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DB Deribit VS MX MEXC
Both exchanges offer Perpetual futures. The differences below come from our individual reviews of Deribit and MEXC.
| Deribit | MEXC | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | 2018 |
| Regions | Not available to US persons directly; as of September 2026, eligible US users can reach Deribit's order books through Coinbase Financial Markets as a regulated intermediary. Broadly available elsewhere, subject to Deribit's own jurisdictional restrictions. | 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 | Options, Perpetual futures, Dated futures, Combo/spread orders | Spot, Margin, Perpetual futures, Leveraged ETFs |
| Maker fee | Not yet verified | 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 | Not yet verified | Verify current tier: MEXC runs frequent zero-fee and discounted-fee promotions on top of a volume-based schedule, so posted rates change often |
Deribit pros
- The dominant global crypto options venue by a wide margin, holding roughly half of all Bitcoin and Ethereum options volume and an even larger share of Bitcoin options specifically
- Purpose-built options infrastructure (combo orders, a full volatility surface, portfolio margining) that generalist exchanges bolting on an options tab don't match
- Backed by Coinbase's balance sheet and compliance infrastructure since the August 2025 acquisition, addressing a long-standing question about counterparty durability at a derivatives-only exchange
- Keeps roughly 99% of user funds in cold storage with third-party custody (Fireblocks, Cobo) for the operational portion, and covered a 2022 hot-wallet loss entirely from company reserves rather than user funds
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.