Extended vs Backpack Exchange
Same lines, side by side: fees, leverage, markets, KYC, custody and referral perks, from official pages and DefiLlama.
| Line | Extended | Backpack Exchange |
|---|---|---|
| 30-day volume | #P09 · $7,288.0MEdge | #P13 · Not tracked |
| Trading fees | 0.025% taker · 0% makerA flat schedule for perps and spot: 0.025% taker, 0% maker, with RWA markets discounted to 0.010% taker. Makers whose share of total maker volume reaches 0.5% receive a 0.002% rebate, rising to 0.010% above 5% market share; rebates are automatic and paid daily at 00:00 UTC. | Tier table published as an imageBackpack documents one tier table covering spot and perpetual futures, sorted by 30-day volume, with tiers recalculated every hour and the effective tier driven by whichever is highest between BP staking, volume and pre-TGE Mad Lad NFT holdings. The table itself is published as a screenshot on guide.backpack.exchange, so the numbers cannot be read in text; the USDT/USDC pair is charged 0% and does not count toward tiers. |
| New-user perk | 10% discount on commissions | Fee rebates on referred accounts |
| Max leverage | up to 100×Edge | up to 75× |
| Perp markets | 100 | 103Edge |
| Identity check | No KYCEdge | KYC required |
| Custody | Non-custodial: funds stay in on-chain Starknet contracts | Custodial: your balances sit on the exchange, wallet is a separate product |
| Settles on | Starknet | Backpack Exchange (centralised matching) |
| Collateral | USDC, wBTC, ETH, USDT | USDC, USDT |
| Where it runs | Web | Web, iOS, Android |
| Chains | EVMEthereum, Arbitrum, Base, Polygon, Avalanche, BNB Chain | Solana · EVM · Bitcoin · SuiSolana, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Polygon, Avalanche, Bitcoin, SuiEdge |
| Documented features | 7 of 10 | 7 of 10 |
| Order book | Yes | Yes |
| Cross margin | Yes | Yes |
| Spot trading | Yes | Yes |
| Vaults / copy vaults | Yes | Not documented |
| Copy trading | Not documented | Not documented |
| Stocks, gold or forex | Yes | Yes |
| Points program | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Not documented | Yes |
| Telegram bot | Not documented | Not documented |
Which one should you pick?
Pick Extended if
Fee level is your deciding criterion and you want crypto and RWA markets on the same account.
The cheapest taker fee in the series at 0.025%, on a venue built by an ex-Revolut team that settles entirely on Starknet. Deposits are accepted from six EVM chains in USDC, ETH, USDT or wBTC, which removes the usual bridging detour.
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Pick Backpack Exchange if
You want a CEX-style experience with unified portfolio margin, stocks next to perps, and a referral that pays in cash.
The only centralised venue of the series, and the only one where you give up custody: accounts are KYC-verified, balances sit on the exchange and the 10% referral rebate is paid on trading fees rather than points. Backpack also lists US stocks and ETFs next to 103 perpetual markets.
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