MEXC costs less: a 100,000 USDT BTC futures position opened with a limit order and closed at market costs 20 USDT on MEXC and 80 USDT on Echobit, using the rates on each exchange's own fee page.
Echobit's published rates do beat MEXC's API schedule, which matters only for bots.
Key Takeaways
For manual futures traders MEXC is our pick: a 100,000 USDT BTC round trip with a limit entry and market exit costs 20 USDT there against 80 USDT on Echobit.
Echobit's fee page, updated June 29, 2026, sets futures at 0.02% maker and 0.06% taker in worked examples, while MEXC's BTCUSDT charges 0% and 0.02%.
Echobit shows its spot rates only as an image on that page, so spot traders need to confirm them in the app; MEXC lists 0% maker and 0.05% taker.
Echobit's listing announcements set leverage between 1x and 50x per pair, while MEXC offers 500x on BTCUSDT and ETHUSDT outside ten regions.
Echobit is not tracked by CoinGecko, and we located no independent review or regulator notice about it, while MEXC scores 9 out of 10 on CoinGecko and has notices on record from the Seychelles FSA and Dubai's VARA.
Automated traders pay less at Echobit's published rates than through MEXC's API schedule of 0.06% maker and 0.08% taker.
Many futures traders enter with a limit order and leave at market, so they pay one maker fee and one taker fee on every position.
Echobit's own fee page puts those at 0.02% and 0.06%, which on a 100,000 USDT position comes to 80 USDT before any profit or loss.
We price that one trade on both exchanges first, and the rest of this Echobit vs MEXC comparison covers leverage, the gaps in Echobit's documentation and each side's trust record.
Opened with a limit order and closed at market, it costs 80 USDT on Echobit and 20 USDT on MEXC's BTCUSDT, a fourfold difference on a common entry-and-exit pattern.
Even with limit orders at both ends, Echobit still charges 40 USDT, while MEXC charges nothing.
Futures fees are charged on the full position, so the rate on each side matters more than any headline promotion.
BTCUSDT is one of the contracts MEXC prices lowest, with no maker fee and a 0.02% taker fee.
Regional and promotional rates can differ from that BTCUSDT line, which the MEXC fee page showed on September 10, 2026. Picture a trader who buys 100,000 USDT of BTC perpetuals with a resting limit order and later sells the position at market.
Echobit bills 20 USDT for the maker entry and 60 USDT for the taker exit, 80 USDT for the round trip.
MEXC bills nothing for the entry and 20 USDT for the exit on BTCUSDT.
Market orders at both ends raise the totals to 120 USDT on Echobit and 40 USDT on MEXC.
The totals exclude funding and slippage, and other MEXC contracts, priced up to 0.100% taker on the fee page, can cost more than BTCUSDT.
MEXC is the publisher here, so treat this section as our case, beginning with what Echobit gets right.
Its fee page shows worked examples with an update date, its futures rates sit at the level of large exchanges, and its listing announcements state the leverage cap for each pair.
Our case is the cost of the trade many futures traders place: a quarter of Echobit's fee on a limit-in, market-out round trip, a 0% maker line on BTCUSDT, and data a tracker can confirm.
Our weak spots are real too: Seychelles and Dubai regulators have both acted against MEXC, as the trust section explains, and bots trading through our API pay more than Echobit's published rates.
For the whole platform rather than one fee line, see our MEXC review, which opens with its biggest catch.
Echobit's rows rely on its own fee page and listing announcements as recorded in our alternatives guide on August 11, 2026, because no tracker or independent review covers it; the structure follows our review methodology. Futures traders should focus on the fee and leverage rows.
Dimension | Echobit | MEXC |
Fees | Futures 0.02% maker and 0.06% taker, per its fee page updated June 29, 2026; spot rates shown only as an image, so confirm in the app | Spot 0% maker and 0.05% taker; futures set per pair, BTCUSDT 0% and 0.02%, range 0.000% to 0.040% maker and 0.000% to 0.100% taker; API futures 0.06% and 0.08% |
Coins and markets | No CoinGecko listing, so no tracked coin or pair count | 1,533 coins, 1,925 spot pairs and 1,253 perpetual pairs on CoinGecko |
Derivatives and leverage | 1x to 50x depending on the pair, per its listing announcements | 500x on BTCUSDT and ETHUSDT and 250x on four other USDT pairs, per its announcement; not in ten regions or copy trading |
Trust checks | No CoinGecko Trust Score or reserve figure; no proof-of-reserves page or independent review located; volume only self-reported; no regulator notice in our scan | Trust Score 9 out of 10; no incident recorded; about 618 million USD in tracked reserves and public audit reports; Seychelles FSA press release of May 26, 2026; VARA notice of fines of June 22, 2026 |
Deposits, withdrawals and KYC | No independent source located; check deposit, withdrawal and verification terms in the app | Bank transfer, card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, third-party channels and P2P; Primary, Advanced and Institutional verification tiers |
Standout | Worked fee examples with an update date; per-pair leverage caps in listing announcements | 0% maker on BTCUSDT; documented 500x tier; CoinGecko-tracked data |
Echobit data come from its own fee page and listing announcements as cited in our alternatives guide on August 11, 2026; MEXC data come from its official fee page of September 10, 2026 and from CoinGecko on September 24, 2026. Fee transparency varies widely, and our exchange fee comparison found that only half of the 12 exchanges it checked show their fees without an account.
