Crypto-asset platform (not a forex/CFD broker) offering spot, margin, futures and options on crypto-assets. Under its Terms of Use (effective 21 July 2026), the global Binance.com platform is provided by three Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) entities regulated by the FSRA; other group companies hold local licences (such as VARA in Dubai) that apply only in their own jurisdictions.
Last reviewed: 19 October 202613 sourcesbinance.com
Entity for international clients
Nest Exchange Limited · Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), UAE · FSRA
Licensed entities
FSRAVARAAFSACBBJFSAAUSTRAC
Minimum deposit
Not published
Trading fees
Spot: 0.1% maker / 0.1% taker
Regulation
Each licence covers only the entity named. Check which entity will hold your account before you register.
Financial Services Regulatory Authority (Abu Dhabi Global Market)
Country
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), UAE
Licence no.
Recognition Order 0072
Authorisation
Recognised Investment Exchange (Derivatives), with a stipulation to operate a Multilateral Trading Facility; recognised 5 January 2026; status Active.
Serves
Users of the global Binance.com platform under the ADGM terms, unless local terms with another entity apply. It operates the trading venue and is not the user's counterparty.
Nest Clearing and Custody Limited (formerly Binance (AD) Limited)
Regulator
Financial Services Regulatory Authority (Abu Dhabi Global Market)
Country
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), UAE
Licence no.
Recognition Order 0070
Authorisation
Recognised Clearing House, with stipulations to provide custody and operate a Central Securities Depository; recognised 8 December 2025; status Active.
Serves
Users of the global Binance.com platform (clearing and custody)
Financial Services Regulatory Authority (Abu Dhabi Global Market)
Country
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), UAE
Licence no.
FSP 260000
Authorisation
Financial Services Permission (Authorised Person): arranging deals, dealing as agent and as principal (not matched), managing assets, money services and arranging custody; since 5 January 2026; status Active.
Serves
Users of the global Binance.com platform (broker-dealer role)
VASP licence: broker-dealer, management and investment, lending and borrowing, and exchange services (including VA derivatives trading); issued 15 April 2024; status Active. CMA registration CMA-VASP-1101010-0013.
Astana Financial Services Authority (Astana International Financial Centre)
Country
AIFC, Kazakhstan
Licence no.
AFSA-A-LA-2024-0028
Authorisation
AFSA licence (digital asset service provider register): operating a digital asset trading facility, custody, dealing as principal and agent, money services, advising and arranging deals; issued 25 September 2024; status Active.
Category 4 crypto-asset service provider licence (exchange and custody), as stated by Binance.
JFSAFrom the broker's site — register entry not opened
Binance Japan Inc.
Regulator
Financial Services Agency of Japan (Kanto Local Finance Bureau)
Country
Japan
Licence no.
Kanto Local Finance Bureau No. 00031
Authorisation
Crypto-asset exchange service provider registration, as stated by Binance.
Serves
Japan (local entity)
AUSTRACFrom the broker's site — register entry not opened
InvestbyBit Pty Ltd (trading as Binance Australia)
Regulator
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
Country
Australia
Licence no.
100576141-001
Authorisation
Digital currency exchange provider registration for anti-money-laundering purposes; not a financial services licence.
Serves
Australia (local entity)
Under the Terms of Use effective 21 July 2026, global Binance.com users contract with three ADGM entities (exchange, clearing and custody, broker-dealer), unless local terms with another entity apply. The pages reviewed do not say which entity serves onshore UAE retail users (Binance FZE or the ADGM entities).
Markets & platforms
Markets
Crypto spot
Crypto derivatives
Crypto options
Platforms
Binance web
Binance app
Binance desktop
API
Fees & costs
Values as the broker publishes them; "from" is the lowest advertised value, and actual costs vary by instrument, account and market conditions.
Trading fees
Spot: 0.1% maker / 0.1% taker (Regular User, before discounts; 0.075% with the 25% BNB discount). USDⓈ-M futures, USDT-margined: 0.02% maker / 0.05% taker (before discounts); USDC-margined: 0% / 0.04%. Promotional and regional rates may differ.
Deposits & withdrawals
Deposit & withdrawal methods
Crypto deposits and withdrawals, buy/sell crypto with fiat, P2P, and fiat deposits and withdrawals where locally supported. Fiat methods vary by country.
Account currencies
Not available
Withdrawal fees & terms
Withdrawal fees are set per asset and network on the official deposit/withdrawal fee page (amounts not reviewed here).
Country restrictions
Per the List of Prohibited Countries (updated 5 January 2026): the United States (including residents and citizens), Canada, the Netherlands, Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Crimea and the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics. Binance may restrict other services by jurisdiction.
Strengths & limits
Strengths
The global platform contracts through three ADGM entities listed on the FSRA register: an exchange, a clearing house with custody, and a broker-dealer.
In November 2023 Binance Holdings Limited pleaded guilty in the US to Bank Secrecy Act, unlicensed money-transmitting and IEEPA (sanctions) violations, in a resolution of over USD 4 billion coordinated with FinCEN, OFAC and the CFTC.
No Binance entity appears on ESMA's interim MiCA register; on 24 June 2026 Binance said it had withdrawn its MiCA application in Greece and would seek authorisation in another EU member state.
Each local licence (VARA, AFSA, CBB, JFSA, AUSTRAC and others) covers only that entity and jurisdiction; it does not make the global platform regulated there.
The France (PSAN) registration previously shown on ZeroSpread was not found on the AMF list and is no longer on Binance's licences page.
Which entity serves onshore UAE retail users (Binance FZE or the ADGM entities) is not stated on the pages reviewed.
The Bahrain (CBB), Japan (JFSA), Australia (AUSTRAC) and other country entries are taken from Binance's licences page and were not checked on the regulators' registers.
Withdrawal fees and fiat payment methods per country.
No official minimum deposit was found.
Sources
13 official sources · last reviewed 19 October 2026
