Bitget vs MEXC: Fees, Referral Rebates, Adding Codes Later, Safety and Taiwan Access Compared (2026)

Updated 2026-10-15・Rules checked 2026-10-13

On fees, MEXC is much cheaper than Bitget. For regular users (VIP 0) on USDT-margined futures, MEXC charges a maker fee of 0% and a taker fee of 0.02%, while Bitget charges 0.02% / 0.06%; on major-coin spot, MEXC is 0% / 0.05% and Bitget is 0.1% / 0.1%. MEXC’s referral code rules are also more flexible: you can still add a code yourself within 30 days of sign-up, while on Bitget you can only enter one at sign-up, with no way to add or switch it afterward. On security, Bitget’s hot and warm wallets were hacked for about 388 million USD on 2026-09-24; Bitget said its protection fund would cover the loss and user balances were unaffected, and withdrawals were fully restored on 2026-10-02. MEXC has no major public incident of its platform wallets being hacked, but in 2025 it froze about 3.1 million USD of one trader’s funds, later apologizing and unfreezing them.

Choose MEXC if you mainly trade futures, often use market orders, or forgot to enter a referral code when you signed up. Choose Bitget if you want copy trading without leverage (Bitget lets you copy spot only), or bots beyond grids, such as funding rate arbitrage and trend following. Neither is on the anti-money-laundering registration list of Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC, 金融監督管理委員會), and neither offers a direct way to deposit New Taiwan dollars (TWD).

Sign up for Bitget with the referral code KEVINWU and the exchange automatically refunds 20% of your fees, on both spot and futures.

Sign up for MEXC with the referral code mexc-KEVINWU and the exchange automatically refunds 20%; spot and futures rates are set separately.

The information below was checked against both exchanges’ official pages on 2026-10-13 and is provided for reference.

What’s the difference between Bitget and MEXC?

Item	Bitget	MEXC
Spot maker / taker (VIP 0)	0.1% / 0.1%	0% / 0.05% (major coins; many small-cap pairs have a taker fee of 0.08% or 0.2%)
Futures maker / taker (VIP 0)	0.02% / 0.06%	0% / 0.02% (standard rate; some contracts are 0.01% / 0.04% or higher)
Platform token discount	BGB: 20% off spot (0.08%), not available on futures	MX: 20% off both spot and futures (spot taker 0.04%, futures taker 0.016%)
Referral code rebate	20%	20%
Adding a referral code after sign-up	No way to add one found in official sources	A main account with no referrer can add one itself within 30 days of sign-up
Switching	No official route; after deleting an account, you have to wait 30 days to sign up again with the same details	Can’t be changed or removed once bound
Identity verification requirements	Since 2024-01-01, verification is required before both deposits and trading	Two levels, Primary and Advanced; depending on the regulations where you live, unverified accounts may be unable to deposit, withdraw or trade
Withdrawal limits without verification	Only withdrawals, order cancellations, redemptions and closing positions are allowed; no limit stated officially	Withdrawing prompts you to verify first; Primary allows 80 BTC a day, Advanced 200 BTC
Taiwan FSC registration	Not on the FSC anti-money-laundering registration list (2026-09-29 list)	Not on the FSC anti-money-laundering registration list (2026-09-29 list)
TWD deposits	TWD isn’t in the P2P fiat menu; buy USDT on a local platform first, then transfer it in	TWD isn’t among the 60 fiat currencies supported on P2P; buy USDT on a local platform first, then transfer it in
Copy trading / grid	Copy trading on both futures and spot; grid, martingale, recurring buy, funding rate arbitrage, trend following and other bots	Futures copy trading (including AI traders); futures grid, spot grid, spot recurring buy
Copy trading profit share	Set by the lead trader; a 2026-01-26 announcement puts the current cap at 10%, up to 30% after review; high-water mark, settled daily	10% by default, lead traders can apply to adjust it, up to 50% in private mode; settled daily, with the profit share frozen when a profitable trade closes
Cheapest USDT withdrawal network and fee	BEP20 0.01 USDT (minimum 10); TRC20 1.5, ERC20 2	Plasma 0 USDT (minimum 10); BEP20 0.01 (minimum 0.2), TRC20 0.5, ERC20 0.094
Perpetual contracts	839 (2026-10-12)	1,098 (2026-10-12)
Proof of reserves (latest snapshot)	2026-09-29: total reserve ratio 131%, BTC 142%, ETH 110%, USDT 107%	2026-09-10: BTC 297%, ETH 111%, USDT 119%, verified by Hacken
Major security incidents	Hot and warm wallets hacked for about 388 million USD on 2026-09-24, covered by the protection fund; withdrawals fully restored on 2026-10-02	No major public incident of platform wallets being hacked (as of 2026-10-12); in 2025, about 3.1 million USD of a user’s funds was frozen, later unfrozen with an apology

