{"id":7032,"date":"2026-11-14T17:25:06","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T17:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.broker-pro.org\/?page_id=7032"},"modified":"2026-11-14T18:06:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T18:06:22","slug":"crypto-exchanges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.broker-pro.org\/en\/broker-ratings\/crypto-exchanges\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Exchange Ranking 2026: Licences and Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"

An exchange\u2019s safety depends not on volume but on who supervises it and how client assets are held. Since MiCA, an exchange licensed as a CASP in one EU country can serve the whole EU and must segregate client assets.<\/p>\n

Ranking<\/h2>\n
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Rank<\/th>\nExchange<\/th>\nRegulation<\/th>\nNotes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\nCoinbase<\/strong><\/td>\nListed (Nasdaq), MiCA licence (Luxembourg), US regulation<\/td>\nPublic-company reporting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nKraken<\/strong><\/td>\nMiCA licence (Ireland), US and UK registrations<\/td>\nOne of the oldest exchanges, proof of reserves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nBitstamp<\/strong><\/td>\nMiCA licence (Luxembourg), part of Robinhood since 2025<\/td>\nOperating since 2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nGemini<\/strong><\/td>\nMiCA licence (Malta), NYDFS<\/td>\nCompliance-focused<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nOKX<\/strong><\/td>\nMiCA licence (Malta)<\/td>\nWide range of products and derivatives<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nBybit<\/strong><\/td>\nMiCA licence (Austria)<\/td>\nDerivatives, copy trading<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nBinance<\/strong><\/td>\nRegistrations in individual countries; no MiCA licence at the time of review<\/td>\nLargest by volume, history of regulatory issues<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Data as of November 2026. Check licence status in the ESMA CASP register.<\/small><\/p>\n

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