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Binance in the United States: not available

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Review updated
2026-08-12

No. Binance does not serve residents of the United States: the United States is on the list of restricted countries that Binance itself publishes, quoted below with the date it was read. 8 exchanges in our the United States guide do: Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini, River, Swan Bitcoin, Strike, Binance.US and CEX.IO, ranked on fees, security record and local payment support.

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Availability
Not available
Ranks in
182 country guides
Currency
United States dollar (USD)

Where this comes from

Binance publishes a List of Prohibited Countries, a one-page PDF its Terms of Use define by name, and it is an exclusion list: it names the jurisdictions whose residents may not register and says nothing about the rest. The version dated 5 January 2026 carries nine names in three tiers: the United States (by location, incorporation, residence, citizenship or operation), Canada and the Netherlands (by location, incorporation or residence), and Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Crimea and the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics. Five of the nine map to the 231 countries this site covers (United States, Canada, Netherlands, Cuba and Iran); North Korea, Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk are not among them. The list is not exhaustive in Binance's own words: the page says the prohibited countries are "the below Countries, and such other locations, as designated by Binance from time to time", and the Terms add that services may be wholly or partially restricted in countries beyond it, so a country absent from the list is unaddressed rather than confirmed. Binance's separate App Store availability table (updated 18 August 2026) lists 164 countries where the iPhone app can be downloaded, including Canada, so it measures store listing rather than eligibility and is not used here. The list here is derived from that PDF, https://bin.bnbstatic.com/static/cms/cg08ou2ak0tn7mcplvfg/file/2dead3dd5d9bccb32694e2f0fe5c7f2c6b583e7a6f851296edef7088340e6df5.pdf, which https://www.binance.com/en/legal/list-of-prohibited-countries serves, both read on 6 September 2026.

Binance: List of Prohibited Countries (the PDF the Terms of Use define), updated 5 January 2026

What to use instead in the United States

The the United States guide's own ranking, unchanged: every exchange we rank there, on fees, security record and local payment support, each with its the United States page.

Bitcoin exchanges ranked in the United States by our editorial review of fees, security record and local payment support, with the payment methods each one offers here.
#ExchangeRatingFeesID checkPays with
1Coinbase4.5Maker-taker on Advanced TradeRequiredACH transfer, Wire transfer, Debit card, PayPal
2Kraken4.7From 0.25% maker, 0.40% takerRequiredACH transfer, Wire transfer, Debit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal
3Gemini4.40.5% + flat fee on easy buysRequiredACH transfer, Wire transfer, Debit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal
4River4.6Free recurring, 1.2% one-offRequiredACH transfer, Wire transfer
5Swan Bitcoin4.4About 0.99% per purchaseRequiredACH transfer, Wire transfer
6Strike4.6Fee shown before you confirmRequiredACH transfer, Wire transfer, Debit card
7Binance.US3.90% maker, 0.02% takerRequiredACH transfer, Wire transfer
8CEX.IO4.0Maker-taker; card costs moreRequiredACH transfer, Debit card

Full comparison in the the United States guide

Where Binance does work

Binance ranks in 182 of our country guides and lists 4 other countries it cannot serve. Every country, with rank and rails

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Frequently asked questions

Is Binance available in the United States?

No. Binance lists the United States among the countries whose residents it cannot serve. Binance publishes a List of Prohibited Countries, a one-page PDF its Terms of Use define by name, and it is an exclusion list: it names the jurisdictions whose residents may not register and says nothing about the rest. Our the United States guide was last reviewed 2026-08-23 and the Binance review on 2026-08-12.

Why does Binance not serve the United States?

Binance names the United States on the restricted-countries list it publishes, without a per-country reason. The list is quoted on this page with the date it was read; a country absent from it is unknown rather than served, which is why this site only says no where the operator itself does.

What can I use instead in the United States?

8 exchanges in our the United States guide do: Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini, River, Swan Bitcoin, Strike, Binance.US and CEX.IO, ranked on fees, security record and local payment support. Each has its own the United States page here with the payment methods it takes there.

Is bitcoin legal in the United States?

Bitcoin is legal throughout the United States. Oversight is split among the SEC, the CFTC, FinCEN for anti-money-laundering, and state money transmission regulators, with New York's BitLicense the best-known state regime.

Where is Binance available?

Binance ranks in 182 of our country guides and lists 5 countries it cannot serve, the United States included. Both lists are on the Binance countries page.

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