BingX Welcome Bonus & Referral Review
BingX referral code BCRBINGX unlocks up to $5,125 in welcome rewards and 30% off trading fees. Entry-tier spot costs 0.10% — the median here — and futures 0.02% maker / 0.05% taker. It sits 8th of 11, in the lower half of our list, where the reason to look is narrower: A practice account lets you trade the bonus credit before risking a deposit. Rates read 7 Sep 2026.
BingX positions itself as the social-trading exchange — its $5,125 welcome bundle includes free copy-trading allocations and a paper-trading account so you can practice with bonus credit before risking real funds.
Why we like the bonus
- A practice account lets you trade the bonus credit before risking a deposit
- Holds licences in Australia, Canada and Lithuania, so the bonus terms sit under a regulator
- Strong copy-trading reward layer
- The $5,125 package is split across deposit rungs rather than one gate
Things to watch
- Some bonus tiers are derivative-only
- KYC required before rewards pay out, and again at higher tiers
What the BingX bonus is made of
BingX headlines up to $5,125: $5,125 welcome package + 30% trading fee discount. A figure that size — the 7th-largest dollar ceiling on this list — tops a deposit ladder rather than a flat gift, and on BingX some of the credit can only be used on derivatives. The part that lasts is 30% off trading fees — below the 40% median here — for as long as BingX runs the programme.
BingX trading fees before the rebate
| Fee | Rate | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Spot | 0.10% | Standard tier, before your 30% off |
| Futures maker | 0.02% | Standard tier |
| Futures taker | 0.05% | Standard tier |
Single published spot rate taken from BingX's rate card on 7 Sep 2026; nothing on the BingX card had moved since the 18 May 2026 read (log).
Where BingX lands on our list
BingX sits 8th of 11: MEXC — Up to $9,000, 50% off + 0% spot is the entry above it, Weex — Up to 30,000 USDT, Up to 60% rebate the one below. Its $5,125 headline is beaten by 6 of the other 8 dollar-quoted ceilings and beats 2. BingX lists 5 product lines (Spot, Futures, Copy Trading, Grid Bots, Demo) of the 19 we track; Gate.io lists 7. Founded in 2018, run from Singapore / BVI and listing 2225 assets (counted from its own instruments API on 2026-09-17), BingX requires KYC before any welcome credit is paid. Security record (36 months to 2026-09-17): BingX lost roughly $43 million from a hot wallet on 19-20 September 2024, the figure on-chain analysts arrived at and the one CoinDesk and PeckShield both report. Deposits and withdrawals went down, BingX said they would be back inside 24 hours, and it promised a compensation plan. Source ↗ Second source ↗
BingX beside the other 10
1 of the other 10 undercut BingX's 0.10% spot rate; the median is 0.10%. Futures takers pay 0.05% on BingX, tied 2nd of 11 (with 3 others), under the 0.055% median. BingX's 30% rebate is tied 8th of 11 (with 2 others), below the 40% median. On BingX a $1,000 futures taker order costs $0.50 in fees; after the full 30% rebate — its top tier — it nets out at $0.35.
| Measure | BingX | Median of 11 | Best of 11 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spot fee | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0% (MEXC) | tied 2nd of 11 (with 6 others) |
| Futures taker fee | 0.05% | 0.055% | 0.02% (MEXC) | tied 2nd of 11 (with 3 others) |
| Futures maker fee | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0% (MEXC) | tied 2nd of 11 (with 9 others) |
| Fee rebate | 30% | 40% | up to 60% (Weex) | tied 8th of 11 (with 2 others) |
| Welcome bonus ceiling | $5,125 | $6,666 | $30,000 (Bybit) | 7th of 9 |
How to claim your BingX welcome bonus
- Open BingX through the Claim button; code BCRBINGX travels inside the link.
- Confirm your email and complete KYC — BingX requires it before welcome credit is paid.
- Fund BingX with at least $1. Up to $5,125 is the top rung; BingX's promotion page lists the rungs below it.
- Place a first trade: 0.10% on spot (the median here) and 0.05% as a futures taker, both before the rebate.
Is the BingX bonus actually worth the signup?
The 30% rebate works slowly on BingX's 0.05% taker fee: about $0.15 back per $1,000 traded, so roughly $67,000 of volume before a first $10 returns. 7 of the other 10 rebate more, 1 less, 2 the same. Up to $5,125 is a ladder ceiling, and our own caveat for BingX — "Some bonus tiers are derivative-only" — is the rung to plan around, not the headline.