Bitcastle vs OKX: fees compared

Every fee that costs you money on Bitcastle and OKX, side by side — trading fees at each VIP tier, withdrawal fees coin by coin, deposits and fiat. Sourced from each exchange’s own fee pages.

BitcastleRank #137

0.02–0.2%spot taker0.02–0.06%futures taker170coins to withdraw$832.54Mvolume 24h

OKXRank #4 · founded 2017

0.1%spot taker0.05%futures taker411coins to withdraw$29.90Bvolume 24h

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The short answer

3Bitcastlecategories won2 tied6OKX

Bitcastle charges 0.02–0.2% on spot taker orders versus 0.1% on OKX.
On futures, Bitcastle is cheaper for takers (0.02–0.06% vs 0.05%).
OKX has the cheaper withdrawal fee on 33 of the 42 coins both exchanges list.
OKX publishes the deeper VIP ladder (10 tiers), so high-volume traders can push fees lower there.

Head-to-head

Fee	Bitcastle	OKX
Trading fees
Spot maker	0.02–0.2%cheaper	0.08%
Spot taker	0.02–0.2%cheaper	0.1%
Futures maker	0.02%	0.02%
Futures taker	0.02–0.06%cheaper	0.05%
Lowest spot taker (top VIP tier)	0.02%Regular	0.015%cheaperVIP 9
Fee tiers published	1Spot trading	10moreSpot trading
Fee discount with exchange token	Discount paying fees in BCE	—
Withdrawals & deposits
Coins you can withdraw	170synced 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC	411moresynced 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC
Median withdrawal fee (coins on both)	$0.2512across 42 coins	$0.07238cheaperacross 42 coins
Cheaper withdrawal on…	9 coins	33 coinsmore
Crypto deposit fee	Free	Free
Exchange profile
Volume 24h (spot + derivatives)	$832.54MOI $42.38K	$29.90BmoreOI $7.18B
Markets	Spot, Derivatives	Spot, Derivativesfounded 2017
Fiat currencies	SupportedCard	46 currenciesAED, ARS, AUD, AZN, BRL, CAD…

“Cheaper” marks the better number on that row only. A dash means we have not verified that fee for the exchange yet — it is not a claim that the fee is zero.

What would you actually pay?

30-day trading volume$1MMaker share of that volume50% maker

Withdrawals per month

BitcastleCheaper

$201.87/ month

Trading (Regular · 0.02% / 0.02%): $200.00
Withdrawals (4× BTC · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) · $0.4682 each): $1.87

OKX

$737.50/ month

Trading (VIP 1 · 0.0675% / 0.08%): $737.50
Withdrawals (4× BTC · X Layer · $0.0007803 each): $0.00

At $1M of monthly spot volume (50% maker) plus 4 BTC withdrawals, Bitcastle costs $535.63 less per month — $6,427.56 a year.

Taker fee as 30-day volume grows Bitcastle OKX

Estimate only: it applies each exchange’s published VIP ladder for the market you picked, ignores token-payment discounts, referral rebates and promotional zero-fee pairs, and assumes every withdrawal uses the cheapest network above. Negative fees are maker rebates.

Spot fee tiers side by side

BitcastleSpot trading

Tier	30d volume ≥	Maker	Taker
Regular	—	0.02–0.2%	0.02–0.2%

Source: Bitcastle fee schedule ↗ · verified 2026-08-28

OKXSpot trading

Tier	30d volume ≥	Maker	Taker
Regular	—	0.08%	0.1%
VIP 1	$1.00M	0.0675%	0.08%
VIP 2	$5.00M	0.06%	0.07%
VIP 3	$10.00M	0.055%	0.065%
VIP 4	$20.00M	0.03%	0.045%
VIP 5	$100.00M	0.025%	0.035%
VIP 6	$200.00M	0%	0.03%
VIP 7	$500.00M	-0.002%rebate	0.025%
VIP 8	$1.00B	-0.005%rebate	0.02%
VIP 9	$5.00B	-0.005%rebate	0.015%

