Exchange Tokens

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Exchange tokens offer reduced trading fees and other benefits on centralized exchanges. More

# Coins Price Market cap 24h

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51 THORChain (ERC20) RUNE $ 0.381
$ 1.32M
$ 1.32 million
+0.38%
52 Verse VERSE $ 0.0000228
$ 1.07M
$ 1.07 million
+0.21%
53 EXMO Coin EXM $ 0.00522
$ 354,792
$ 354,792
-0.27%
54 ParkCoin KPK $ 1.09
$ 9.78B
$ 9.78 billion
+0.16%
55 WhiteBIT Coin WBT $ 51.07
$ 6.88B
$ 6.88 billion
-0.72%
56 Phemex Token PT $ 0.494
$ 483.94M
$ 483.94 million
-0.30%
57 HitBTC Token HIT $ 0.194
$ 265.09M
$ 265.09 million
-0.10%
58 KYX KYX $ 0.130
$ 130.00M
$ 130.00 million
+0.78%
59 MaiCoin MAX $ 0.287
$ 81.69M
$ 81.69 million
-0.15%
60 XT.com XT $ 3.88
$ 78.70M
$ 78.70 million
-0.55%
61 STON.fi STON $ 0.329
$ 32.88M
$ 32.88 million
+0.14%
62 Nomoex Token NOMOX $ 0.00416
$ 10.40M
$ 10.40 million
+3.46%
63 MonbaseCoin MBC $ 0.0518
$ 9.82M
$ 9.82 million
+7.29%
64 GECOIN GEC $ 0.0700
$ 6.75M
$ 6.75 million
+0.00%
65 BigONE Token ONE $ 0.000465
$ 5.39M
$ 5.39 million
+0.63%
66 CoinW Token CWT $ 0.124
$ 3.11M
$ 3.11 million
-1.36%
67 Coinbase Wrapped LTC cbLTC $ 53.16
$ 2.77M
$ 2.77 million
-0.71%
68 ChronoTech Token TIME $ 2.21
$ 1.57M
$ 1.57 million
-0.75%
69 Waves.Exchange Token WX $ 0.00163
$ 1.24M
$ 1.24 million
-0.90%
70 ICPSwap Token ICS $ 0.00273
$ 1.03M
$ 1.03 million
-1.25%
71 LBank LBK $ 0.000471
$ 942,269
$ 942,269
-0.23%
72 Bitrue Token BTR $ 0.0162
$ 810,661
$ 810,661
-1.94%
73 CoinLion LION $ 0.00246
$ 638,416
$ 638,416
-1.29%
74 Astherus ASTHERUS $ 0.000242
$ 242,234
$ 242,234
+5.41%
75 Baseswap Token BSWAP $ 0.00457
$ 45,733
$ 45,733
-0.22%
76 AlphaExchangeAI AEA $ 0.0000190
$ 19,066
$ 19,066
+0.25%
77 BaseX BSX $ 0.000907
$ 6,072
$ 6,072
+0.25%
78 Chia Warped DBX wDBX $ 0.0178
$ 3,936
$ 3,936
-8.04%
79 Viking Swap VIKING $ 0.0₅425
$ 317
$ 317
-1.48%
80 Crypto.com MCO $ --
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81 Bibox Token BIX $ --
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82 BitKan KAN $ --
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83 Kick Token KICK $ --
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84 NitroEx NTX $ --
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85 Catex CATT $ --
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86 BTSE Token BTSE $ --
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87 LocalCoinSwap Cryptoshare LCS $ --
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88 Mandala Exchange Token MDX $ --
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89 DigiFinex Cash DFC $ --
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90 FinexboxToken FNB $ --
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91 ABCC Token AT $ --
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92 Yobit Token YO $ --
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93 Nash Exchange NEX $ --
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94 ViteX Coin VX $ --
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95 Bitpanda Ecosystem Token BEST $ --
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96 OceanEx Token OCE $ --
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97 VinDax Coin VD $ --
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98 Tokenize Xchange TKX $ --
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99 ProBit Token PROB $ --
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100 Mastercard Inc MA $ --
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Trending Exchange Tokens

Top Gainers

Coins Price Market cap 24h
IDEX IDEX $ 0.00259
$ 2.59M
$ 2.59 million
+12.36%
Sun SUN $ 0.0174
$ 334.75M
$ 334.75 million
+1.21%
FTX Token FTT $ 0.293
$ 96.43M
$ 96.43 million
+1.07%
Maverick Protocol MAV $ 0.0137
$ 11.04M
$ 11.04 million
+1.03%
HTX HTX $ 0.0₅174
$ 3.28M
$ 3.28 million
+0.77%
All Gainers

What are exchange tokens?

