Exchange safety scores
Binance
Not scored yet- Proof of reserves– / 30No sourced fact yet — not counted
- Hacks and losses– / 20No sourced fact yet — not counted
- Licences– / 20No sourced fact yet — not counted
- Track record– / 10No sourced fact yet — not counted
- Outflows (7 days)– / 10No sourced fact yet — not counted
- Withdrawal pauses– / 10No sourced fact yet — not counted
Proof of reserves
What each exchange holds in the wallets it published, and when it last published a report.
Assets in published wallets
Largest first. The last column is the net flow of the last 7 days.
The reserves list has not answered yet; nothing is shown rather than a guess.
Reports in the last 24 months
A filled square is a month with a report on record.
No reserve report is on record yet. Reports are added with their source as they are found.
Hacks and losses
Every exchange incident on record. Circle area is the amount lost; colour is whether customers were refunded.
No exchange incident in the data yet.
Licences by region
EU from ESMA’s MiCA register; the other regions from the regulators’ own registers, checked by hand with the date.
| Exchange | EU | UK | US | JP | SG | AE | BR | AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binance | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| BingX | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bitfinex | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bitget | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bithumb | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bitpanda | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bitstamp | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bitunix | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bitvavo | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bybit | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Coinbase | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Crypto.com | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Deribit | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Gate | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Gemini | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| HTX | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| KCEX | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Kraken | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| KuCoin | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| MEXC | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| OKX | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Upbit | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
Incident alerts on Telegram
When an exchange pauses withdrawals, reports a hack or publishes a new reserve report, the channel posts it with the source. The two messages below show the format only.
The alerts channel opens soon.
Check before you deposit
Tools that read the same facts as the score.
The six factors
Fixed weights, the same for every exchange. A factor with no sourced fact is left out, never filled in.
Questions
How is the safety score calculated?
Six factors with fixed weights: proof of reserves 30, hacks and losses 20, licences 20, track record 10, outflows over 7 days 10, withdrawal pauses 10. Each factor counts only when there is a sourced, dated fact behind it, and the score is the points earned over the points possible on those factors. The method page lists every rule.
Why does an exchange say “not scored yet”?
Because fewer than four of the six factors have a fact with a source behind them. A missing fact never counts for or against an exchange, and we do not estimate one, so an exchange with too little on record gets no score rather than a guessed one.
Is a high score a guarantee that my money is safe?
No. A score is a summary of published facts, and proof of reserves is a snapshot of wallets on one day. An exchange can still fail, freeze withdrawals or be hacked. Keep only what you trade on an exchange and the rest in a wallet you control.
Where do the numbers come from?
Wallet assets and flows from DefiLlama's CEX transparency list, EU licences from ESMA's MiCA register, hacks from DefiLlama's hacks list, and everything else from a hand-kept list where each fact carries its source link and the date it was checked.
Can an exchange pay for a better score?
No. Paid placements are shown as separate cards marked Ad, and an advertiser on this site is scored with the same formula as every other exchange.
What should I do if my exchange pauses withdrawals?
Do not send more funds to it, keep the official announcement and your balance screenshot, and follow the exchange's own status page rather than messages from strangers — pauses attract scammers offering “recovery”. The page on what to do if your exchange is hacked has the full checklist.