Ever wondered how exchanges actually make money?

How exchanges actually make money 👇

Most people think exchanges like Binance, ByBit and Coinbase only make money from trading fees, but that’s just one small part of the story. Every time you buy or sell, they take a small percentage but the real profits come from what happens behind the scenes.

They make money from funding fees between long and short traders, from charging projects huge amounts just to get their coins listed, and even from the price gaps between buying and selling orders. When traders get liquidated, exchanges often earn a cut from those losses too.

Even the money sitting idle in your account isn’t really idle, they use it for lending, staking, or other internal operations that earn them more.

So next time you see “zero fee trading” or “no commission,” remember they’re still making money. You just don’t see where.

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