HTX
XT.comIn short: the difference
How HTX differs from XT.com
HTX is an exchange that covers several jobs at once. On the market since 2013, jurisdiction: Seychelles, its own HTX token.
XT.com is an ecosystem with its own set of services. On the market since 2018, jurisdiction: Seychelles, its own XT token.
What HTX gives you
The rival’s service list is wide, yet HTX wins on other things: A venue with history since 2013 and the cheapest USDT withdrawal we cover — 0.001 on BTT. Spot across nearly six hundred pairs, perpetual futures, P2P in dozens of currencies, savings and staking under HTX Earn, Primepool launches and copy trading. Thirteen withdrawal networks.
Where HTX is strong
the cheapest USDT withdrawal we cover, a broad P2P, running since 2013.
What XT.com gives you
Compared with an ecosystem, XT.com leans on its own strengths: An all-round exchange: roughly a thousand spot pairs, nine hundred and fifty of them against USDT, and close to eight hundred perpetuals, each with its own funding rate. The set includes P2P, Earn savings, copy trading, trading bots and new-coin launches. Its particular strength is withdrawal networks: more than two hundred of them, its own XT Smart Chain among them, each published with fee, minimum and contract address.
Where XT.com is strong
about a thousand pairs and 800 contracts, 200+ withdrawal networks with open fees and contract addresses, early listings.
What decides it
Fees, withdrawals and limits: where the gap shows
- Age. HTX has run since 2013, XT.com since 2018 — a gap of 5 years. It guarantees nothing on its own, but the older venue has been through more market cycles.
- Native tokens. HTX has HTX, XT.com has XT: holders usually get fee discounts and access to launches.
- Strengths side by side. HTX: the cheapest USDT withdrawal we cover, a broad P2P, running since 2013; XT.com: about a thousand pairs and 800 contracts, 200+ withdrawal networks with open fees and contract addresses, early listings.
- Which job. HTX is for anyone who moves coins between venues often, while XT.com is as an early-listing venue and an extra leg in cross-exchange routes.
- Worth remembering. HTX: the spot fee is above the average here — keep it in your maths. XT.com: books on niche pairs are thinner than at the first-tier venues — check depth before sizing up.
Which one fits you
Who HTX suits
HTX — for anyone who moves coins between venues often.
Who XT.com suits
XT.com — as an early-listing venue and an extra leg in cross-exchange routes.
What people ask most
Questions about HTX
HTX: How large is the HTX token discount? On spot, 25%: the base 0.20% becomes 0.15%. On contracts the discount is smaller, up to 10%. A separate discount card does not automatically stack with the token discount.
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: 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 XT.com
XT.com: What is XT’s funding interval? Most often eight hours, and the exchange states it per contract along with the time of the next accrual. Our funding section annualises from the real interval rather than an assumption.
XT.com: Does XT take part in your arbitrage sections? Yes, in all of them at once: spot, futures, funding, triangular routes and stablecoins. The exchange serves best quotes with sizes in one list, so we can compute not just the spread but the execution ceiling.
XT.com: What does the XT token do? It discounts trading fees and takes part in staking and platform events. It also serves as gas on the exchange’s own network, XT Smart Chain.
Both at once
When it makes sense to keep accounts on both HTX and XT.com
Keeping both costs less than it seems: signing up is free, and a choice of two quotes usually beats one. 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 XT.com 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 XT.com 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 HTX and XT.com diverge the most
On perpetual contracts XT.com is ahead — 832 to 413. HTX opens 13 chains for USDT against 11 on XT.com — more routes mean more chances to move funds cheaply. The spot lists differ by 1.6× — 929 USDT pairs on XT.com, 584 on the other side. On the cheapest chain HTX charges 0.0100 for USDT via BSC; the same move on XT.com runs to 0.0200 POLYGON. Our scanner reads P2P on HTX only — 89 currencies.
Where these numbers come from
Pair counts, withdrawal chains, fee tiers and P2P currencies are taken from the venues own public references, not from our judgement. Where a venue does not publish a field, we say so plainly instead of filling in a number.
When they were last updated
Snapshot from 12 November 2026; on the page the figures refresh on every visit.
