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Crypto platform costs for South Africa

What crypto platforms actually cost in South Africa, according to their own published pages. Data last checked 08 Sept 2026.

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  • BinanceTaker fee: 0.100%
  • BybitTaker fee: 0.1000%
  • OKXTaker fee: 0.35%
  • BitgetChecked 16 Aug 2026
  • KuCoinTaker fee: 0.10% (VIP0, Spot Class A pairs)
  • MEXCTaker fee: 0.0500% (0.05% on BTC/USDT)
  • LedgerDevices: Ledger Nano Gen5 — $179 (Product JSON-LD on official product page)
  • KoinlyFree tier: Free plan: $0 free forever with 10,000 transactions
  • ChangellyFees: up to 0.25% exchange fee (plus itemized network fee and service fee)
  • ChangeNOWFees: All-inclusive estimate: network + liquidity-provider trading fees baked into the quoted r…
  • HTXChecked 08 Sept 2026
  • CoinExTaker fee: 0.20% (base/VIP0)

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Exchanges11

  • BinanceTaker fee: 0.100%
  • BitgetChecked 16 Aug 2026
  • BitunixTaker fee: 0.10%
  • BloFinChecked 08 Sept 2026
  • BybitTaker fee: 0.1000%
  • CoinExTaker fee: 0.20% (base/VIP0)
  • HTXChecked 08 Sept 2026
  • KrakenTaker fee: 0.40% (tier 0, 30-day volume under $10,000)Not available in South Africa
  • KuCoinTaker fee: 0.10% (VIP0, Spot Class A pairs)
  • MEXCTaker fee: 0.0500% (0.05% on BTC/USDT)
  • OKXTaker fee: 0.35%

Instant swaps7

  • ChangellyFees: up to 0.25% exchange fee (plus itemized network fee and service fee)
  • ChangeNOWFees: All-inclusive estimate: network + liquidity-provider trading fees baked into the quoted r…
  • LetsExchangeFees: Commission embedded in quoted rate (You Get amount); components: blockchain fees + liquid…
  • SideShiftChecked 08 Sept 2026
  • SimpleSwapFees: Spread-based: no explicit percentage fee on crypto-to-crypto swaps; margin is built into…
  • StealthEXFees: No disclosed platform fee; network fee plus liquidity-provider trading fees are included…
  • SwapSpaceChecked 03 Jun 2026

Tax tools4

  • CoinLedgerPro plan: Pro — from $199 per tax season, up to 3,000+ transactions; additional transactions purcha…
  • CoinTrackingStarter plan: Starter $49/year — up to 200 total transactions, all tax reports
  • KoinlyFree tier: Free plan: $0 free forever with 10,000 transactions
  • SummFree tier: free signup: import, auto-categorization, portfolio tracking; reports require a paid plan

Trading tools4

  • 3CommasStarter plan: Starter — $20/month
  • CoinruleFees: Flat subscription only — no per-trade/volume fee. The '0.02% of traded volume' figures on…
  • GMGNFees: 1% handling fee per transaction (no additional GMGN charges; gas/priority/tip fees separa…
  • WunderTradingFees: 0.035% per-trade builder fee (Hyperliquid only; Premium plan free for Hyperliquid traders…

Infrastructure2

  • Cherry ServersEntry price: From $0.018/hr (Virtual Servers); Dedicated Servers from $0.098/hr
  • QuickNodeEntry price: Build plan: $49/month ($42/month billed annually), 80M API credits, 50 requests/second

Hardware wallets1

  • LedgerDevices: Ledger Nano Gen5 — $179 (Product JSON-LD on official product page)