Source: OKX fee schedule ↗ · verified 2026-08-28

Futures fee tiers side by side

BitcastleFutures trading

Tier	30d volume ≥	Maker	Taker
Regular	—	0.02%	0.02–0.06%

Source: Bitcastle fee schedule ↗ · verified 2026-08-28

OKXFutures trading

Tier	30d volume ≥	Maker	Taker
Regular	—	0.02%	0.05%
VIP 1	$5.00M	0.016%	0.045%
VIP 2	$10.00M	0.015%	0.036%
VIP 3	$50.00M	0.01%	0.028%
VIP 4	$200.00M	0.008%	0.027%
VIP 5	$600.00M	0.005%	0.026%
VIP 6	$1.00B	0%	0.025%
VIP 7	$1.50B	-0.002%rebate	0.02%
VIP 8	$2.00B	-0.005%rebate	0.02%
VIP 9	$20.00B	-0.005%rebate	0.015%

Source: OKX fee schedule ↗ · verified 2026-08-28

Withdrawal fees, coin by coin42 coins on both

Cheaper on more coinsOKX9 vs 33 of 42

Median fee · Bitcastle$0.2512on the shared basket

Median fee · OKX$0.07238on the shared basket

Coins only on one side3356 Bitcastle · 329 OKX

Coin	Bitcastle	OKX	Cheaper
BTCBitcoin	0.0₅6000 BTC$0.4682 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +2	0.0₇1000 BTC$0.0007803 · X Layer +4	OKXsaves $0.4674
ETHEthereum	0.0001300 ETH$0.3251 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +1	0.0₇8000 ETH$0.0002001 · X Layer +9	OKXsaves $0.3249
USDTTether USDt	0.1000 USDT$0.09991 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +3	0.0₅5700 USDT$0.0₅5695 · Plasma (USDT0) +14	OKXsaves $0.09991
BNBBNB	0.0002000 BNB$0.1500 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	0.0₄4700 BNB$0.03525 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	OKXsaves $0.1148
XRPXRP	0.2000 XRP$0.2638 · XRP Ledger	0.01000 XRP$0.01319 · XRP Ledger	OKXsaves $0.2506
USDCUSDC	15 USDC$15.00 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.0002600 USDC$0.0002601 · X Layer +11	OKXsaves $15.00
SOLSolana	0.01000 SOL$1.06 · Solana	0.0₆9900 SOL$0.0001045 · X Layer +1	OKXsaves $1.06
TRXTRON	4.4 TRX$1.48 · Tron (TRC20) +1	1.2 TRX$0.4048 · Tron (TRC20)	OKXsaves $1.08
DOGEDogecoin	1.527 DOGE$0.1301 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	4 DOGE$0.3407 · Dogecoin	Bitcastlesaves $0.2107
LINKChainlink	0.01000 LINK$0.1175 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +1	0.006700 LINK$0.07870 · Ethereum (ERC20)	OKXsaves $0.03876
ADACardano	0.6400 ADA$0.1366 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	1.2 ADA$0.2561 · Cardano	Bitcastlesaves $0.1195
UNIUniswap	0.02900 UNI$0.2533 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +1	0.02400 UNI$0.2096 · Ethereum (ERC20)	OKXsaves $0.04368
BCHBitcoin Cash	0.0005280 BCH$0.1303 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +1	0.0008000 BCH$0.1974 · Bitcoin Cash	Bitcastlesaves $0.06711
NEARNEAR Protocol	0.07159 NEAR$0.2491 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	0.01400 NEAR$0.04871 · NEAR	OKXsaves $0.2004
LTCLitecoin	0.005000 LTC$0.2755 · Litecoin	0.001000 LTC$0.05510 · Litecoin	OKXsaves $0.2204
AVAXAvalanche	0.01781 AVAX$0.1410 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	0.0007200 AVAX$0.005702 · Avalanche C-Chain +1	OKXsaves $0.1353
SHIBShiba Inu	25,193.8 SHIB$0.1350 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +1	11,092.06 SHIB$0.05946 · Ethereum (ERC20)	OKXsaves $0.07559
AAVEAave	0.001100 AAVE$0.1476 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) +1	0.0008900 AAVE$0.1194 · Ethereum (ERC20)	OKXsaves $0.02817
DOTPolkadot	0.1500 DOT$0.1689 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	0.003600 DOT$0.004054 · Polkadot Asset Hub	OKXsaves $0.1648
PEPEPepe	4,076,086.96 PEPE$14.98 · Ethereum (ERC20)	28,014.39 PEPE$0.1030 · Ethereum (ERC20)	OKXsaves $14.88
ATOMCosmos	0.09000 ATOM$0.1472 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	0.03500 ATOM$0.05723 · Cosmos Hub	OKXsaves $0.08993
FILFilecoin	0.1900 FIL$0.1628 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	0.0₅2800 FIL$0.0₅2400 · Filecoin	OKXsaves $0.1628
CRVCurve DAO Token	48.83 CRV$16.12 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.02800 CRV$0.009246 · Polygon +1	OKXsaves $16.11
LDOLido DAO	41.783 LDO$16.02 · Ethereum (ERC20)	0.4900 LDO$0.1878 · Ethereum (ERC20)	OKXsaves $15.83
XTZTezos	0.5900 XTZ$0.1572 · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20)	0.07800 XTZ$0.02078 · Tezos	OKXsaves $0.1364

