Market Quality
The highest-weighted category. Assesses real trading efficiency through composite liquidity, volume, reference rate deviation, market maker incentives, and flash crash resilience.
CoinDesk Research évalue les exchanges mondiaux de cryptomonnaies selon la qualité du marché, la conformité légale et la sécurité/infrastructure. Ce rapport trimestriel fournit aux investisseurs institutionnels des informations transparentes et fondées sur les données pour prendre des décisions éclairées concernant les partenariats avec les exchanges et les plateformes de trading.
| Rank | Exchange | Final Score | Final Grade | Ranking Change | KYC/Transaction Risk | Legal/Regulation | Data Provision | Security | Team/Exchange | Negative Events | Market Quality | Transparency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bitstamp by Robinhood | 90.26 | AA | 1 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.3 | 19.2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 19.1 | 8.6 |
| 2 | Coinbase | 88.58 | AA | 1 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 7.7 | 20.0 | 4.7 | -3.0 | 20.9 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Kraken | 87.77 | AA | 1 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.8 | 17.6 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 19.1 | 8.7 |
| 4 | Binance | 87.25 | AA | -3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 7.3 | 19.2 | 5.0 | -3.0 | 22.6 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Bullish | 86.99 | AA | 2 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.4 | 16.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 21.0 | 8.7 |
| 6 | crypto.com | 86.22 | AA | -1 | 11.7 | 13.5 | 7.8 | 19.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 21.2 | 8.4 |
| 7 | Gemini | 84.47 | A | 1 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 18.9 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 15.6 | 8.7 |
| 8 | OKX | 82.85 | A | -2 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 7.8 | 17.1 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 17.3 | 7.5 |
| 9 | Gate | 81.42 | A | 0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 6.6 | 17.7 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 17.1 | 7.9 |
| 10 | Bybit | 80.79 | A | 0 | 14.3 | 12.2 | 8.0 | 15.7 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 19.7 | 6.9 |
| 11 | Hashkey | 78.47 | A | 1 | 15.0 | 12.2 | 7.4 | 16.7 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 8.0 |
| 12 | OSL | 76.90 | A | 9 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 7.2 | 16.7 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 5.4 |
| 13 | Bitget | 74.92 | BB | 0 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 7.1 | 16.9 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 18.3 | 5.7 |
| 14 | LMAX Digital | 74.09 | BB | -3 | 13.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 17.1 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 7.8 |
| 15 | Kucoin | 73.95 | BB | 10 | 11.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 18.9 | 4.0 | -2.0 | 18.4 | 6.9 |
| 16 | itBit | 73.40 | BB | 6 | 9.9 | 15.0 | 6.4 | 16.9 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 15.9 | 6.5 |
| 17 | Whitebit | 73.34 | BB | -3 | 11.4 | 12.2 | 8.3 | 16.9 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 19.6 | 1.9 |
| 18 | Deribit | 72.82 | BB | -1 | 14.1 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 19.1 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 9.0 |
| 19 | Bitfinex | 72.67 | BB | -1 | 13.8 | 10.2 | 8.3 | 17.4 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 16.3 | 3.0 |
| 20 | Coinbase International | 70.62 | BB | – | 15.0 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 18.3 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 7.6 |
| 21 | Cex.io | 70.07 | BB | -6 | 13.1 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 15.7 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 7.8 |
| 22 | Bitso | 68.50 | B | 6 | 12.6 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 15.1 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 8.4 |
| 23 | Figure Markets | 68.30 | B | 0 | 15.0 | 11.5 | 6.3 | 16.2 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 8.7 |
| 24 | BitVavo | 68.23 | B | -5 | 11.7 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 14.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 16.4 | 7.7 |
| 25 | Luno | 67.76 | B | -1 | 12.0 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 15.3 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 8.7 |
| 26 | Upbit | 67.72 | B | -10 | 8.8 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 13.4 | 4.6 | -3.0 | 16.6 | 7.8 |
| 27 | binanceusa | 66.36 | B | -7 | 14.4 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 19.4 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 1.7 |
| 28 | Bit2Me | 64.94 | B | -1 | 12.3 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 13.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 18.0 | 6.5 |
| 29 | BitMex | 64.79 | B | 2 | 14.3 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 16.8 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 7.9 |
| 30 | CoinJar | 63.47 | B | -1 | 12.6 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 14.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 6.5 |
| 31 | BitMart | 61.67 | B | -1 | 8.7 | 3.9 | 7.5 | 14.9 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 18.9 | 4.7 |
