Is a crypto fee rebate service safe?

A legitimate fee rebate service is low-risk by design: you register your exchange account through its referral link, your funds stay on the exchange, and the service only needs your account UID to match the commission the exchange pays it. The risk comes from services that ask for deposits, withdrawal-enabled API keys or upfront fees — those are red flags, not features.

Why a real rebate service does not need your money

A fee rebate is funded by the affiliate commission the exchange pays on your trading fees. The service receives that commission from the exchange and passes part of it back to you. Nothing in that flow requires the service to touch your trading funds — which is the simplest test of whether a service is legitimate. See what a fee rebate is for the full mechanism.

Six checks before you sign up

No deposits. Your funds should stay on the exchange. A service that asks you to deposit to it is not a rebate service.
No withdrawal API keys. Matching rebates needs your UID, not trading or withdrawal permissions on your account.
No upfront fee. The service is paid by the exchange's affiliate commission, not by you.
Rates quoted as a share of fees. A credible rate is a percentage of the trading fees you pay, not of your volume or your profit.
Visible daily accruals. You should be able to see what accrued per day and compare it with your own trading history.
Clear payout terms. Minimum payout, currency and timing should be written down before you register.

More detail on comparing services: how to choose a fee rebate service.

Red flags

Guaranteed profits or returns that do not depend on your trading fees
Requests for your exchange password, 2FA codes or withdrawal-enabled API keys
Pressure to create several accounts and refer yourself — most exchanges prohibit this, and it can get rebates cancelled or accounts restricted
No way to see how a payout was calculated

How loweef handles it

loweef never holds deposits and never asks for API keys with withdrawal rights; linking uses your exchange UID only. Current partner rates:

Exchange	Total rate	Welcome boost	Effective taker
AlphaX	65%	—	0.0175%
BingX	60%	70%	0.0200%
OKX	50%	60%	0.0250%
MEXC	55%	65%	0.0180%

Figures are estimates based on published fee schedules and loweef's current partner rates.

Frequently asked questions

Can a rebate service steal my funds?

Not if it never has access to them. A legitimate rebate service only needs your exchange UID; your funds stay on the exchange and no withdrawal permission is ever granted.

Is using a fee rebate service allowed by exchanges?

Yes — registering through an affiliate's referral link is how exchange affiliate programs work. What exchanges prohibit is creating multiple accounts to refer yourself.

What information does a rebate service need?

Your exchange account UID, so it can match the commission the exchange reports for your account. It should not need passwords, 2FA codes or withdrawal API keys.