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HT HTX VS WB WhiteBit
Both exchanges offer Spot. The differences below come from our individual reviews of HTX and WhiteBit.
| HTX | WhiteBit | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 | 2018 |
| 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. | Available across most of Europe and a wide range of other regions; a separate whitebit.eu platform under an Austrian MiCA license is rolling out for EEA users specifically. Not available to US customers. |
| Products | Spot, Margin, Futures, Options | Spot, Margin trading, Perpetual futures, Staking and lending (WhiteBit Earn) |
| 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 | Flat 0.1% spot fee for most users, with a published rebate schedule for market makers on futures; verify current tier before trading size |
| 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 | Flat 0.1% spot fee for most users; verify current futures schedule, as tiers and rebates change |
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
WhiteBit pros
- One of the larger European exchanges by user count and traffic, with a straightforward flat 0.1% spot fee
- A genuine, unusually visible marketing and product partnership with FC Barcelona, extended in 2026 through 2030, that funds real product development like a co-branded debit card
- No reported hack of its cold storage since launching in 2018, backed by third-party proof-of-reserves audits and a stated $30 million insurance fund
- Actively pursuing EU regulatory legitimacy through a MiCA license in Austria, ahead of many competitors still operating on older, narrower registrations
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.