I hit that stage where every trader eventually lands: I got tired of guessing.
So I made a tiny spreadsheet with three lines:
spot fees
futures fees
“how often do I act like a taker?”
That last line was the real killer.
Because the truth is, most beginners pay taker fees even when they do not need to. And that means maker taker fees can matter more than any indicator you are staring at. It also made maker fee vs taker fee feel personal. If I rush, I pay. If I plan, I pay less.
For the comparison, I put Bitunix fees next to KuCoin and kept it practical.
KuCoin has published baseline spot fee examples around 0.1% maker and 0.1% taker for many pairs, and its published futures fee structure shows a maker and taker model in the 0.02% and 0.06% range for trading fees. That was enough for a clean “starting point” comparison.
Fee snapshot table: Bitunix vs KuCoin
Platform / Tier
Spot maker
Spot taker
Futures maker
Futures taker
KuCoin (baseline examples)
0.10%
0.10%
0.02%
0.06%
Bitunix VIP 0
0.0800%
0.1000%
0.0200%
0.0600%
Bitunix VIP 1
0.0700%
0.0900%
0.0200%
0.0500%
Bitunix VIP 3
0.0350%
0.0600%
0.0140%
0.0400%
What made Bitunix stand out for me was the clarity of the bitunix fee structure across tiers. The bitunix vip program is straightforward: higher VIP tiers can reduce bitunix spot trading fees and bitunix futures trading fees.
And yes, I care about more than fee percentages. But if you are new, your “edge” is not your strategy. Your edge is avoiding silent leaks:
know your crypto trading fees
do not confuse funding rates with trading fees
do not throw everything into “crypto deposit fees”
compare total crypto exchange fees, not vibes
Bitunix fee structure snapshot (VIP highlights)
VIP Level
bitunix spot trading fees (maker / taker)
bitunix futures trading fees (maker / taker)
VIP 0
0.0800% / 0.1000%
0.0200% / 0.0600%
VIP 1
0.0700% / 0.0900%
0.0200% / 0.0500%
VIP 3
0.0350% / 0.0600%
0.0140% / 0.0400%
VIP 7
0.0100% / 0.0325%
0.0060% / 0.0300%
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