Two checks — cost and trust
Binance vs Bitstamp.
Top score today:Bitstamp75— updated 2026-10-04
Lowest: Binance 72/100, updated 2026-10-04 — 2 exchanges scored.
Cheaper right now:Binance$3.76— $1,000 buy, measured 2026-10-04 14:48 UTC
Bitstamp $4.20 — $0.44 more for the same buy.
Moments and sizes change the answer — the live comparison recomputes for your exact trade.
Binance
- Published fee (maker / taker)
- 0.10% / 0.10%
- Reliability Score
- 72 / 100
- Measured cost · $1,000 BTC buy
- $3.76
- You get
- 0.01170452 BTC
- Of which hidden spread
- $1.06
- BTC withdrawal
- $1.70 (0.00002 BTC)
live orderbook · 58s old at measurement
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Bitstamp
- Published fee (maker / taker)
- 0.30% / 0.40%
- Reliability Score
- 75 / 100
- Measured cost · $1,000 BTC buy
- $4.20
- You get
- 0.01169931 BTC
- Of which hidden spread
- $0.20
- BTC withdrawal
- not published — excluded
live orderbook · 57s old at measurement
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Sources & method
- Cost = live public orderbook walked for the exact $1,000 order + published base-tier fee + published withdrawal fee; ranked by what you receive.
- Reliability Score: sourced and dated, never part of the cost ranking; affiliate links never influence either.
- Cost method → · Score method → · Binance record → · Bitstamp record →
Questions, answered
Is Binance or Bitstamp cheaper for buying Bitcoin?
At 2026-10-04 14:48 UTC, a $1,000 Bitcoin buy cost $3.76 all-in on Binance versus $4.20 on Bitstamp — fee plus measured spread.
Is Binance or Bitstamp safer?
No safety verdicts — on Skontro's sourced Reliability Score, Binance 72/100 (updated 2026-10-04) and Bitstamp 75/100 (updated 2026-10-04) — Bitstamp scores higher.
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