Oldest Crypto Exchanges Still Operating
Exchanges ranked by founding year, earliest first. Age is informational — it is not a safety rating.
Data reviewed byJason Lee About us → Ranked by verified data below. Sorting is mechanical — see methodology. Ties are broken by spot taker fee, then by name.
| # | Exchanges | Founded | Licenses & registrations | Spot taker | KYC required | Last updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BTCC | 2011 ↗ | 3 United States, Canada, Lithuania / EU | 0.300% ↗ | None | 2026-10-19 | |
| 2 | Bitstamp | 2011 ↗ | 4 Luxembourg / EEA, Singapore, United Kingdom, New York, USA | 0.400% ↗ | Difficult | 2026-09-15 | |
| 3 | Kraken | 2011 ↗ | 8 United States, United States, Ireland / EEA, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Canada, Australia, Bermuda | 0.800% ↗ | Difficult | 2026-09-15 | |
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| 4 | Bitfinex | 2012 ↗ | 2 El Salvador, El Salvador | 0.000% ↗ | Difficult | 2026-09-15 | |
| 5 | Gate.io | 2013 ↗ | 8 Malta / EEA, Dubai, UAE, Gibraltar, Bahamas, Japan, Australia, Cyprus, Hong Kong | 0.100% ↗ | Difficult | 2026-09-15 | |
| 6 | HTX | 2013 ↗ | Not confirmed | 0.200% ↗ | Difficult | 2026-09-15 | |
| 7 | Gemini | 2014 ↗ | 1 New York, USA | 1.200% ↗ | Difficult | 2026-09-15 | |
| 8 | Deribit | 2016 ↗ | 1 Dubai, UAE | 0.050% ↗ | Difficult | 2026-09-16 | |
| 9 | Crypto.com | 2016 ↗ | 1 Malta / EEA | 0.500% ↗ | Difficult | 2026-09-28 | |
| 10 | Binance | 2017 ↗ | 6 Abu Dhabi (ADGM), UAE, Dubai, UAE, France, Italy, Lithuania, Bahrain | 0.100% ↗ | Difficult | 2026-09-15 | |
| 11 | KuCoin | 2017 ↗ | 2 Austria / EEA, Australia | 0.100% ↗ | Difficult | 2026-09-15 | |
| 12 | OKX | 2017 ↗ | 3 Dubai, UAE, Singapore, Malta / EEA | 0.100% ↗ | Difficult | 2026-10-22 | |
| 13 | MEXC | 2018 ↗ | Not confirmed | 0.050% ↗ | None | 2026-09-15 | Visit → |
| 14 | BingX | 2018 ↗ | 2 Lithuania, Australia | 0.100% ↗ | Difficult | 2026-09-15 | |
| 15 | Bitget | 2018 ↗ | 6 Bulgaria, Italy, Poland, Lithuania, El Salvador, Australia | 0.100% ↗ | Difficult | 2026-09-20 | Visit → |
| 16 | Bybit | 2018 ↗ | 2 UAE, Austria / EEA | 0.100% ↗ | Difficult | 2026-10-13 | |
| 17 | WhiteBIT | 2018 ↗ | Not confirmed | 0.100% ↗ | Difficult | 2026-09-15 | |
| 18 | MAX Exchange | 2018 ↗ | 1 Taiwan | 0.160% ↗ | Difficult | 2026-09-15 | |
| 19 | Phemex | 2019 ↗ | 2 Poland, United States | 0.100% ↗ | None | 2026-09-15 | |
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