Showing 1–25 of 42 coins

Deposit, fiat, card and other fees

Fee	Bitcastle	OKX
Crypto deposit fee	Free	Free
Card spending/conversion feeCard annual	—	0 EUR
Card spending/conversion feeCard crypto conversion	—	0.1%
Card spending/conversion feeCard FX eur	—	Free
Card spending/conversion feeCard FX non eur	—	Free
Card spending/conversion feeCard inactivity	—	0 EUR
Card spending/conversion feeCard issuance	—	0 EUR
Fiat deposit feeEUR · Sepa	—	Free
Fiat withdrawal feeEUR · Sepa	—	Free
P2P maker feeP2P	—	Free
P2P taker feeP2P	—	Free

Bitcastle vs OKX — FAQ

Is Bitcastle or OKX cheaper?

Bitcastle charges 0.02–0.2% on spot taker orders versus 0.1% on OKX. On futures, Bitcastle is cheaper for takers (0.02–0.06% vs 0.05%). OKX has the cheaper withdrawal fee on 33 of the 42 coins both exchanges list. OKX publishes the deeper VIP ladder (10 tiers), so high-volume traders can push fees lower there.

Which has lower trading fees, Bitcastle or OKX?

Bitcastle charges 0.02–0.2% taker / 0.02–0.2% maker on spot and 0.02–0.06% taker on futures at the entry tier. OKX charges 0.1% taker / 0.08% maker on spot and 0.05% taker on futures. Across the metrics we compare, OKX wins more of them. Both drop as your 30-day volume grows — use the calculator above to price your own volume.

Which is cheaper for withdrawals, Bitcastle or OKX?

Of the 42 coins both exchanges let you withdraw, Bitcastle is cheaper on 9, OKX on 33. The median withdrawal fee on that shared basket is $0.2512 on Bitcastle versus $0.07238 on OKX. OKX is the cheaper default, but the winner changes coin by coin — check the coin you actually withdraw.

How can I pay lower fees on Bitcastle or OKX?

Bitcastle: Discount paying fees in BCE. Both exchanges also cut maker/taker rates as your 30-day volume rises — Bitcastle publishes 1 tier and OKX publishes 10 tiers. Choosing the cheapest withdrawal network matters just as much: on many coins the gap between networks is larger than the gap between exchanges.

Are these Bitcastle and OKX fees up to date?

Trading fees are hand-curated from each exchange's official fee schedule and carry the date we last verified them (2026-08-28 for Bitcastle, 2026-08-28 for OKX). Withdrawal fees are synced from each exchange's own API or fee page (last sync 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC for Bitcastle, 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC for OKX). USD amounts are recomputed at the live coin price.

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Trading and other fee numbers are hand-curated from each exchange’s official fee pages (linked next to every tier table) and carry the date we last verified them. Withdrawal fees are synced from each exchange’s own API or fee page; USD amounts are computed at the current live coin price, so they move with the market. Rates exclude referral rebates, promotional zero-fee pairs and regional pricing. Full detail per exchange: Bitcastle fees · OKX fees.