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Terms & Conditions

Please read these terms carefully before using the Exbit platform. By accessing or using our services, you agree to be bound by these terms.

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Twenty sections cover every aspect of your relationship with Exbit. Jump to any topic directly.

Forbidden conduct

Prohibited activities

Exbit actively monitors for these behaviours. Violations lead to the consequences listed on each card.

Wash trading

Executing opposing orders with yourself or an affiliate to fabricate volume or pricing signals.

Consequence: PnL reversal and permanent account closure.

Front-running

Trading ahead of a known client order, listing announcement or material non-public information.

Consequence: Disgorgement of profits and regulator referral.

Pump and dump

Coordinated buying that inflates a thin market, followed by a synchronised exit into retail demand.

Consequence: Freeze of participating accounts and clawback.

Spoofing & fake orders

Posting bids or offers you never intend to fill, then cancelling once the book reacts.

Consequence: Order-to-trade ratio throttle, then ban.

Sanctioned jurisdictions

Accessing Exbit from OFAC, EU or UN-sanctioned territories, including via VPN obfuscation.

Consequence: Funds hold pending compliance review.

Money laundering

Using the platform to layer, structure or integrate proceeds of crime.

Consequence: SAR filing and full cooperation with authorities.

Unauthorised scraping

Bypassing rate limits, using undocumented endpoints, or resale of Exbit market data without a licence.

Consequence: API-key revocation and IP-range block.

Market manipulation

Any act intended to mislead participants about price, supply, demand or order-flow integrity.

Consequence: Permanent ban and disclosure to peer venues.

IP violations

Copying the Exbit brand, SDK code, UI or documentation for unauthorised resale or competitor products.

Consequence: DMCA takedown and civil action.

Version history

Amendment log

Every material change to these Terms is published with an effective date and a diff link.

VersionEffectiveSummaryDiff
v0.12016-04-18Initial beta Terms & Conditions published for closed-access platform launch.View diff →
v0.22016-11-03Added Bitcoin spot trading provisions and initial fiat on-ramp terms.View diff →
v0.42017-05-20Expanded to Ethereum and top altcoin trading; updated custody clauses.View diff →
v0.62018-02-09Introduced margin trading terms and 10× leverage risk disclosures.View diff →
v0.72019-03-14Added staking rewards section and delegation terms for PoS assets.View diff →
v0.92020-08-27Pre-formal compliance revision incorporating FATF travel-rule guidance.View diff →
v1.0-rc2021-04-12Release-candidate Terms ahead of global public launch; legal review finalised.View diff →
v1.02022-06-15Official publication of Terms & Conditions for the Exbit public exchange.View diff →
v1.22023-02-08Expanded restricted jurisdictions list following OFAC guidance updates.View diff →
v1.52023-09-22Updated KYC tier framework introducing three tiers with corresponding limits.View diff →
v2.02024-01-30Added MiCA compliance clauses and EEA-specific consumer protections.View diff →
v2.32024-07-11Updated self-trade prevention rules and order-to-trade-ratio enforcement.View diff →
v2.62025-02-18Added options-trading sections and corresponding risk disclosures.View diff →
v3.02025-09-04Added tokenized-assets provisions and law-enforcement disclosure rules.View diff →
v3.22026-04-01Updated dispute resolution venue to Malta and refreshed arbitration rules.View diff →