Fee sources: the Bitget trading fee FAQ, the Bitget fee page, the Bitget guide to paying fees with BGB, the MEXC fee overview and the MEXC announcement on changes to the MX fee discount (the 50% discount for holding 500 MX has been suspended since 2026-02-09, leaving only the 20% MX discount). Identity verification comes from the Bitget individual verification FAQ and the MEXC KYC FAQ; USDT withdrawal fees are figures read on 2026-10-12 from the Bitget official coin API and the MEXC fee overview, and they change with network conditions. Perpetual contract counts are the contracts actively settling funding, read from both exchanges’ official APIs on 2026-10-12 (both include stocks and other non-crypto contracts). Sources for the other rows are given in the matching sections below.

How much do Bitget and MEXC fees differ?

Take a trader doing 200,000 USDT in USDT-margined futures and 20,000 USDT in major-coin spot each month, all at the official VIP 0 rates:

Monthly fees (USDT)	Bitget	Bitget (BGB discount on)	MEXC	MEXC (MX discount on)
Futures 200,000, all taker	120	120	40	32
Spot 20,000, all taker	20	16	10	8
Total (all taker)	140	136	50	40
Total (all switched to maker)	60	56	0	0

The fee is the trade value times the rate: futures cost 200,000 × 0.06% = 120 USDT on Bitget and 200,000 × 0.02% = 40 USDT on MEXC; spot costs 20,000 × 0.1% = 20 USDT on Bitget and 20,000 × 0.05% = 10 USDT on MEXC. All as taker, Bitget costs 90 USDT more a month, 2.8 times what you pay on MEXC, and most of the gap comes from the futures taker fee (0.06% vs 0.02%, 3 times). BGB only discounts spot, so turning it on saves just 4 USDT; MEXC’s MX discount also applies to futures.

Switch everything to limit orders and MEXC’s maker fee of 0% means you pay nothing at all; on Bitget, the futures maker fee of 0.02% comes to 40 USDT, and since spot maker and taker fees are the same, limit orders save nothing there and you still pay 20 USDT. Both exchanges let you make sure your order is a maker order: Bitget futures calls it “Maker only (Post Only)”, and MEXC calls it “Post-Only”; the details are in Maker vs Taker fees. Futures fees are charged on position value, not margin; leverage magnifies the position, and if the price moves against you, your position may be liquidated and you can lose your margin.

MEXC’s fees aren’t the same on every pair

The figures above use MEXC’s standard rates, and its fee page also notes that fees may be adjusted for promotions or by region. In MEXC’s public contract specifications read on 2026-10-12, 890 USDT contracts were 0% / 0.02% and 103 were zero-fee, but 62 were 0.01% / 0.04% and 31 were 0.04% / 0.1%. A 0.04% taker fee is still lower than Bitget’s 0.06%, while a 0.1% taker fee is more expensive than Bitget. Spot is similar: 0.05% applies mainly to major coins, and MEXC has 1,116 small-cap pairs at 0% / 0.08% and 178 at 0% / 0.2% (MEXC fees guide); 0.08% is still below Bitget’s 0.1%, but 0.2% is twice as much. Before trading a small cap, check that pair’s fee on the trading page.

