Binance.US cuts spot fees to 0% maker, 0.02% taker

Binance.US cut spot trading fees to 0% for makers and 0.02% for takers across all trading pairs and accounts, effective immediately. The platform replaced its tiered fee schedule and removed portfolio minimums, volume thresholds and subscription fees.

The change applies to every user of the U.S.-regulated exchange and expands a prior zero-fee offer that covered select Bitcoin pairs.

Binance.US cited completion of a SOC 2 Type II audit of its systems and controls and the appointment of Stephen Gregory as chief executive as context for the broader rollout. The company noted its existing trading infrastructure will support the new flat pricing.

Under the updated schedule, orders that add liquidity incur no fee while orders that remove liquidity pay 0.02%.

The Binance.US review estimated the pricing could reduce trading costs by as much as 98% compared with some rivals. Coinbase’s retail fees typically start around 0.40% to 0.60%, Kraken’s begin near 0.25% to 0.40% before declining with volume, and Charles Schwab plans to charge 0.75% per transaction when it launches retail spot trading for Bitcoin and Ether.

Binance.US is the United States-regulated arm of Binance, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume. The parent company has added features to its main app, including prediction market tools and ‘‘gasless’’ trading that covers transaction and settlement fees on the BNB Smart Chain.

Regulatory scrutiny of Binance and its U.S. operations has continued since a 2023 settlement with U.S. authorities that required a $4.3 billion payment and placed parts of the business under a court-imposed monitoring program. The settlement followed a guilty plea to a felony charge by former CEO Changpeng Zhao.

In 2025, a UAE-based entity invested $2 billion in Binance using a stablecoin linked to a company associated with former President Donald Trump and his family; that transaction drew congressional attention. Zhao later received a presidential pardon after a four-month prison sentence.

In early 2026, several U.S. senators requested a review of Binance’s compliance controls after reports that more than $1.7 billion in transactions tied to Iranian entities may have flowed through the platform. Binance denied those allegations and filed a defamation lawsuit against a news organization. Senator Richard Blumenthal sent letters to the Justice Department and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network seeking information on whether Binance is meeting the obligations of the court monitoring program.

The updated fee schedule takes effect immediately for all accounts and applies across all spot markets without portfolio minimums, volume tiers or subscription requirements.