HTX
KCEXIn short: the difference
How HTX differs from KCEX
First in the pair, HTX, is a venue with bots and a Web3 side. On the market since 2013, jurisdiction: Seychelles, its own HTX token.
Second in the pair, KCEX, is an exchange that covers several jobs at once. On the market since 2021, jurisdiction: Seychelles.
What HTX gives you
Compared with an ecosystem, HTX leans on its own strengths: On the market since 2013, and the cheapest USDT withdrawal in our coverage — 0.001 over BTT. Spot across nearly six hundred pairs, perpetual futures, P2P in dozens of currencies, HTX Earn yield products, Primepool launches and copy trading. Thirteen networks to withdraw through.
Where HTX is strong
the cheapest USDT withdrawal we cover, a broad P2P, running since 2013.
What KCEX gives you
The rival’s service list is wide, yet KCEX wins on other things: The emphasis is on derivatives: over eight hundred perpetual contracts, each with its funding rate and mark price in the open, and spot across almost eight hundred and fifty pairs beside them. The venue rests on zero spot fees and low futures rates. Copy trading and coin launches are there too; the dense book sits in the first hundred pairs, where turnover concentrates.
Where KCEX is strong
800+ contracts with open rates and mark prices, zero spot fees per the venue’s own schedule, early listings.
What decides it
Fees, withdrawals and limits: where the gap shows
- Age. HTX has run since 2013, KCEX since 2021 — a gap of 8 years. It guarantees nothing on its own, but the older venue has been through more market cycles.
- Native token. HTX on HTX cuts fees and opens launches; KCEX has no such lever.
- Strengths side by side. HTX: the cheapest USDT withdrawal we cover, a broad P2P, running since 2013; KCEX: 800+ contracts with open rates and mark prices, zero spot fees per the venue’s own schedule, early listings.
- Which job. HTX is for anyone who moves coins between venues often, while KCEX is primarily as a futures venue in funding.
- Worth remembering. HTX: the spot fee is above the average here — keep it in your maths. KCEX: spot books are served one pair per request, so we keep the top hundred by turnover under watch.
Which one fits you
Who HTX suits
HTX — for anyone who moves coins between venues often.
Who KCEX suits
KCEX — primarily as a futures venue in funding.
What people ask most
Questions about HTX
HTX: What fee do the trading bots charge? The venue warns plainly that a bot's rate need not match manual trading. Besides the fee on every fill, a strategy's cost includes funding, slippage and liquidation risk.
HTX: Why did Huobi become HTX? A 2023 rebrand. The name changed, but the venue itself is still one of the oldest on the market — it has run since 2013.
HTX: Where is the biggest saving here? On transfers. The trading rate runs above average, but with frequent withdrawals the cheap networks more than cover that gap.
Questions about KCEX
KCEX: How many contracts and pairs does KCEX have? By our measurements over eight hundred perpetual contracts and around eight hundred and fifty spot pairs. The figures are live — they come from the exchange’s own directory on every refresh.
KCEX: Does KCEX take part in funding? Yes, in full. Every contract arrives in one list with its rate, accrual interval and next payout time, so the annualised rate is computed from the real interval rather than an assumption.
KCEX: What are KCEX fees? The venue advertises zero spot fees and reduced futures rates. In our tables the fee is yours to set in the «trade fee» field — put in zero and watch how the net spread changes.
Both at once
When it makes sense to keep accounts on both HTX and KCEX
Nothing stops you from opening an account on both: it is free, and a pair of venues almost always beats any single one on price. It makes sense to split the jobs: spot and earn on one, bots and launches on the other. Balances are pre-funded, so no transfer is needed at the moment of a trade.
Live numbers
Live HTX and KCEX prices side by side
Everything in the table above is recomputed together with the rest of the site — pairs, contracts, P2P, networks and the withdrawal fee. HTX and KCEX can be compared on facts rather than promises.
Where these numbers come from
Prices are read straight from the venues and refresh automatically. There is no averaged rate here: each exchange has its own, which is why both are shown side by side.
How often they refresh
Spot and futures every few seconds; fee tiers and withdrawal networks once a day.
What the numbers say
Where the gap between HTX and KCEX is widest
P2P advertisements reach us from HTX alone: 89 currencies. We can price the USDT withdrawal on HTX alone — 0.0100 over BSC. On perpetual contracts KCEX is ahead — 819 to 413. Spot breadth favours KCEX — 785 USDT pairs to 584, 1.3× more.
The source of these values
Pair counts, withdrawal networks, fee rates and the P2P currency list come from the exchanges own public interfaces. Where a venue withholds a field, the table shows a dash and an explanation.
Date of the last recalculation
Snapshot from 12 November 2026; on the page the figures refresh on every visit.
