Regulation · Data study · Updated Aug 19, 2026
Global Exchange Regulation Tracker 2026
Licensing status of major exchanges across 10 jurisdictions — licensed, onboarding, local entity or unavailable.
Reviewed by CryptoExID Editorial · Aug 19, 2026 · Editorial policy · how we make money
Licensing status for the top 40 venues by regulation score across 10 jurisdictions. “Licensed” means full local authorization or active supervision; “Onboards” means the venue accepts customers under a lighter registration or offshore terms; “Local entity” means a separate company serves that market (Binance.US, OKX US).
| Exchange | USA | UK | Germany | France | Canada | Australia | Japan | Singapore | UAE | Brazil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coinbase | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | Onboards | Licensed |
| Gemini | Licensed | Licensed | Onboards | Onboards | Licensed | Onboards | — | Licensed | — | — |
| eToro | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | — | Licensed | — | Onboards | Onboards | Onboards |
| Bitpanda | — | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BSDEX | — | — | Licensed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kraken | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | — | Onboards | Onboards | Onboards |
| BISON | — | — | Licensed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bitstamp | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | Onboards | Onboards | Onboards | Onboards | Onboards | Onboards |
| Robinhood Crypto | Licensed | Onboards | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coinsquare | — | — | — | — | Licensed | — | — | — | — | — |
| bitFlyer | Onboards | — | Onboards | Onboards | — | — | Licensed | — | — | — |
| NDAX | — | — | — | — | Licensed | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bitvavo | — | — | Licensed | Licensed | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Revolut | — | Licensed | Onboards | Onboards | — | Onboards | — | Onboards | — | — |
| Coincheck | — | — | — | — | — | — | Licensed | — | — | — |
| Independent Reserve | — | — | — | — | — | Licensed | — | Onboards | — | — |
| Coinhako | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Licensed | — | — |
| Crypto.com | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed | Onboards | Licensed | Licensed | Licensed |
| Newton | — | — | — | — | Licensed | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mercado Bitcoin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Licensed |
| Bit2Me | — | — | Onboards | Licensed | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rain | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Licensed | — |
| Uphold | Licensed | Licensed | Onboards | Onboards | — | Onboards | — | Onboards | Onboards | — |
| CoinJar | — | Licensed | — | — | — | Licensed | — | — | — | — |
| Bitso | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Licensed |
| Luno | — | Licensed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BitOasis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Licensed | — |
| CoinMENA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Licensed | — |
| Upbit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Licensed | — | — |
| CoinSpot | — | — | — | — | — | Licensed | — | — | — | — |
| VALR | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coins.ph | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Swyftx | — | — | — | — | — | Licensed | — | — | — | — |
| Young Platform | — | — | — | Licensed | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CEX.IO | Licensed | Licensed | Onboards | Onboards | Onboards | Onboards | Onboards | Onboards | Onboards | Onboards |
| Foxbit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Licensed |
| Bitkub | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coinmetro | — | Licensed | Onboards | Onboards | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bithumb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Indodax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Methodology: every value on this page is generated from the same dataset that powers our rankings, on the dataset date shown above. Estimates (spreads, network fees, staking rates) are modeled from venue tier and published schedules, not live feeds — treat them as comparable midpoints, and check the venue before moving size. Corrections: how we rank.
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