Signing up, step by step
Opening an exchange account takes a few minutes, but two or three of the choices made in those minutes are hard or impossible to undo: the login method, the account type, and the referral code. Going through the screens in order shows what each one locks in, and which decisions are easier to make before the first field is filled.
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Opening an account
How to Create a Binance Account, Step by Step
On the Binance sign-up page you enter an email or phone number and press Register, agree to the terms, enter the 6-digit code, set a password and confirm the referral code. That last screen is the only permanent one, and the easiest to skip past.
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Opening an account
Before You Open a Crypto Exchange Account
An eligible residence, an ID that matches it, a camera, an email you will keep and a second factor are what to have ready. The login, the account type, the referral code and the declared country are what to decide before the first screen, because each is hard or impossible to change later.
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Opening an account
Email or Phone for a Crypto Exchange Account?
Both work, and you can add the other afterwards. Email survives a new carrier, a lost SIM and a trip abroad; SMS does not reach every country. Register with an email you will keep, then add the phone.
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Opening an account
Can You Have Two Crypto Exchange Accounts?
One person, one verified personal account on Binance, which says so directly and limits regular users to five sub-accounts under it; Kraken permits a second account but will not let it stack limits. A second account verified with the same ID is treated as a duplicate, and an account verified with someone else's document is in their name, not yours.