MEXC (Futures) or Bitfinex (Futures): which to choose in 2026

MEXC (Futures) wins 3 of 7 metrics, Bitfinex (Futures) wins 2, and 1 are a tie. The biggest edge of MEXC (Futures): Trading and liquidity. Bitfinex (Futures) leads in the "Reliability" section.

Score by section
Trading and liquidity
2 : 0
Assets
1 : 1
Reliability
0 : 1
Profile across 3 areas · 7 metrics

MEXC (Futures) is stronger in trading and liquidity, Bitfinex (Futures) takes reliability

MEXC (Futures)Bitfinex (Futures)
  • Trading and liquidity: MEXC (Futures) leads 2 : 0
  • Assets: level, 0 metrics without a winner
  • Reliability: Bitfinex (Futures) leads 1 : 0

Liquidity: MEXC (Futures) leadsMEXC (Futures) 2 : 0

24h volume
MEXC (Futures)$11.40B
Bitfinex (Futures)$57.6M
Open Interest
MEXC (Futures)$12.59B
Bitfinex (Futures)$869.8M

24h volume at MEXC (Futures) is $11.40B versus $57.6M at Bitfinex (Futures). Also Open Interest: $12.59B at MEXC (Futures) versus $869.8M at Bitfinex (Futures).

Volume, order book and open interest come from exchange APIs and aggregators and are averaged, so one lucky day decides nothing. For a purchase of a few hundred dollars the difference is invisible, but a large order fills at market depth: the more liquidity, the less is lost to slippage.

Assets: level1 : 1

Perpetual markets
MEXC (Futures)1 298
Bitfinex (Futures)73
Supported networks
MEXC (Futures)15
Bitfinex (Futures)20

Perpetual markets: 1 298 at MEXC (Futures) versus 73 at Bitfinex (Futures). Both exchanges offer roughly the same choice.

Active trading pairs are counted from the instrument lists of the exchanges themselves where they publish them, coin counts come from CoinGecko. If you need a specific coin, check its availability on each venue separately.

Reliability: Bitfinex (Futures) leadsBitfinex (Futures) 1 : 0

30-day uptime
MEXC (Futures)80,8 %
Bitfinex (Futures)99,9 %
Operating since
MEXC (Futures)Operating since 2020
Bitfinex (Futures)Operating since 2019

30-day uptime: 99,9 % at Bitfinex (Futures) versus 80,8 % at MEXC (Futures).

Uptime is measured over 30 days of Kurslog monitoring with a check every 15 minutes, founding year and proof of reserves come from the catalog, trust score from CoinGecko. A one-year gap or 0.2% of uptime counts as a tie: that is not a difference that changes anything in practice.

Bottom line

MEXC (Futures) leads in 1 of 3 sections: trading and liquidity. Bitfinex (Futures) takes reliability.

Market metrics refresh automatically, so the score can shift over time. Choose by the sections that matter to you.

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Comparison leader · 3 : 2Open an account at MEXC (Futures)

Ahead on: 24h volume, perpetual markets, open interest.

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AlternativeOpen an account at Bitfinex (Futures)

Better on: supported networks, 30-day uptime.

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Spread, order book depth and pair volume come straight from public exchange APIs every 10 minutes and are averaged over 7 days; USDT withdrawal fees come from exchange APIs every 6 hours; uptime from Kurslog monitoring; exchange volume, trust score and coin count from CoinGecko; fee tiers, languages and features are entered manually from official exchange pages. The winner of each metric is calculated, not editorially chosen. This is not investment advice.