Antarctic Exchange
As of Nov 11, 2026, Antarctic is a perp DEX on Arbitrum, Ethereum and BNB Chain costing 0.1% per round trip ($1 on a $1,000 buy and sell). Not available in the US.
Checked 2026-11-11 · sources belowOfficial site: antarctic.exchange
Antarctic (AX) is an order-book perpetual futures exchange with USDT-margined crypto perps, deposits from Arbitrum, Ethereum and BNB Chain, and a points programme. Base-tier fees are 0.05% taker and 0.02% maker. Its user agreement names no operating company and bars the US, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia and mainland China.
Cost: Perps cost 0.05% taker and 0.02% maker at VIP 0 (under $2.5M 14-day volume), falling to 0.02% taker and 0% maker at VIP 5. Fees are settled in USDT, and trading actions carry no gas fee. Liquidations are charged at 0.05% whatever your tier. A $1,000 buy-and-sell costs about $1.00 in Antarctic fees.
More on Antarctic Exchange: Overview · US alternatives
- Round trip fee
- 0.1% buy + sell, platform fee
- $1,000 buy + sell
- $1.00 before network + pool fees
- US availability
- Not available UK: unverified · EU: unverified
Quick answers
- Can I use Antarctic Exchange in the US? No. Antarctic is not available to users in the United States.
- Does Antarctic Exchange have a mobile app? No native mobile app is listed. Antarctic works in a web browser.
- Is Antarctic Exchange custodial? Who holds your funds? No. Antarctic is listed as non-custodial: your funds stay in a wallet you control, not with the venue.
- What chains does Antarctic Exchange support? Antarctic supports 3 chains: Arbitrum, Ethereum and BNB Chain.
- Custody
- Self-custody
- KYC
- unknown
- Platforms
- web
- Launched
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Users paid Antarctic about $3.3M in fees in the 30 days to 2026-11-11 (DefiLlama) — a rough measure of how much it is actually used.
Best for: Traders outside the barred countries who want order-book crypto perps with volume-based fee tiers and no gas on trades.
Antarctic fees
| Fee | Type | Rate | Applies to | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perps taker fee (VIP 0) | protocol | 0.05% | Buy and sell | Under $2.5M rolling 14-day volume |
| Perps maker fee (VIP 0) | protocol | 0.02% | Buy and sell | Falls to 0% at VIP 5 |
| Liquidation fee | protocol | 0.05% | Charged at the highest taker rate (0.05%) for every tier |
Fee tiers
| Tier | Rate | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| VIP 0 | 0.05% | default: under $2.5M 14-day volume; maker 0.020% |
| VIP 1 | 0.045% | $2.5M+ 14-day volume; maker 0.018% |
| VIP 2 | 0.04% | $10M+; maker 0.015% |
| VIP 3 | 0.035% | $50M+; maker 0.010% |
| VIP 4 | 0.03% | $100M+; maker 0.005% |
| VIP 5 | 0.02% | $500M+; maker 0% |
Perps: taker 0.05%, maker 0.02% — VIP 0 rates. The 14-day volume is recalculated daily at 07:00 UTC.
Platform fees only. On-chain network/priority fees, pool (LP) fees and price impact are extra and vary by trade.
Is Antarctic legit?
Antarctic's docs describe a "non-custodial, on-chain account model": deposits and withdrawals go through smart contracts and need your wallet's signature. Its docs say trades are batched off-chain in a zk-rollup that posts proofs and state roots on-chain. You can connect MetaMask, OKX Wallet, Binance Wallet, Ledger or WalletConnect, or use a "Web2" login, which generates an address for you.
We found no reported hacks or fund losses in the sources we checked. That is not a guarantee.
Where Antarctic is available
| Region | Status |
|---|---|
| United States | Not available |
| United Kingdom | Unverified |
| European Union | Unverified |
The User Agreement says Antarctic does not provide services to, or accept users from, North Korea, Cuba, Sudan, Syria, Iran, Crimea, mainland China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Venezuela, the United States and Canada, and that the list can change at any time. It bars using VPNs or proxies to get around regional restrictions. The UK and EU are not named. The agreement is governed by the laws of Singapore. (source)
We report what the venue's own terms say. Don't use a VPN to get around restrictions; venues can freeze accounts that do.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Published fee table: 0.05% taker and 0.02% maker at VIP 0, down to 0.02% and 0% at VIP 5.
- No gas fees on trading actions, per its docs.
- Non-custodial account model: deposits and withdrawals need your wallet's signature.
- Deposits from Arbitrum, Ethereum or BNB Chain into one trading account.
Cons
- No operating company is named: the user agreement is with "Antarctic Trading Platform" and the docs describe the team only as coming from CEX and DeFi backgrounds.
- Its User Agreement bars the US, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, mainland China and others.
- Liquidations are charged the top 0.05% taker rate whatever your tier.
- Affiliate tier thresholds are not published, and no discount for invited users is stated.
Features
perpsorder bookcross and isolated marginVIP tiersLP vaultpoints programgasless trading
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Where Antarctic ranks
- #6 in Best perp DEX on Arbitrum?of 6
- #7 in Best perp DEXesof 10
Antarctic FAQ
Is Antarctic legit?
Antarctic is a live perp exchange. Its user agreement is with "Antarctic Trading Platform" and names no company; its docs describe the team only by background. Its roadmap says it raised a $7 million seed round in 2024 without naming investors. The agreement is governed by Singapore law.
Can I use Antarctic in the US?
No. Antarctic's User Agreement says it does not serve or accept users from the United States, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, mainland China, Venezuela, North Korea, Cuba, Sudan, Syria, Iran or Crimea, and forbids using VPNs or proxies to get around this.
What are Antarctic's fees?
At VIP 0 (under $2.5M 14-day volume) perps cost 0.05% taker and 0.02% maker, settled in USDT. Fees fall with volume to 0.02% taker and 0% maker at VIP 5. Trading actions carry no gas fee; liquidations are charged at 0.05%.
Is Antarctic custodial?
Its docs describe a non-custodial model: funds sit in smart contracts and every deposit and withdrawal needs your wallet's signature. Trades are processed off-chain in a zk-rollup that posts proofs on-chain, per its docs.
What are AX Points?
A points programme for trading and other activity. Antarctic's docs say points are not a token, any future benefit is not guaranteed, and rules can change; points may be used to set shares in future reward programs.
Sources
Last checked . Fees and terms change often; the venue's own page wins if it disagrees with ours.
- Antarctic User Agreement: Prohibited Countries, governing law (page is script-rendered; text read from the site's own script bundle) — checked 2026-11-11
- Antarctic Docs: Self-custody Fund Account (custody model) — checked 2026-11-11
- Antarctic Docs: FAQ (supported chains, wallets, deposits) — checked 2026-11-11
- Antarctic Docs: Fees — checked 2026-11-11
- Antarctic Docs: Fee Calculation — checked 2026-11-11
- Antarctic Docs: Affiliate Program — checked 2026-11-11
- Antarctic referral page (site copy: 10% of invitees' fees, points split; read from the site's own script bundle) — checked 2026-11-11
- Antarctic affiliates page (site copy: up to 60%, next-day payouts) — checked 2026-11-11
- Antarctic Docs: ZK Rollup Technology — checked 2026-11-11
- Antarctic Docs: AX Points — checked 2026-11-11
- Antarctic Docs: Team — checked 2026-11-11
- Antarctic Docs: Roadmap — checked 2026-11-11