Bitfinex trading fees (spot maker/taker, futures), KYC requirements and regulatory status — data with sources.
Fees — Official Fee Schedule page (Order Execution and Derivatives Order Execution sections) shows maker and taker fees as zero for all customers; Bitfinex removed maker/taker fees on spot, margin and derivatives on 17 Dec 2025 (blog: Zero Fees Q&A). No tiering applies. LEO trading-fee discount therefore no longer applies (0). Derivatives = USDt-settled perpetual swaps, up to 100x. BTC withdrawal fee (0.00006 BTC) is from the public API endpoint pub:map:currency:tx:fee; USDT withdrawal fee is charged per transport network (ERC20/TRC20/etc.) and is not exposed in that map, so left null. Bank wire deposit 0.100% (min 60 USD/EUR).
KYC required — Help center (Verification levels): all accounts created on or after 9 Nov 2022 must be at least Basic Plus verified to access platform features including exchange trading; margin trading requires Intermediate; USD fiat requires Full verification.
| Fees | |
|---|---|
| Spot maker | 0.000% ↗ |
| Spot taker | 0.000% ↗ |
| Futures maker | 0.000% ↗ |
| Futures taker | 0.000% ↗ |
| Cost of a $1,000 spot taker trade | $0.00 ↗ |
| Cost of a $1,000 futures taker trade | $0.00 ↗ |
| Fee discount with platform token | 0% ↗ LEO |
| BTC withdrawal fee | 0.00006 BTC ↗ |
| USDT withdrawal fee | Not confirmed |
| Products & features | |
| Listed coins | Not confirmed |
| Max futures leverage | 100× ↗ |
| Copy trading | Not confirmed |
| Earn / staking | Yes ↗ |
| Fiat deposit methods | Bank transfer ↗ |
| API trading | Yes ↗ |
| Mobile app | Yes ↗ |
| Trust & regulation | |
| Licenses & registrations | 2 El Salvador, El Salvador |
| Recorded security incidents | Not confirmed |
| Proof of reserves | Not confirmed |
| User protection fund | Yes ↗ |
| KYC required | Yes ↗ |
| Founded | 2012 ↗ |
| Headquarters | Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands ↗ |
| Access & support | |
| Interface languages | Not confirmed |
| Live chat support | Not confirmed |
| Users (exchange’s own claim) | Not confirmed |