Bybit vs MEXC — fees & conditions

Bybit — Non-VIP tier. No MNT discount applied. Official fee pages /en/fee/spot and /en/fee/futures (the old announcement-info/fee-rate URL now redirects to /en/fee/futures). Re-verified 2026-10-12 by weekly review in-browser: Spot Crypto Pairs "Regular User" 0.1% maker / 0.1% taker (0.075% after MNT discount, not used); Futures Standard Crypto "Regular User" 0.02% maker / 0.055% taker (0.018%/0.0495% after MNT discount, not used). Founded March 2018; global HQ moved to Dubai (opened Apr 2023). listed_coins = 398 distinct spot base coins from the public v5 instruments-info endpoint (538 pairs, 2026-09-15). futures_max_leverage = 100x for BTCUSDT perpetual at the lowest risk-limit tier (USDC perpetuals go to 125x, excluded as the USDT-margined figure is the comparable one). Fiat: bank-card buy, fiat deposit to Funding Account (bank transfer), P2P, and third-party one-click buy partners. Bybit.com blocks automated fetches; values above were confirmed in-browser from the official fee rate page (2026-09-23). active_users_claimed = "80M users" per the official 80M-users celebration announcement (Jan 2026). [Withdrawal fees checked 2026-10-28 via the data feed behind the official Crypto Deposit/Withdrawal Status page (read in-browser; returns 403 to non-browser clients): BTC 0.000057 BTC on BTC; USDT 1.3 USDT on TRON (TRC20) (cheapest: BERA (USDT0) 0). The exchange adjusts them with network conditions.]

MEXC — Base rates from the official MEXC fee guide (published 2026-07-27): spot 0%/0.05%, futures 0%/0.02% (maker/taker). MEXC explicitly states fees vary by country, region and trading pair, and runs frequent per-pair promotions — the live fee page renders different values per load. No MX-token discount applied. native_token_fee_discount_pct = 20% standard MX deduction (50% when holding >500 MX, not applied here). futures_max_leverage = 500x on BTCUSDT/ETHUSDT (announced 2025-04-23). listed_coins from official press boilerplate 'over 3,000 digital assets'. Withdrawal fees are dynamic (network-condition based); the value recorded is the figure shown on the official fee page at check time. Re-verified 2026-10-19 by weekly review in-browser: official fee guide (updated 2026-10-18) "Spot maker orders cost 0% on every MEXC pair, while the standard taker fee is 0.05%" and "BTCUSDT perpetual futures cost 0% maker and 0.02% taker". Unchanged. [Withdrawal fees checked 2026-10-28 via public API: BTC 0.00002 BTC on Bitcoin(BTC) (cheapest: BNB Smart Chain(BEP20) 2.5e-7); USDT 0.5 USDT on Tron(TRC20) (cheapest: PLASMA 0). The exchange adjusts them with network conditions.]