around 0.1%, stepping down toward roughly 0.06% at the highest volume tier | Verify current tier: MEXC runs frequent zero-fee and discounted-fee promotions on top of a volume-based schedule, so posted rates change often |
Bitvavo pros
- One of the first major exchanges to secure a full MiCA license from a national regulator, the Dutch AFM, in June 2025, giving it passported access across the whole EEA under one harmonized framework
- Wide EUR and SEPA banking support, a straightforward on-ramp for European retail users
- Large asset selection, over 400 trading pairs, with built-in staking on proof-of-stake assets
- Transparent, competitively low fees at the base tier relative to many EU-facing competitors
MEXC pros
- One of the widest new-token listing pipelines in the industry, frequently listing coins before Binance, Coinbase, or Kraken get to them
- Low headline trading costs, with spot maker fees at or near zero and periodic platform-wide fee promotions
- No mandatory KYC for basic-tier trading, which lowers the barrier to entry for users who don't want to submit ID up front
- Monthly Hacken-audited proof-of-reserves reports and a stated nine-figure insurance fund
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.