CEX.IO
Founded 2013, headquartered in United Kingdom / United States. Accepts US residents. Identity verification is mandatory.
Fees
| Spot maker | 0.16% |
| Spot taker | 0.25% |
| Discounts | Falls in tiers above $10,000 of 30-day volume |
| Fiat deposit methods | Bank transfer, Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
Base tier, no VIP level, no token discount. Checked 2026-09-14 — verify on the official fee page. Work out what this costs you with the fee calculator.
Is CEX.IO available in your country?
Restricted: United Kingdom (new clients).
CEX.IO Corp is FinCEN-registered and licensed as a money transmitter in around 40 states. Louisiana and Tennessee licences do not cover virtual currency.
Availability changes with local regulation and can differ by product within one country. The exchange's own terms are the authority — this table is a starting point, checked 2026-09-14.
KYC
Full identity verification before deposits or trading.
Exchanges that advertise “no KYC” generally mean “no KYC until you withdraw a meaningful amount”. Assume verification will be required eventually, and do not build a plan around avoiding it.
Strengths
- One of the most heavily licensed venues in this list: FinCEN registration, ~40 US state money transmitter licences, and Gibraltar FSC authorisation as a DLT provider (FSC0686FSA)
- Operating since 2013 with no major security incident
- Wide card and bank rails for fiat deposits
Weaknesses
- Base spot taker fee of 0.25% is well above the cheapest venues here
- No derivatives
- Stopped onboarding new UK clients in 2023 when the FCA promotion rules tightened