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BY Bybit VS KR Kraken

Both exchanges offer Spot, Perpetual futures. The differences below come from our individual reviews of Bybit and Kraken.

	Bybit	Kraken
Founded	2018	2011
Regions	Widely available; restricted or unavailable in some jurisdictions including the US for derivatives products — verify local availability before signing up.	Available in most regions; futures product restricted in some jurisdictions including parts of the US — verify local availability before signing up.
Products	Spot, Perpetual futures, Options, Copy trading	Spot, Margin, Perpetual futures, Dated futures
Maker fee	Verify current tier — Bybit uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule	Verify current tier — Kraken uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule
Taker fee	Verify current tier — Bybit uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule	Verify current tier — Kraken uses a volume-based maker/taker schedule

Bybit pros

Deep futures liquidity, especially on major pairs
Mature, well-documented copy-trading product
Fast account setup for spot and futures

Kraken pros

Long operating history and a conservative security/regulatory posture relative to peers
Separate, purpose-built futures product rather than a bolted-on feature
Wide fiat on-ramp support in supported regions

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.