Fee comparison

Kraken vs MEXC fees

Kraken and MEXC each come out cheaper in some scenarios. We priced three everyday transactions in Israel (ILS) on both exchanges, including the spread, deposit, conversion and withdrawal costs that the trading fee leaves out.

Scenario 1

Buy ₪1,000 of BTC by bank transfer, withdraw on Bitcoin

KrakenMissing withdrawal fee

MEXCMissing withdrawal fee

Scenario 2

Buy ₪500 of ETH by card, withdraw on Arbitrum

KrakenMissing deposit fee, withdrawal fee

MEXCMissing withdrawal fee

Scenario 3

Buy ₪250 of USDT by bank transfer, withdraw on Tron

KrakenMissing spread, withdrawal fee

MEXCMissing spread, withdrawal fee

Fee schedule side by side

Fee	Kraken	MEXC
Taker fee	0.80%	0.05%
Maker fee	0.40%	0.00%
Estimated spread (BTC)	0.01%	0.00%
Bank deposit	Free	Free
Card deposit	EUR: 3.75% + €0.25 · USD: 3.75% + $0.25 · GBP: 3.75% + £0.25	Free
BTC withdrawal	Unknown	Unknown
Currencies accepted	USD, EUR, GBP	USD, EUR, BRL, MXN, VND, PLN

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