There are two more exceptions. From 2026-06-01, MEXC charges a separate 0.06% / 0.08% on futures orders placed through the API, without the website and app discounts and with no rebate, so if you trade with code, you can’t compare using the rates above. Also, new users in Chinese-speaking regions and Malaysia who complete Advanced verification get a zero-fee allowance on BTC, ETH and GOLD futures of up to 3 million USD in total (MEXC announcement on futures fee changes for new users, 2026-06-04); zero-fee trades carry no fees, so they earn no rebate either.

Large account balances: Bitget VIP still doesn’t catch up

Bitget lets you reach VIP through account assets: VIP 1 requires 30,000 USDT in assets, and the futures taker fee stays at 0.06%; VIP 2 requires 50,000 USDT in assets or 10 million USDT in 30-day futures volume, bringing futures to 0.016% / 0.04% and spot to 0.065% / 0.07% (Bitget fee page). In the same example, Bitget VIP 2 costs 200,000 × 0.04% + 20,000 × 0.07% = 94 USDT a month, still more than the 50 USDT on MEXC VIP 0. Since 2025-03-27, MEXC VIP has been based only on trading volume: VIP 1 takes 10 million USDT a month in spot plus futures, and under its rules invited users can’t join the VIP program (MEXC VIP program upgrade announcement); this makes no difference to people trading ordinary volumes. Reaching VIP through assets means keeping your money on the exchange, and Bitget was hacked as recently as 2026-09-24, so weigh that risk yourself.

Other costs: neither exchange’s futures fee guide states a liquidation fee rate. Funding rates are paid between longs and shorts and aren’t trading fees. Both exchanges settle every 8 hours by default; in the official APIs read on 2026-10-12, 46% of Bitget perpetual contracts settled every 4 hours, versus 49% on MEXC, and the BTC contract’s funding rate cap and floor were ±0.3% on Bitget and ±0.18% on MEXC (Bitget funding rate guide, MEXC funding rate guide). For full fee schedules, VIP tables and withdrawal fees, see Bitget fees and MEXC fees; for how futures costs add up, see how futures fees are calculated, and you can try your own numbers in the perpetual futures cost calculator.

A referral code rebate refunds part of the fees you actually pay, and both exchanges calculate it on net fees. Each of the two calculators below uses that exchange’s official futures taker fee, and the rebate rates update in sync with the exchanges.

Calculator: Bitget futures (taker 0.06%)

Example at a futures fee rate of 0.06% and the current 20% automatic rebate (rate updated 2026-10-24). Your exchange statement prevails.

Sign up with this site’s Bitget referral code and the exchange’s automatic rebate is 20%, on both spot and futures. Bitget doesn’t state whether the rebate on spot fees paid with the BGB discount is calculated on the discounted amount.

Calculator: MEXC futures (taker 0.02%)

Example at a futures fee rate of 0.02% and the current 20% automatic rebate (rate updated 2026-10-24). Your exchange statement prevails.

Sign up with this site’s MEXC referral code and the exchange’s automatic rebate is 20%. MEXC states that the rebate is calculated on net fees, so with the MX discount on, it’s based on the discounted amount you actually pay; maker orders at 0% and zero-fee trades carry no fees, so they earn no rebate.

At the same rebate rate, Bitget refunds a larger amount, because its fees are higher to begin with; but Bitget’s futures taker fee is 3 times MEXC’s, so it would have to refund more than two-thirds just to match MEXC’s 0.02% before any rebate. Enter the 200,000 USDT from the example above into both calculators to compare directly, and every exchange’s fees after rebates are compiled in actual fees after referral rebates.

How do Bitget and MEXC referral code rebate rules differ?

