The lowest spot fees in the US market, offset by a twelve-state coverage gap and a rebuilt post-2023 operation.
Lightning-native app for buying bitcoin and sending it anywhere instantly, with no added fee on transfers.
Strike rates higher on our rubric: 4.6 against 3.9 for Binance.US.
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 | Binance.US | Strike |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial rating | 3.9 | 4.6 (favoured on this row) |
| Published fees | 0% maker, 0.02% taker | Fee shown before you confirm |
| Maker fee | 0% on every spot pair for every user | Not published |
| Taker fee | 0.02% on most spot pairs, 0.01% on select pairs, with a BNB payment discount on top | Not published |
| Identity verification | Required | Required |
| Bitcoin-only | No | Yes |
| Payment rails supported | 2 | 4 |
| Countries ranked in | 1 | 2 |
| Ranks first in | 0 | 1 |
| Countries shared | 1 | 1 |
| Security record | No record on file | 8 dated events, 1 incident, latest 2026-06-30 |
| Founded | 2019 | Not stated |
| Headquarters | Not stated | Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Last reviewed | 2026-08-23 | 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 | Binance.US ranks | Strike ranks | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Legal | #7 | #6 |
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.
Strike Europe authorised under MiCA by the Maltese regulator
NYDFS granted Strike a BitLicense and a money transmitter licence
Withdrawals can now be locked behind passkey or hardware key 2FA
Strike rates higher on our rubric: 4.6 against 3.9 for Binance.US. 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.
Binance.US: 0% maker, 0.02% taker. Strike: Fee shown before you confirm. 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 United States. Binance.US is ranked in 1 countries in all and Strike in 2; each country guide ranks its own roster, so the two can sit in a different order from one country to the next.
Binance.US carries no dated security record on our review yet, a gap in our records rather than a clean bill. Strike carries 1 incident among 8 dated events, the latest on 2023-10-30: Customer email list leaked, denied by Strike, then admitted. Both reviews list every event with its source.
Binance.US: required; identity verification is required to register and trade.. Strike: required; identity verification is required to use the app; requirements vary by country..
The full reviews: Binance.US and Strike, each with its sources, and every exchange we review.
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