| 32 | Independent Reserve | 60.91 | B | 12 | 11.7 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 15.4 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 6.4 |
| 33 | NDAX | 59.34 | C | 1 | 12.9 | 8.9 | 5.4 | 15.4 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 2.4 |
| 34 | MEXC Global | 58.57 | C | 2 | 9.9 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 12.8 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 17.1 | 5.9 |
| 35 | Phemex | 58.55 | C | 10 | 9.4 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 6.4 |
| 37 | HTX | 58.28 | C | -3 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 10.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 5.4 |
| 38 | Backpack Exchange | 58.24 | C | -5 | 11.7 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 10.8 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 6.6 |
| 39 | Mercado Bitcoin | 57.85 | C | 4 | 12.3 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 12.5 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 4.7 |
| 40 | BitBank | 57.59 | C | -1 | 11.1 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 16.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 0.9 |
| 41 | INX One | 57.27 | C | -3 | 8.0 | 12.2 | 4.6 | 16.2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 6.5 |
| 42 | EDX Markets | 57.16 | C | -6 | 14.1 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 15.3 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 5.5 |
| 43 | Bitunix | 56.82 | C | -1 | 11.7 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 12.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 6.4 |
| 44 | Toobit | 55.98 | C | -3 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 15.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 15.1 | 5.3 |
| 45 | Woo | 55.15 | C | 8 | 11.7 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 15.1 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 6.6 |
| 46 | CoinEx | 53.71 | C | 1 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 12.8 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 5.7 |
| 47 | Exmo | 53.51 | C | 2 | 9.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 11.6 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 3.3 |
| 48 | Bitkub | 51.99 | C | 0 | 9.9 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 15.4 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 4.1 |
| 49 | One Trading | 50.27 | C | 1 | 14.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 14.9 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 5.5 |
| 50 | BTCMarkets | 50.07 | C | 5 | 10.2 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 15.4 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 0.9 |
| 51 | LBank | 49.88 | C | 17 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 14.8 | 6.7 |
| 52 | bitFlyer | 48.53 | C | 6 | 11.1 | 13.0 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 8.9 | 0.6 |
| 53 | Bithumb | 48.30 | C | 11 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 13.1 | 3.8 | -3.0 | 4.8 | 7.8 |
| 54 | Korbit | 46.84 | C | -3 | 10.5 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 12.2 | 3.9 | -3.0 | 6.3 | 5.0 |
| 55 | bitbuy | 46.28 | C | 1 | 10.8 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 14.9 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 2.3 |
| 56 | Coinone | 45.85 | C | -2 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 13.8 | 2.6 | -3.0 | 10.4 | 0.9 |
| 57 | bequant | 45.54 | C | 0 | 9.9 | 3.9 | 6.4 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 11.6 | 0.6 |
| 58 | Poloniex | 45.06 | C | 2 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 17.9 | 5.4 |
| 59 | Bitrue | 44.29 | D | 7 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 16.2 | 4.7 |
| 60 | Flipster | 44.02 | D | 2 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 15.4 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 3.0 |
| 61 | BingX | 41.27 | D | 2 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 6.9 |
| 62 | DigiFinex | 41.02 | D | -1 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 5.4 |
| 63 | Cube | 38.42 | D | 11 | 11.1 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
| 64 | LAToken | 38.03 | D | 5 | 8.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 0.6 |
| 65 | AscendEX | 37.01 | D | 0 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 0.9 |
| 66 | gopax | 36.71 | D | 5 | 9.9 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 13.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| 67 | valr | 36.15 | D | 5 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 0.6 |
| 68 | Coinmate | 36.10 | D | 13 | 5.1 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 9.8 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| 69 | Cryptology | 36.01 | D | -2 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 0.9 |
| 70 | P2PB2B | 35.99 | D | 3 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 3.3 |
| 71 | Coincheck | 35.88 | D | 7 | 8.7 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 2.3 |
| 72 | coinspro | 35.65 | D | 3 | 6.2 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 0.6 |
| 73 | BTCTurk | 32.70 | E | 4 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| 74 | indodax | 32.36 | E | -4 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 3.0 |
| 75 | BitTrade | 31.87 | E | 1 | 9.3 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 0.6 |
| 76 | HitBTC | 31.28 | E | 3 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 0.6 |
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