On both exchanges, the rebate is paid to the invitee directly by the exchange, and both calculate it on net fees. The differences are in duration, VIP limits, and whether you can fix a wrong or missing referral code afterward:

Rule	Bitget	MEXC
Calculation base	Net fees (fees minus the discounted portion)	Net fees = fees − bonuses − vouchers − other discounts; the rebate is calculated on the amount after the MX discount
Duration	Valid long term, with no expiry date	Not disclosed officially
VIP limits	Standard referral program: invitees at VIP 3 and above don’t count; the affiliate program states no VIP limit	Invited users can’t join the MEXC VIP program
Trades that earn no rebate	Zero-fee trading pairs; trades using rebate vouchers are paid in rebate vouchers instead	Zero-fee maker orders, zero-fee trading pairs, API orders, fees covered by vouchers and trial bonuses
Can you check the binding yourself?	There’s no official lookup for invitees; you can only see whether rebates arrive after you trade	Yes: Invite friends → “My inviter” shows your referrer
Adding a code later	No way to add one found in official sources; inviting users who have already registered isn’t recognized	A main account with no referrer can bind one itself within 30 days of sign-up; your referrer must have signed up before you
Switching referrers	No official rules for switching, identity transfers or reassignment after inactivity	Can’t be changed or removed once bound
Deleting your account and signing up again	You have to wait 30 days after deleting an account to sign up again with the same details, and Bitget doesn’t guarantee you can bind a new referrer	Not listed officially as a way to switch; accounts holding more than 5 USDT in total assets can’t be deleted, deletion takes up to 15 business days, and once deleted, neither the account nor its assets can be recovered

Bitget’s rules come from the Bitget affiliate FAQ, the Bitget top inviter announcement, the Bitget affiliate program announcement and the Bitget promotion policy; MEXC’s from the MEXC referral rules, the MEXC affiliate FAQ, the MEXC commission sharing announcement, the MEXC guide to self-service referrer binding and the MEXC guide to deleting your account.

For people who have just signed up, this is the biggest difference between the two. MEXC leaves a 30-day window to add a code later: enter your referrer’s invitation code or UID on the self-service binding page and it’s added, and you can confirm it under “My inviter” afterward; after 30 days, or if you already have a referrer, it can’t be changed. Rebates are paid before 01:00 (UTC) the day after the trade, which is before 9 a.m. Taiwan time. On Bitget, it’s settled the moment you sign up: there’s no official way to fix a wrong or missing code, and no lookup that lets invitees check their own binding. So before you sign up on Bitget, double-check the referral code field. The details are in the Bitget referral switch guide, the MEXC referral switch guide and how to check whether a referral code is bound.

Fee vouchers issued by the exchanges also affect your rebate: on Bitget, trades that use futures fee rebate vouchers earn no commission, which is paid in the form of rebate vouchers instead; on MEXC, fees covered by vouchers and futures trial bonuses earn no rebate, and discounts apply in the order vouchers, trial bonuses, then the MX discount (Bitget rebate voucher guide, MEXC guide to futures bonuses and vouchers). For how to weigh the two, see fee vouchers vs referral code rebates. Both exchanges also revoke referrals that break the rules: Bitget treats referrals from the same IP or device as self-referrals and can claw back rebates already paid, and MEXC states that commission from self-referrals is canceled.

Do Bitget and MEXC both require identity verification? What should users in Taiwan know?

Identity verification: since 2024-01-01, Bitget has required verification before both deposits and trading, and once verified, VIP 0 can withdraw 3 million USDT every 24 hours; according to Bitget’s 2023 announcement on mandatory KYC, unverified accounts can only withdraw, cancel orders, redeem and close positions, with no limit stated officially. MEXC has two levels, Primary and Advanced, with daily withdrawal limits of 80 BTC at Primary and 200 BTC at Advanced; its KYC FAQ states that depending on the regulations where you live, unverified accounts may be unable to deposit, withdraw or trade, and if you try to withdraw without verification, the system asks you to verify first. The number of accounts differs too: on Bitget one ID document can verify only one account, while on MEXC each person can complete verification on up to 2 accounts. In practice, both require KYC before you can withdraw normally. For the documents each exchange requires, the verification steps and review times, see the Bitget KYC guide and the MEXC KYC guide.

