Banja Luka exchange on the Republika Srpska register that buys and sells six coins for convertible marks by bank transfer.
The largest crypto exchange by volume: the deepest bitcoin liquidity anywhere, the lowest headline spot fee of any major platform, and quarterly proof of reserves, under a settled US case and an independent monitor.
Binance rates higher on our rubric: 4.2 against 3.4 for BCX.
Every row is from the two reviews as of their review dates, with sources on each. A check marks the side a decidable criterion favours; rows without one are information, not a score.
| Fact | BCX | Binance |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial rating | 3.4 | 4.2 (favoured on this row) |
| Published fees | 3.5% buy, 4.5% sell in KM | From 0.1% spot, maker and taker |
| Maker fee | 0.45 percent on crypto to crypto swaps | 0.1% at the base tier, falling with 30-day volume and BNB holdings |
| Taker fee | 0.45 percent on crypto to crypto swaps | 0.1% at the base tier, falling with 30-day volume and BNB holdings |
| Identity verification | Required | Required |
| Bitcoin-only | No | No |
| Payment rails supported | 2 | 42 |
| Countries ranked in | 1 | 182 |
| Ranks first in | 0 | 101 |
| Countries shared | 1 | 1 |
| Security record | No record on file | 10 dated events, 2 incidents, latest 2026-06-25 |
| Founded | 2018 | 2017 |
| Headquarters | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Not stated |
| Last reviewed | 2026-09-06 | 2026-08-12 |
Each country guide ranks its own roster on published fees, security record and local payment support, so the two can sit in a different order from one country to the next.
| Country | Status | BCX ranks | Binance ranks | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Legal | #2 | #1 |
Dated events from each review, newest first: breaches, enforcement actions, licences, audits and proof-of-reserves publications. 1 of the 2 carry no dated record on our reviews yet.
Failed to obtain a MiCA licence and stopped serving EU clients
Abu Dhabi regulator licensed the main Binance.com platform
Pricing failure forced liquidations, 283 million dollars repaid
Binance rates higher on our rubric: 4.2 against 3.4 for BCX. The rating weighs published fees, security record and local payment support; the table above sets each beside the other so you can check the score against the facts.
BCX: 3.5% buy, 4.5% sell in KM. Binance: From 0.1% spot, maker and taker. Those are each platform's published headline rates; card purchases and instant-buy widgets cost more than the order book on both, and each review carries the full schedule.
Both are ranked in our guides for Bosnia and Herzegovina. BCX is ranked in 1 countries in all and Binance in 182; each country guide ranks its own roster, so the two can sit in a different order from one country to the next.
BCX carries no dated security record on our review yet, a gap in our records rather than a clean bill. Binance carries 2 incidents among 10 dated events, the latest on 2025-10-10: Pricing failure forced liquidations, 283 million dollars repaid. Both reviews list every event with its source.
BCX: required; an identity document and proof of address are checked before the first deposit, under BCX's terms of business and the 2024 state anti-money-laundering law.. Binance: required; identity verification is mandatory for all users; there is no unverified tier..
The full reviews: BCX and Binance, each with its sources, and every exchange we review.
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