BingX — what it's good at
Aggressive promotional spreads from merchants building reputation — cheapest BUY price often appears here during promotion windows. 0% trading fees.
Trade-offs: Smaller and newer P2P market. Liquidity drops sharply outside top fiats. Reference data only.
Fees + KYC: 0% trading fees on most P2P markets. KYC required above unverified limits.
OKX — what it's good at
Strong Asian fiat coverage (INR, IDR, VND, THB, MYR). UPI + IMPS depth on INR is competitive with Binance. Aggressive Chinese-merchant pool keeps spreads tight during Asian business hours.
Trade-offs: EU access restricted post-MiCA transition. Russian access was restricted in 2022 — RUB liquidity migrated to Bybit/HTX.
Fees + KYC: 0% trading fees on most P2P markets. KYC required above unverified limits. FIU-IND registered (India). Restricted in some EU jurisdictions during MiCA transition.