FSC registration: the list updated on 2026-09-29 in the Securities and Futures Bureau’s “virtual asset service providers” section shows 11 companies that have completed anti-money-laundering registration, and neither Bitget nor MEXC is on the FSC anti-money-laundering registration list. The practical effect is that disputes with either exchange aren’t covered by Taiwan’s Securities and Futures Investors Protection Center or the Financial Ombudsman Institution (FSC statement of 2022-11-23), and a frozen account or restricted withdrawals can only be handled under the platform’s own terms.

TWD deposits and withdrawals: neither exchange offers direct TWD bank deposits. When we checked on 2026-10-11, TWD wasn’t in the fiat menu on Bitget P2P, and it wasn’t among the 60 fiat currencies supported on MEXC P2P either. The workable route is the same for both: buy USDT with TWD on a registered local platform, such as MAX or BitoPro, then transfer it to the exchange, and reverse the route to cash out. The cheapest network for transferring to MAX is BEP20 (0.01 USDT) from Bitget and Avalanche C (0.000074 USDT) from MEXC; note that Bitget’s minimum USDT withdrawal is 10 USDT on every network, and MEXC’s BEP20 minimum is 0.2 USDT. Fees for each network are in the USDT withdrawal fee comparison. The FSC’s plan of 2026-08-04 says the transfer rules (Travel Rule) are expected to extend to transfers between domestic and offshore providers by the end of 2027, after which the process for moving coins between local platforms and offshore exchanges may change.

Regions and apps: Taiwan isn’t among the restricted regions listed in the Bitget terms of use (updated 2026-09-15) or the MEXC terms of use (2025-05-29 version); MEXC’s terms are older, and they state that the list changes. When we checked, both apps were available on the Taiwan App Store, the Bitget app and the MEXC app, and both websites have Traditional Chinese versions. Which countries each exchange restricts is covered in exchange restricted countries.

What are Bitget and MEXC each best at?

Bitget is strongest on the range of copy trading and bots, and it also offers tokenized stocks. You can copy trades on both futures and spot, so if you want copy trading without leverage, you can copy spot only; besides grids, its bots include funding rate arbitrage and trend following.

• Copy trading: the profit share uses a high-water mark, charging only on new profit that hasn’t been shared yet; it’s settled daily at 00:00 (Taiwan time), and moves to the next settlement if the account still holds positions; the minimum to copy is 50 USDT, with default slippage of 0.5% (Bitget high-water mark profit share guide, Bitget copy trading upgrade announcement). The product fee FAQ of 2026-08-20 says the profit share is generally 10% to 20%, which doesn’t match the cap in the announcement; go by the rate shown on the lead trader’s page.
• Trading bots: grid (up to 1,000 grids), martingale, recurring buy, funding rate arbitrage and trend following (Bitget trading bots), plus a futures signal bot that connects to TradingView (Bitget strategy trading guide).
• Other: tokenized stocks and ETFs (an official press release says more than 500), Simple Earn, PoolX and the separate Bitget Wallet.

MEXC is strongest on fees and the number of contracts. On 2026-10-12, MEXC had 1,098 perpetual contracts actively settling funding, versus 839 on Bitget, and it has 1,801 tradable spot pairs (read from the MEXC spot API on 2026-10-11). If you want to trade small-cap futures and often use market orders, MEXC gives you more choice and lower fees.

• Copy trading: futures copy trading, with AI traders you can also copy (MEXC copy trading). The profit share is 10% by default; the previous day is settled daily between 00:00 and 01:00, the profit share is frozen when a profitable trade closes, and any excess frozen is refunded; apart from trading fees, funding fees and the profit share, there are no other charges (MEXC profit share rules).
• Trading bots: futures grid (long, short or neutral, from 10 USDT, MEXC futures grid), spot grid and spot recurring buy.
• Other: Earn (MEXC Earn), Launchpad, pre-market trading, US stock futures, DEX+ on-chain trading and demo trading.