Exchange tokens are proprietary cryptocurrencies minted by centralised exchanges (CEXs) to bootstrap liquidity, reward loyalty, and power parallel ecosystems.
Holders unlock trading-fee discounts, staking yields, card cashback, launchpad allocations, and sometimes governance rights over a dedicated blockchain (e.g., BNB Chain).
Market leaders include BNB, OKB, CRO, KCS, and HT; combined market-cap exceeds $100 B but is tightly coupled to exchange health.

Quick Facts

  • Purpose: Reduce fees, raise capital, incentivise staking, fund buy-back burns, power chain gas.
  • Supply model: Usually capped with quarterly burns funded by platform profits (deflationary).
  • Blockchains: Mostly ERC-20 initially; later migrated to native chains (BNB, Cronos, OKTC).
  • Regulatory grey zone – often classed as utility tokens, but SEC has flagged some as potential securities.
  • Counter-party risk – value collapses if exchange becomes insolvent (FTX ➔ FTT -99 %).

Top Exchange Tokens (Live Examples)

Token Ticker Exchange 2024 Perks Snapshot
BNB BNB Binance 25 % fee discount, BNB Chain gas, launchpad lottery.
Cronos CRO Crypto.com Card cashback up to 5 %, trading rebates, NFT drops.
OKB OKB OKX Fee discounts, Jumpstart launchpad, OKTC gas.
KuCoin Token KCS KuCoin Daily dividend (50 % platform rev-share), fee discount.
HTX Token HT HTX (ex-Huobi) Fee rebates, PrimePool access, chain gas.
Bitget Token BGB Bitget Futures fee discount, launchpad, copy-trading boosts.
MX Token MX MEXC Launch-Kickstarter votes, fee discounts, airdrops.

How It Works

  1. Exchange mints token → sells or airdrops to early users.
  2. Traders opt-in to pay fees in the token → receive 10-25 % discount.
  3. Quarterly burn – platform uses part of profits to buy & burn tokens, reducing float.
  4. Staking tiers – lock X tokens for higher APY, lower futures fees, or launchpad allocation weight.
  5. Ecosystem expansion – token becomes gas for native chain, DeFi, NFT marketplaces, and cards.

Benefits

  • Cheaper trading – fee discounts compound for high-volume users.
  • Passive income – staking, dividends, and launchpad flipping can beat bank rates.
  • Launchpad access – new-token sales often require exchange-token tickets, creating scarcity.
  • Ecosystem gas – BNB, CRO, OKB needed for dApps, NFT mints, and validator staking.
  • Deflationary burns – supply shrinks as exchange revenue grows (theoretically price-supportive).

Risks & Trade-offs

  • Centralised issuer – exchange can change utility rules or burn schedule at will.
  • Solvency contagion – token price crashed 70-99 % when FTX, Celsius, and Voyager folded.
  • Regulatory action – SEC suits against exchanges can delist or freeze token utility (e.g., BUSP).
  • Low float manipulation – thin order books allow insiders to pump perks temporarily.
  • Circular value – token worth less if trading volumes drop, creating reflexive downside.
  • Staking lock-ups – 30-180 day unbonding periods prevent quick exits during crises.

Final Thoughts

Exchange tokens are loyalty points on steroids: they save money today, fund launches tomorrow, and occasionally morph into full-blown L1 gas.
The catch? Your investment is a bet on both crypto trading volumes and a single company’s balance sheet.
Use them for discounts or short-term trades, but don’t HODL blindly—track proof-of-reserves, burn wallets, and regulatory headlines.

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