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HT HTX VS LN Luno
Both exchanges offer Spot. The differences below come from our individual reviews of HTX and Luno.
| HTX | Luno | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 | 2013 |
| Regions | Blocked entirely for US and mainland China customers. EU access is unsettled: HTX has pursued licenses in Malta and Dubai, but its own user terms have at times folded the whole EU into an all-services ban. The UK government sanctioned the Huobi Global S.A. entity behind HTX in May 2026; verify current local availability and sanctions status before signing up. | Strong presence across South Africa, Nigeria, and other African markets, plus Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore in Southeast Asia; also serves UK and EU users, though some UK services have been curtailed to meet FCA requirements. Availability and local payment rails vary significantly by country. |
| Products | Spot, Margin, Futures, Options | Spot |
| Maker fee | Verify current tier: HTX uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule (roughly 0.2% at the base tier, lower for high-volume traders), with additional discounts for paying fees in HTX or TRX tokens | Verify current tier: Luno uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule, historically starting around 0.1% maker and 0.25% taker at the base tier |
| Taker fee | Verify current tier: HTX uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule (roughly 0.2% at the base tier, lower for high-volume traders), with additional discounts for paying fees in HTX or TRX tokens | Verify current tier: Luno uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule, historically starting around 0.1% maker and 0.25% taker at the base tier |
HTX pros
- One of the longest-running major exchanges, operating continuously (as Huobi, then HTX) since 2013, with deep liquidity and a wide asset listing
- Broad, genuinely full-featured product lineup: spot, margin, futures, and options under one account, with fee discounts for token holders
- Publishes regular proof-of-reserves attestations across major assets
- Wider licensing footprint than most offshore-only competitors, including a Dubai VARA license
Luno pros
- Genuine focus on markets (South Africa, Nigeria, Malaysia, Indonesia, and more) that most major exchanges support poorly or not at all
- Local payment rail support and market knowledge built from operating in these regions for over a decade
- Monthly proof-of-reserves reporting with an independent accounting firm and over 98% of funds in offline, multi-signature cold storage
- No major hack or customer-fund loss on record since founding in 2013
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.