Where you trade from changes what you pay
Licensing decides which venue entity you face, which product set you get, and which fee schedule applies. We advise across the Gulf and APAC, so these are the crypto-active markets we know best — written honestly, including where a route is closed.
Jurisdiction guides
17 guidesTrading fees and venue access in UAE
Broad venue access, with Dubai and Abu Dhabi both licensing virtual-asset activity.
Trading fees and venue access in Saudi Arabia
No domestic licensing regime for exchanges; access is possible but unregulated and uneven.
Trading fees and venue access in Singapore
Licensed market with real gatekeeping; several global venues restrict local retail access.
Trading fees and venue access in Hong Kong
SFC-licensed platforms for retail; professional investors reach the wider market.
Trading fees and venue access in Vietnam
Consistently top-ranked for grassroots adoption, with a regulated pilot market emerging.
Trading fees and venue access in Thailand
A mature licensing regime with licensed local venues and offshore access for sophisticated desks.
Trading fees and venue access in Indonesia
Huge domestic user base, with oversight moving from the commodities regulator to the financial regulator.
Trading fees and venue access in the Philippines
Licensed VASP regime, deep retail adoption and a large offshore-facing professional base.
Trading fees and venue access in India
Enormous user base under a heavy tax regime, with registered offshore platforms serving the market.
Trading fees and venue access in South Korea
Deep domestic liquidity behind real-name banking, with a strict perimeter around offshore venues.
Trading fees and venue access in Japan
One of the oldest licensing regimes, with strong protections and a deliberately narrow product set.
Trading fees and venue access in Brazil
Latin America's largest crypto market, with the central bank building a virtual asset regime.
Trading fees and venue access in Argentina
Extreme retail adoption driven by inflation, with a formal VASP registry now in place.
Trading fees and venue access in Nigeria
Africa's largest crypto market, with the securities regulator building a digital asset framework.
Trading fees and venue access in South Africa
A licensed financial-product regime, the most institutionally mature market in Africa.
Trading fees and venue access in the United Kingdom
Registration and promotion rules, with retail derivatives banned and institutional access intact.
Trading fees and venue access in Australia
AUSTRAC registration and an ASIC licensing direction, with broad access to global venues.
Tell us where you trade from
Send your residence or entity jurisdiction, approximate 30-day volume and the venues you use. We reply with an honest read of what access and what terms are realistic.