When you work out the cost of copy trading, include the trading fees. MEXC states that copy orders are placed as IOC limit orders (MEXC copy trading terms explained), which don’t rest on the order book and pay the taker fee. Copy a lead trader who makes 40 round trips a month with 1,000 USDT at 5x leverage, and the position is 5,000 USDT; the fees come to 5,000 × 0.06% × 2 × 40 = 240 USDT on Bitget and 80 USDT on MEXC. So for copying high-frequency futures traders, MEXC is much cheaper; Bitget’s advantages are that you can copy spot only and that it uses a high-water mark (after a drawdown, the account has to climb back to its previous peak before the lead trader can take a profit share again). Neither exchange states whether profit and loss for the profit share are calculated after fees, and neither states whether fees from copy trading earn a referral code rebate. The full calculation is in the cost of copy trading.

How do Bitget and MEXC compare on proof of reserves and security record?

Both publish proof of reserves monthly, and both provide a Merkle tree so users can confirm for themselves that their account is included:

• Bitget: the latest report is the 2026-09-29 snapshot taken after the hack, with a total reserve ratio of 131% and all 19 assets above 100%, including BTC 142%, ETH 110% and USDT 107% (Bitget September reserves announcement, Bitget proof of reserves page). The announcement doesn’t name a third-party auditor.
• MEXC: the 2026-09-10 snapshot shows BTC 297%, ETH 111% and USDT 119%, with the security firm Hacken as the third party (MEXC proof of reserves, MEXC press release). 297% looks high, but users held 4,106.57 BTC and the platform held 12,202.13 BTC; a high reserve ratio means more surplus coins, not a large scale, and it doesn’t mean those coins carry no other liabilities.

As for major incidents, Bitget has been hacked, MEXC has faced controversy over frozen funds, and both have regulatory records:

• Bitget hack on 2026-09-24: at 18:31 (UTC), unusual outflows were detected from some hot and warm wallets, initially reported as about 351.6 million USD (CoinDesk) and later confirmed at about 388 million USD. According to Bitget, the attacker used a zero-day vulnerability in a third-party security product to obtain internal credentials and then forged withdrawal instructions; no private keys were leaked, and cold wallets were unaffected (Bitget incident page, updated 2026-10-04). Bitget said user balances were unaffected and its protection fund would cover the loss; deposits and trading never stopped, and withdrawals resumed in stages, BTC on 09-28, ETH on 09-29 and USDT on 09-30, with other coins, fiat and P2P resuming on 10-02, about 7.5 days in total. The protection fund was topped back up to more than 300 million USD on 09-30 (Bitget announcement).
• Bitget’s VOXEL incident on 2025-04-20: abnormal trading hit the VOXEL/USDT perpetual contract for about 30 minutes; Bitget rolled back the abnormal trades and offered affected users a compensation plan (The Block).
• MEXC’s 2025 account freeze controversy: in July 2025, MEXC froze about 3.1 million USD of one trader’s funds under risk-control rules; after the case went public, MEXC’s chief strategy officer apologized on 2025-10-31, said the funds had been unfrozen, and said MEXC would set up a fast track for account issues (DL News). As of 2026-10-12, we found no major public incident of MEXC’s platform wallets being hacked.
• Regulatory records: in February 2025, Japan’s Financial Services Agency asked Apple and Google to remove Bitget, MEXC and other apps in Japan (The Defiant); the unregistered platforms named by the Philippine SEC in August 2025 also include both (Cointelegraph). MEXC also received warnings from Japan’s Financial Services Agency for operating without registration twice, on 2023-03-31 and 2024-11-28, and India’s list of unregistered platforms served notices on 2023-12-28 also includes MEXC Global.

