Bitfinex launches "Zero Trading Fee Mechanism"! All order placement and taker fees are waived, covering spot, derivatives, and OTC trading.

Bitfinex launches and implements a zero trading fee mechanism. This bold decision covers both Maker and Taker orders, with all trading fees completely waived, applicable to the vast majority of products on the platform, without any additional conditions or trading volume thresholds. All eligible users can enjoy this immediately.
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The veteran Crypto exchange Bitfinex officially announced on December 17, 2025, the immediate launch and implementation of a zero trading fee mechanism. This bold decision covers both Maker and Taker orders, with all trading fees fully waived, applicable to most products on the platform, without any additional conditions or trading volume thresholds. All qualified users can enjoy this immediately.

When fees fall away, only platforms with real liquidity, resilient infrastructure, and consistent execution stand out.@Forbes frames Bitfinex move to zero trading fees as a potential inflection point for crypto markets.

Costs are no longer a barrier.

— Bitfinex (@bitfinex) December 18, 2025

Bitfinex Zero Trading Fee Mechanism Details

According to the official announcement from Bitfinex, this permanent structural adjustment is not a short-term promotion but a strategic choice based on the platform’s long-term stable profitability, diversified business models (such as peer-to-peer financing markets), and efficient technical architecture. The zero fee applies broadly, including spot and margin trading, over 60 perpetual derivatives contracts, tokenized securities trading, OTC off-exchange trading, and over 250 spot trading pairs.

The platform emphasizes that this move aims to lower trading barriers, enhance market liquidity, promote global adoption of Crypto, and foster financial inclusion, allowing traders to focus on strategy execution without fee concerns.

The announcement also states that fee discounts for trading with platform token UNUS SED LEO (LEO), volume-based discount mechanisms, and revenue sharing related to fee arrangements in the affiliate program will be simultaneously disabled. However, other LEO benefits (such as deposit and withdrawal fee discounts, monthly free fiat withdrawal limits) and earnings from margin lending will remain unchanged. Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino stated that this change benefits from the platform’s years of stable financial records and advanced technology, enabling a more open environment for global traders without sacrificing performance and liquidity.

What is Bitfinex?

Founded in 2012, Bitfinex is known as “The Original Bitcoin Exchange,” one of the earliest Crypto trading platforms globally, primarily designed for professional traders, institutional investors, and high-frequency traders. Its main features include deep liquidity, high execution speed (order processing as fast as 4 milliseconds), advanced trading tools (such as hidden orders, batch orders, ladder orders, over 100 chart analysis options), margin trading, P2P lending, and staking services. Additionally, the platform and the stablecoin USDT both belong to the iFinex group, renowned for security, stability, and innovation.