Binance Fees: What You Really Pay to Trade Crypto

When you trade on Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume. Also known as Binance.com, it lets you buy, sell, and stake hundreds of coins—but what you pay in fees can eat into your profits faster than you think. Unlike some platforms that hide costs in spreads or fake "zero fee" claims, Binance breaks its charges down clearly. But that doesn’t mean they’re cheap—or easy to understand.

There’s more to Binance fees than just the 0.1% trading fee everyone talks about. Your withdrawal fees, the cost to move crypto off the exchange change depending on the coin. Sending Bitcoin? Expect around $1–$5. Sending Solana? Maybe $0.10. And if you use Binance Pay or credit card buys, fees jump to 2% or more. Then there’s staking rewards, the passive income you earn by locking up coins—which sounds great until you realize Binance takes a cut of what the network pays you. And if you’re using BNB to pay fees? You save 25%, but that only works if you’re already holding it.

Most people don’t realize how much market maker vs. market taker, the difference between adding liquidity and taking it matters. If you place a limit order that gets filled later, you pay less. If you click "buy now" and take the price off the order book, you pay more. That’s not a glitch—it’s how every exchange works. Binance just makes it obvious. And if you trade over $1M a month? You drop to 0.02% fees. But that’s not for most of us.

What you won’t find in Binance’s fee schedule? Hidden costs. Like the time your USDT withdrawal got stuck because of network congestion, and you had to pay extra gas to speed it up. Or when you swapped ETH for SOL and didn’t realize the price slippage cost you more than the 0.1% fee. Or how Binance’s fiat on-ramps charge more than most brokers, even if they say "no fee." The real cost isn’t just the number on screen—it’s the complexity hiding behind it.

Compare that to platforms like Slingshot Finance or Katana, where fees are zero because they don’t hold your funds. Or ICRYPEX, which charges less but has no clear regulation. Binance wins on choice and liquidity—but not on cost efficiency for small traders. If you’re holding long-term, those fees add up. If you’re day trading, they can kill your edge.

Below, you’ll find real reviews and breakdowns of how Binance’s fees stack up against other exchanges, what trips up new users, and how to avoid paying more than you have to. No fluff. Just what you need to know before your next trade.