Both have a protection fund separate from their reserves. Bitget’s protection fund publishes its wallet addresses, and the incident page updated on 2026-10-04 shows 3,705 BTC, more than 314 million USD; it was this fund that covered the hack. MEXC’s Guardian Fund was set up with 100 million USD in June 2025, and a press release at the end of September 2026 says it now holds 100 million USDT plus 2,000 BTC (MEXC press release); MEXC itself states that the Guardian Fund is a company commitment, not a statutory compensation scheme (MEXC security overview). Proof of reserves only reflects assets at the moment of the snapshot and isn’t deposit insurance; coins you don’t trade for long periods can go to a wallet you control yourself. For the records of all 13 exchanges side by side, see exchange safety record and exchange proof of reserves compared.

Bitget or MEXC: which should you choose?

• Beginners mainly buying major-coin spot: MEXC. Major coins such as BTC and ETH are maker 0% and taker 0.05%, versus 0.1% on Bitget; if you forget to enter a referral code, you can still add it within 30 days of sign-up, while on Bitget a wrong code can’t be fixed.
• Futures, with frequent market orders: MEXC. The futures taker fee is 0.02% vs 0.06%, so on 200,000 USDT of futures volume a month you pay 40 USDT on MEXC and 120 USDT on Bitget; MEXC also has more perpetual contracts.
• Copy trading: if you only want to copy spot without leverage, Bitget, since MEXC’s website lists futures copy trading; if you copy futures traders who trade often, MEXC, where the same 40 round trips cost a third of the fees on Bitget.
• Bots beyond grids: Bitget. It has funding rate arbitrage, trend following and a signal bot connected to TradingView, while MEXC’s website lists futures grid, spot grid and spot recurring buy.
• Lowest fees above all: MEXC, combined with Post-Only limit orders and the MX discount; even if you reach Bitget VIP 2 through assets, its 0.04% futures taker fee is still twice MEXC’s. Before trading a small cap, check whether that MEXC pair charges 0.08%, 0.2% or more.
• Taiwan regulatory compliance matters to you: neither is on the FSC registration list. Use a registered local platform for TWD deposits, withdrawals and long-term holding, and turn to an offshore exchange only when you need futures, copy trading or more coins, keeping only the funds you need for trading there.

Plenty of traders open accounts on both: futures and major coins on the lower-fee MEXC, and spot copy trading and bots on Bitget, which also spreads the risk of a single platform halting withdrawals or freezing accounts. You need to complete identity verification on each; on Bitget, the referral code has to be entered at sign-up, and on MEXC it has to be added within 30 days at the latest.

Still weighing other exchanges? If copy trading profit share matters to you, see BingX vs Bitget; if you often trade small-cap coins, see KuCoin vs Bitget. Each exchange’s fees, rebates, proof of reserves and restricted regions are covered in full in the Bitget review and the MEXC review.

How do you transfer from Bitget to MEXC, and what does it cost?

There is no internal transfer between the two, so USDT has to go out as an on-chain withdrawal: first go to the deposit page on the receiving exchange, choose USDT and a network and copy the address, then go to the withdrawal page on the sending exchange, choose the same network and paste it. The sending exchange charges the withdrawal fee, a fixed amount per withdrawal no matter how much you send. According to the Bitget official coin API and the MEXC fee overview as of 2026-10-12, the cheapest networks open on both sides are:

• Bitget → MEXC: use BEP20, 0.01 USDT (minimum withdrawal 10 USDT).
• MEXC → Bitget: use Plasma, 0 USDT (minimum withdrawal 10 USDT); for small amounts under 10 USDT, you can use Avalanche C-Chain, 0.000074 USDT (minimum withdrawal 4 USDT).

On the commonly used TRC20, Bitget charges 1.5 USDT and MEXC 0.5 USDT. Fees can change at any time, so go by the amount shown on the withdrawal page before you confirm, and make sure the receiving exchange’s deposit page offers the same network; if you pick the wrong network, the funds may not be recoverable. For every network’s fee and minimum withdrawal at 13 exchanges, see USDT withdrawal fees compared.

