Binance US

Binance.US launched in September 2019 as the U.S.-specific subsidiary of Binance, operated independently by BAM Trading Services and headquartered in the United States. It was created specifically to serve American retail crypto investors after the global Binance.com platform exited the U.S. market following regulatory pressure. The platform supports 190+ cryptocurrencies across hundreds of trading pairs, offers staking on 20 assets including ETH and SOL, and runs one of the more competitive spot trading fee structures available to U.S. residents — with base maker/taker fees on Tier 0 pairs at 0% maker and 0.0095% taker. USD services were restored on February 19, 2025, after a period of suspension tied to regulatory fallout from the parent company's 2023 DOJ settlement.

That said, Binance.US is not the same platform as Binance.com, and the distinction matters. It does not offer margin trading, futures, or the broader DeFi-adjacent products available internationally. Coin selection is roughly 190+ versus 500+ on the global platform. Geographic availability remains patchy: users in New York, Texas, Hawaii, Alaska, Vermont, and Maine cannot register, and new user onboarding remains paused in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, and Washington. Some states — including Kansas and Wisconsin — permit only crypto-to-crypto trading with no USD deposit or withdrawal access.