Alternatives

StandX Alternatives — Evidence Comparison

Alternative venues are shown for evidence comparison and are not recommendations. They are included because published evidence attributes differ from StandX — not because StandX is “bad”, and not because of commercial relationships.

Why these venues are included

Each candidate differs from StandX on at least one published evidence attribute (regulation, legal-entity mapping, PoR, custody, geographic records, products, or completeness). Inclusion is deterministic from the public snapshot.

Evidence attributes

Venue	Regulation	Legal entities	PoR	Custody	Geographic scope	Products	Coverage
StandX	0	1	0	0	35	1	3 / 7i
Binance	4	4	1	3	3	4	7 / 7i
Bitget	1	1	1	1	28	4	7 / 7i
Bybit	1	1	1	1	15	6	7 / 7i
Crypto.com	2	3	1	3	38	2	7 / 7i
Kraken	1	1	1	1	16	5	7 / 7i

Binance

Regulatory evidenceCustody modelPoR availabilityFee transparencyRegional availabilityProduct availabilityPublic-record completenessJurisdiction

— Regulatory records on file: StandX 0 (exact IDs 0) vs Binance 4 (exact IDs 4).
— Custody claim records: StandX 0 vs Binance 3.
— PoR snapshots on file: StandX 0 vs Binance 1 (PoR ≠ audit).
— Fee snapshots on file: StandX 0 vs Binance 2.

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Bitget

Regulatory evidenceCustody modelPoR availabilityFee transparencyRegional availabilityProduct availabilityPublic-record completenessJurisdiction

— Regulatory records on file: StandX 0 (exact IDs 0) vs Bitget 1 (exact IDs 0).
— Custody claim records: StandX 0 vs Bitget 1.
— PoR snapshots on file: StandX 0 vs Bitget 1 (PoR ≠ audit).
— Fee snapshots on file: StandX 0 vs Bitget 2.

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Bybit

Regulatory evidenceCustody modelPoR availabilityFee transparencyRegional availabilityProduct availabilityPublic-record completenessJurisdiction

— Regulatory records on file: StandX 0 (exact IDs 0) vs Bybit 1 (exact IDs 0).
— Custody claim records: StandX 0 vs Bybit 1.
— PoR snapshots on file: StandX 0 vs Bybit 1 (PoR ≠ audit).
— Fee snapshots on file: StandX 0 vs Bybit 2.

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Crypto.com

Regulatory evidenceCustody modelPoR availabilityFee transparencyRegional availabilityProduct availabilityPublic-record completenessJurisdiction

— Regulatory records on file: StandX 0 (exact IDs 0) vs Crypto.com 2 (exact IDs 2).
— Custody claim records: StandX 0 vs Crypto.com 3.
— PoR snapshots on file: StandX 0 vs Crypto.com 1 (PoR ≠ audit).
— Fee snapshots on file: StandX 0 vs Crypto.com 2.

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Kraken

Regulatory evidenceCustody modelPoR availabilityFee transparencyRegional availabilityProduct availabilityPublic-record completenessJurisdiction

— Regulatory records on file: StandX 0 (exact IDs 0) vs Kraken 1 (exact IDs 1).
— Custody claim records: StandX 0 vs Kraken 1.
— PoR snapshots on file: StandX 0 vs Kraken 1 (PoR ≠ audit).
— Fee snapshots on file: StandX 0 vs Kraken 2.

Explore record Visit Kraken

What remains unresolved

Open questions and missing domains stay unknown. An empty cell is not a safety finding.

StandX: StandX Issuer Ltd (BVI 2163662) confirmed in official User Terms as DUSD Token Issuer only — not confirmed as sole perps operator. Re-audited 2026-09-13: keep THIN; do not invent fills.
StandX: No official regulatory disclosure or register entry located for StandX Issuer Ltd or the perps venue.
Binance: ADGM Nest trio roles mapped from official ADGM Terms; Binance FZE mapped from FZE Terms + VARA VL/24/04/001. Do not treat any single entity licence as brand-wide global authorisation. Nest Trading Limited role kept as unknown enum (broker-dealer/off-exchange per terms) pending richer role taxonomy.
Bitget: FSA Seychelles lists BTG Technology Holdings Limited on the VASP Assessment list (2026-03-09). Not a granted licence. Operator marketing licences (AUSTRAC etc.) were not confirmed on primary registers in this pass; VARA public register has no Bitget VASP licence row (2026-09-13).
Bitget: No confirmed primary incident record packaged
Bybit: SATOS partnership terms are regional/partner-scoped; not applied as global Bybit custody. Added PoR wallet-disclosure claim only.
Bybit: No confirmed primary incident record packaged this phase
Crypto.com: HISTORICAL only: Mazars AUP as of 2022-12-07 still hosted. Re-check 2026-09-13 found no newer dated official Exchange PoR / attestation / wallet disclosure snapshot. STALE as current reserve evidence — do not present as current.

Limitations

This is not a “best alternative” ranking. Evidence differences can change as records are re-verified. Regional records do not imply global approval.