How to Buy Layer One X (L1X)Every exchange we track that lists L1X, what the buy costs, and what it costs to take L1X with you afterwards.
2 of the exchanges we track list L1X, and 2 of those accept fiat, so you can buy it without holding crypto first. The cheapest place to place the order is MEXC at $0.50 on a $1,000 market buy. But add the fee to move L1X off the exchange and the order changes: LBank comes out lowest at $2.01 all-in, against $32.88 on the cheapest trading fee. The withdrawal fee is flat, so the smaller your buy, the more it decides where you should buy. L1X moves over 2 networks (Ethereum (ERC20), Layer One X) — pick the same one on the exchange withdrawal screen and in your wallet.
All-in cost is the trading fee on a $1,000 market buy plus the cheapest fee that exchange charges to withdraw L1X. It is the number the exchange’s own “how to buy” page never shows you, and it reorders the table more often than not. The coins column is how many assets each exchange lists in total, from our own sync — not the figure CoinMarketCap prints.
| Exchange | Buy fee on $1,000 | Move it out | All-in cost | Coins listed | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MEXCReferralPay with Card | $0.500–0.05% taker | $32.383 L1X · Layer One X | $32.88 | 9,475 | Visit ↗ |
LBankPay with 3rd-party | $1.000.1% taker | $1.010.09360 L1X · Ethereum (ERC20) | $2.01 | 1,890 | Visit ↗ |
Showing 1–2 of 2 exchanges listing L1X
On 2 exchanges we track: MEXC, LBank. The table above has each one with its trading fee, the payment methods it takes and what it charges to withdraw L1X.
LBank, at $2.01 to buy $1,000 of L1X and withdraw it — $1.00 in trading fee plus $1.01 to move it out over Ethereum (ERC20). If you are leaving the coin on the exchange, only the first half applies and a different venue may win. Paying by card adds the card processor's charge on top of both, typically 1.8–4%.
Indirectly, yes. 1 of the exchanges listing L1X accepts a card (MEXC), but the card almost always buys a major asset — USDT, USDC, BTC — which you then swap for L1X on the same exchange. That means two fees: the card charge, then the trading fee in the table.
Yes, and it is worth checking before you choose where to buy. It is a flat amount of L1X, set by each exchange per network, so it does not scale with the size of your purchase — the cheapest in the table is $1.01 on LBank. Our full L1X withdrawal fee table compares every exchange and every network.
It is a custody choice, not a safety switch. While the coin sits there the exchange holds the keys: convenient, recoverable if you lose your password, and dependent on the exchange staying solvent and keeping withdrawals open. Moving it to a wallet you control removes that dependency and costs one withdrawal fee — from $1.01 for L1X. For a trading balance, staying put is reasonable; for a long hold, most people move.
L1X is issued on 2 networks and they are not interchangeable — L1X sent over Ethereum (ERC20) will not arrive at an address on Layer One X. Ethereum (ERC20) is the one most exchanges use (1 of them). Withdrawal fees differ per network too, sometimes by an order of magnitude, so the cheapest network is worth checking as well as the cheapest exchange.
Exchange coverage for L1X comes from each exchange’s own deposit and withdrawal endpoints (last sync 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC); trading fees are the published base tier, no volume discount applied (verified 2026-08-28). Exchanges we have a referral arrangement with appear first and are tagged as such — it changes no number in any row. Nothing here is investment advice; see our methodology.