12 exchanges · 21 coins · total cost

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Trading fees are only part of the story. CryptoTrueCost adds up spreads, deposits, conversion and withdrawal fees, and ranks exchanges by what you actually pay.

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12exchanges tracked
5cost layers per trade
0paid rankings
Buy $1,000 of BTC · withdrawExample
Advertised fee0.10%
True cost1.42%
Trading fee$1.00
Spread$2.50
Card deposit$4.00
Conversion$1.50
Withdrawal + network$5.20
Cheapest option saves$9.10
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Fees come from the exchanges' public APIs and official fee pages, each with its source and check date. A fee we could not verify is shown as unknown, never as zero.
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No exchange has complete data for this scenario.

2 of these exchanges have every other fee for this purchase; only the withdrawal fee on Bitcoin is missing.

ExchangeTradingSpreadDepositConversionWithdrawalTotal
No exchange has complete data for this scenario.
TradingSpreadDepositConversionWithdrawal + network
Not ranked: incomplete data
  • CoinbaseMissing deposit fee, currency conversion, withdrawal fee
  • KrakenMissing withdrawal fee
  • Crypto.comMissing trading fee, withdrawal fee
  • BitstampMissing trading fee, deposit fee, withdrawal fee
  • GeminiMissing withdrawal fee
Not available for this scenario
  • BinanceNot available in United States
  • OKXNot available in United States
  • BybitNot available in United States
  • BitgetNot available in United States
  • KuCoinNot available in United States
  • GateNot available in United States
  • MEXCNot available in United States

Reference price: 1 BTC = $75,766.50. Withdrawal fee includes the network fee. Conversion applies when the exchange does not support USD. Your own bank's charges and taxes are not included.

Crypto rules in United States

Regulated
  • Buying and holding crypto is legal.
  • Exchanges need state licences, so some platforms are not available in every state.

Regulators: SEC · CFTC · FinCEN · state regulators (NYDFS)

Checked November 2026 · Sources: NYDFS · Virtual currency businesses

A plain-language summary for orientation, not legal advice. Rules change; check the sources before acting.

Exchanges in the comparisonBinanceCoinbaseKrakenOKXBybitBitgetKuCoinGateMEXCCrypto.comBitstampGemini
What we compare

One transaction. Multiple cost layers.

The trading fee is the number exchanges advertise. The other layers are where most of the money goes.

Trading fees

Maker, taker, account tier and order type.

Spread & execution

The real price difference when buying or selling, measured from the order book.

Deposit & payment

Bank, card and payment processing charges.

Conversion

Fiat conversion and crypto-to-crypto costs when your currency isn't supported.

Withdrawal

Exchange withdrawal fees and minimum amounts.

Network

Network charges and which networks each exchange supports.

How it works

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We price every layer

Each exchange is priced on identical conditions using verified fee data and live order books.

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See the total, the breakdown and the source for every number before you sign up.

Transparency first

Trust is built into the data.

Every real result includes its official source, last verification time, fee assumptions and data quality status.

Read the methodology →
  • Missing information is never presented as a zero fee.
  • Affiliate relationships never influence organic rankings.
  • Every fee links to its official source and shows when it was verified.
  • Data older than 14 days is flagged as stale.
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FAQ

Questions about crypto fees

What is the true cost of buying crypto?

It is everything you pay between your money and the coins arriving in your wallet: the trading fee, the spread above the market price, deposit or card fees, currency conversion and the withdrawal fee, which includes the network fee.

Why is the cheapest trading fee not always the cheapest exchange?

Spreads, card fees and withdrawal fees often cost more than the trading fee itself. An exchange with a 0.1% trading fee can end up more expensive than one with 0.4% once a card deposit and a withdrawal are added.

How does CryptoTrueCost rank exchanges?

Only by the estimated total cost of your exact transaction. Affiliate commissions never change the order, and sponsored placements, if any, are shown separately and labelled.

What happens when a fee is unknown?

The exchange is not ranked. It is listed separately with the missing fee named, because treating an unknown fee as zero would make it look cheaper than it is.

Which withdrawal network is cheapest?

It depends on the coin and the exchange. Networks such as Tron, Solana, Base or Lightning are usually far cheaper than Ethereum mainnet or Bitcoin on-chain, but the receiving wallet must support the same network.

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