How the data in this article was checked

Fees, platform token discounts, identity verification and the rules for adding and switching codes were all checked against both exchanges’ official help centers and fee pages on 2026-10-13; MEXC’s per-contract fees, USDT withdrawal fees and funding settlement intervals are figures read from official pages and public APIs on 2026-10-12; reserve figures come from each exchange’s most recent report; and the hack and freeze cases were cross-checked against official announcements and news reports. How this site compiles its data is described in how the rebate data is compiled, and the disclosure for referral links is in referral and rebate disclosure.

FAQ

Which has lower fees, Bitget or MEXC?

MEXC, on both futures and major-coin spot. At VIP 0, MEXC futures are maker 0% and taker 0.02%, and Bitget 0.02% / 0.06%; on spot, MEXC is 0% / 0.05% and Bitget 0.1% / 0.1%, or 0.08% with the BGB discount. With 200,000 USDT in futures plus 20,000 USDT in spot a month, all as taker, you pay 50 USDT on MEXC and 140 USDT on Bitget. The exception is some MEXC small-cap pairs and contracts with higher fees, such as a 0.2% spot taker fee or a 0.1% futures taker fee, so check the trading page before you trade.

Can I use Bitget and MEXC at the same time?

Yes. They’re separate companies, so you just register and verify your identity on each. Referral codes are handled separately: on Bitget only at sign-up, and on MEXC within 30 days of sign-up. To move USDT between them, BEP20 costs 0.01 USDT on both, but Bitget’s minimum withdrawal is 10 USDT; go by the withdrawal page at the time for the fee.

Should users in Taiwan pick Bitget or MEXC?

Their status in Taiwan is about the same, so it comes down to how you trade: MEXC if you mainly trade futures and major coins, Bitget if you mainly want spot copy trading and bots. Neither is on the FSC anti-money-laundering registration list (2026-09-29 list), neither offers direct TWD deposits, and neither lists Taiwan among the restricted regions in its terms; for both, you deposit by buying USDT on a local platform first and transferring it over.

Which is safer, Bitget or MEXC?

Neither can be called completely safe; each has its own record. On 2026-09-24, Bitget’s hot and warm wallets were hacked for about 388 million USD, which its protection fund covered, and withdrawals were fully restored after about 7.5 days. MEXC has no major public incident of its platform wallets being hacked, but in 2025 it froze about 3.1 million USD of one trader’s funds, later apologizing and unfreezing them, and it has received warnings from Japan’s Financial Services Agency twice. On reserves, Bitget’s 2026-09-29 snapshot showed a total reserve ratio of 131%, and MEXC’s on 2026-09-10 showed BTC at 297% and USDT at 119%.

Which gives a bigger referral code rebate?

For the current rates, see “Bitget vs MEXC at a glance” and the calculators above, which stay in sync with the exchanges; after the rebate, MEXC usually still costs less for the same volume. On the rules, Bitget states that the rebate is valid long term, and in the standard referral program invitees stop counting at VIP 3; MEXC doesn’t disclose a duration, pays the rebate the next day, calculates it on net fees after the MX discount, and doesn’t let invited users join MEXC VIP. MEXC’s maker orders at 0% and zero-fee trades carry no fees, so they earn no rebate.

To sign up directly, see the Bitget referral code and the MEXC referral code; fee details are in Bitget fees and MEXC fees; if you already have an account, the switching rules are in the Bitget referral switch guide and the MEXC referral switch guide. What you actually pay on each exchange after rebates is compiled in actual fees after referral rebates, the cheapest exchanges are in lowest-fee crypto exchanges, and other exchanges’ referral codes and rebates are in the exchange referral code overview. To compare other pairs, see Bitget vs OKX, OKX vs MEXC, MEXC vs Gate and Bybit vs Bitget.