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AscendEX

AscendEX

AscendEX is a global cryptocurrency exchange and financial platform that gives users a powerful way to earn, trade, and grow their crypto portfolios. ...

Fido

Fido

Fido is a crypto-yield platform offering 10% APY with a simple, banking-like app. Unlike other centralized lenders, Fido uses self-custody and is non-...

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General

Platform
AscendEX logo
Fido logo
Founded
AscendEX 2018
Fido 2025
Headquarters
AscendEX Singapore
Fido
Availability
AscendEX Worldwide, excluding US
Fido Worldwide

Fees & Financial

Bonus
AscendEX Invite code: UD4DBENEU
Fido 30-day 1% APY boost with code: CIR ($250 deposit required)
Token
AscendEX ASD
Fido
Compounding
AscendEX Yes
Fido Yes
Payouts
AscendEX Daily
Fido Every second
Fees
AscendEX Varies
Fido None
Lockup
AscendEX None
Fido None
Maker Fee
AscendEX 0.1
Fido
Taker Fee
AscendEX 0.1
Fido

Cryptocurrency Rates

BTC Rate
AscendEX
Fido
BTC Max
AscendEX
Fido
ETH Rate
AscendEX
Fido
ETH Max
AscendEX
Fido
Stablecoin Rate
AscendEX 2.02%
Fido 10%

Unique Pros

  • Wide variety of coins

Key Cons

  • Best rates are tied to promotions

Unique Pros

  • Deposit or withdraw USDC or USD
  • $100k insurance included
  • Fixed target rate

Key Cons

  • 10% is a target rate, not guaranteed
  • US-focused