Manual orders on MEXC's BTCUSDT beat both of Echobit's published futures rates, API orders on MEXC cost more than either, and Echobit caps leverage at up to 50x per pair against MEXC's 500x on BTCUSDT and ETHUSDT.
Using those caps moves liquidation closer, to about 2% at 50x and about 0.2% at 500x.
Code-driven orders are billed differently: since June 1, 2026, MEXC's API schedule has charged 0.06% maker and 0.08% taker, which is more than Echobit's published 0.02% and 0.06%. Echobit states its caps in listing notices, so the notice for a given pair is the place to confirm its limit.
It covers futures rates through worked examples and carries an update date of June 29, 2026, but it shows spot rates only as an image, and little outside Echobit's own pages can confirm the rest.
On the MEXC side, a tracker score of 9 out of 10 sits alongside two regulator notices.
CoinGecko ranked 166 exchanges on August 11, 2026 without Echobit among them, and six weeks later, on September 24, 2026, the tracker still had no page for it.
We located no proof-of-reserves page and no independent review of Echobit, and its trading volume appears only as the exchange reports it.
Our scan found no regulator notice about Echobit.
Reserve data exists on MEXC's side: roughly 618 million USD tracked by CoinGecko on September 24, 2026, plus audit reports that MEXC publishes. According to the Seychelles FSA, which set out its findings in a May 26, 2026 press release, MEXC's operating company lacks a virtual asset licence and now faces enforcement. Dubai's VARA reached its own finding in a notice of fines issued June 22, 2026: unlicensed service to Dubai customers and shortfalls in know-your-customer checks, with MEXC's cooperation noted.
MEXC suits futures traders who enter with limit orders and exit at market, anyone who wants spot rates in plain text, and traders who want a platform a tracker covers.
Echobit may suit traders who run bots at its published rates or who prefer its per-pair leverage notices and worked fee examples.
To check the maker line yourself, rest a small BTCUSDT limit order on MEXC and look for a zero fee once it fills.
Our Echobit alternatives guide explains why no independent review of the exchange exists and which tracked platforms to consider instead. The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia each license their own providers, and readers there should start with those.
Before opening an account from the EU or EEA, read how MiCA applies to MEXC in the notice that follows.
Is Echobit cheaper than MEXC?
Not for manual futures, where a 100,000 USDT limit-in, market-out BTC trade costs 20 USDT on MEXC and 80 USDT on Echobit.
Bots are different, since MEXC's API orders pay 0.06% and 0.08%, more than Echobit's published rates.
What are Echobit's trading fees?
Echobit's futures rates are 0.02% for makers and 0.06% for takers, according to worked examples on a fee page dated June 29, 2026.
The spot schedule is published as a picture rather than text.
Why can't I find Echobit's spot fees as text?
Echobit's fee page presents its spot schedule as an image, so it does not show up in text searches.
Confirm the current spot rates inside the Echobit app before trading.
How much leverage does Echobit offer?
Echobit's listing announcements set caps between 1x and 50x, depending on the pair.
MEXC's cap is 500x, available on BTCUSDT and ETHUSDT everywhere except the ten regions named in its announcement.
Is Echobit listed on CoinGecko?
No; CoinGecko's ranking of 166 exchanges did not include it on August 11, 2026, and a September 24, 2026 search still showed no CoinGecko page.
MEXC holds a 9 out of 10 Trust Score there.
Is Echobit safe?
Hard to say: no tracker, independent review or regulator notice covers Echobit, so its own pages are the main evidence.
For MEXC, CoinGecko shows 9 out of 10, and the Seychelles and Dubai regulators have both issued notices about it.
Can I move funds from Echobit to MEXC?
You can, as long as open futures are closed first and a small test transfer arrives safely before the rest follows.
Copy the deposit address and network from your MEXC account into Echobit's withdrawal screen.
Perpetual futures and leverage amplify both gains and losses, and positions can be liquidated for the full margin amount.
At 500x, a move of roughly 0.2% against a position can trigger liquidation, so high tiers suit only experienced traders with strict risk controls.
This article is informational for readers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, where the platforms discussed may not be available or authorised.
In the EU and EEA, MEXC is not authorized under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).
The Dutch regulator AFM has placed MEXC on its register of non-compliant entities, which ESMA republishes, and readers in those regions should factor this status into any decision.
In a May 26, 2026 press release, the Seychelles Financial Services Authority said the company it identifies as operating the MEXC platform does not hold a licence under its Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2024, that it is initiating enforcement measures, and that the public should exercise caution when dealing with the platform.
In a June 22, 2026 notice of fines, Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority said the entity operating as MEXC had served customers in Dubai without a licence from 2022 to April 2026 and onboarded users without meeting UAE know-your-customer requirements, and that it cooperated, complied with cease-and-desist orders and intends to seek a licence.
Nothing here is investment advice, and fees, leverage tiers, and availability change, so confirm current terms on each platform's official pages before trading.