Where to enter your Binance referral code (and how it cuts fees)

People often pause when the referral code appears on the step after the account is created: does it apply to my real location and product, and what benefit does the page actually show? Those questions do not have one answer for every account. This guide walks the account-opening steps and shows how to judge the referral field only from the page in front of you. For the full path to a first purchase, use the first-time Binance flow; per-region verification details belong in the dedicated verification guide.

First confirm that Binance offers the service at your real location. Fee rates, limits, review times, referral eligibility and change options can vary by region, product, account and date, so this guide does not present them as fixed promises.

1. Before you sign up, have these three things ready

Don't tap "sign up" the moment you land. Spend two minutes settling these three things and you'll save yourself a lot of back-and-forth later:

• An email or phone number you control long-term. It'll be used for login codes, withdrawal confirmations and security alerts — it's a root of your account's security. Don't use a shared work mailbox, and don't use a throwaway you'll forget the moment you finish signing up. Ideally this email has its own two-factor auth turned on, too.
• Your own, real ID document. After sign-up, Binance asks you to complete identity verification (KYC), using your own document. Check in advance that it isn't expired and that the photo will come out clearly. Don't think about borrowing someone else's or using a "verification service" — that's handing your account and your money to someone else.
• This site's invite code, BN0128. Six characters; keep them handy. Section 3 covers the screen where it goes.

2. How many steps Binance sign-up is, walked through

Sign-up on the desktop web and the mobile app is much the same; either way it's these steps:

1. Open the sign-up page, pick email or phone

Open the Binance sign-up page (our referral link) and choose "email" or "phone number" as your account. Either works, and the difference is small: email is more universal and isn't affected when you change phones; a phone number gets the code a touch faster. Once you enter it, the system sends you a verification code.

That link carries this site's invite code into the sign-up page and lands on the version for your own language. We opened it to check on 2026-09-03: with the code, the sign-up page reads "Up to 20% Trade Rebates" down the left; the same page opened without the code reads "Up to 100 USD Sign Up Rewards" instead. What gets displayed changes with region, campaign and time, so go by what you see when you open it. Where Binance does not serve your location — the United States, for one — the page raises a dialog pointing you to the locally regulated venue, and you should not sign up here.

2. Set a strong, unique password

Don't reuse the password you've used elsewhere just to save effort. An exchange account is worth money, and a credential-stuffing hit on a reused password is a common way people get breached. The ideal approach is to have a password manager generate a long, random password used only here — it's fine if you can't remember it yourself; that's the manager's job.

3. The “invite / referral code” step comes after the account is created

This is the step that most often gets missed, and the one this whole piece most wants to hold you on — so it gets its own section next. In short: the first sign-up screen has no “invite / referral code (Referral ID)” field; that step appears once the account is created, pre-filled from this site's link, and you just check it and move on.

4. Finish verification and your account exists

Enter the code you received, clear the slider or human-verification prompt, and the account is created. But note — at this point you still can't actually deposit and trade; two steps remain (security settings + verification), covered in section 4.

3. Where the invite code goes and what to verify first

The invite or referral step only appears after the account is created; if you came through a referral link, the code is filled in for you. It is optional. If the field or a specific benefit is not shown, do not change regions, borrow documents or open another account to chase an offer.

Skipped that screen? There is one late option. Binance's Help Center FAQ (2026-08-05 version) lets you add a referral code after sign-up when all of its conditions hold, including: the account is less than 30 days old, has no deposit or trading record at all, has never been bound to a referral before, and is a main account rather than a sub-account. If so, log in and use the “bind referral code” page at binance.com/en/activity/referral/bind-ref. It only adds a missing code; a code that is already bound can't be swapped. Easiest is still to read the code, relationship, eligible products, rate and duration on that screen and save them.

Handling it is simple: on the step after the account is created, check the code filled in from the link (change it if invalid) and watch for the green tick reading “Bound.” Once bound it can't be changed; just carry on.

4. Signed up ≠ ready to use: do this right after

Lots of people rush to buy the moment they're signed up, only to get stopped at the deposit or order step by "please complete identity verification first" or "please enable two-factor auth first," then have to backtrack. Far easier to knock out these two the same day you sign up:

1. Turn on two-factor auth (2FA)

Prefer an authenticator app (like Google Authenticator) over relying on SMS alone. SMS codes carry the risk of SIM-swap and interception, weaker than the offline, rotating codes an app generates. When you bind the authenticator, the system shows you a screen of backup keys — do not skip this; be sure to copy them down offline and store them safely. If you lose or change your phone, that's what gets you back in.

2. Set an anti-phishing code and complete verification

An anti-phishing code is a phrase you set in your account. If an email's code is missing or wrong, do not use its links; open the official site from your own bookmark and verify separately. A matching code is a useful signal, not proof by itself. Identity verification may include an ID upload and face check, with requirements and feature limits varying by location and account. For troubleshooting, see Binance verification failed; for the full setup, see Binance account security.

5. How much does the code actually save? Let's do the math

A worked example (hypothetical figures): buy 2,000 USDT of spot at an illustrative 0.1% fee and you pay about 2 USDT. Suppose your registration page shows the top 20% rebate tier; at most about 0.4 USDT of that 2 comes back to you. Many accounts will see a lower rate, or a rate that applies only to some products. Binance's fee page sets the real fee, and the registration page and your order details show the real rebate.

Do not assume that a referral code carries a fixed rate. On the invite-code step after sign-up, confirm that the code is bound and note the eligibility, products and percentage actually shown. Then put those figures into the fee calculator. It runs locally and defaults to no benefit.

Do not assume a referral benefit and paying fees with BNB will stack. Compatibility depends on the product, account and current terms. Check the rate displayed before an order and verify the fee in the trade record afterward. For the fee components, see how Binance fees actually work.

6. Official-page verification checklist

7. Common questions

Where does the invite code go, and can I add it after sign-up?

It goes in at the step right after the account is created: come in through this site's link and BN0128 is already there, marked “Bound”; register straight in the app or on the website and you type it in yourself. Missed that screen? An account that meets the late-binding conditions in section 3 can still add one within 30 days on the “bind referral code” page. A code that is already bound can't be swapped.

I'm not getting the verification code — what do I do?

First check your email spam and promotions folders, where the code often lands. Wait a minute or two before tapping resend rather than hammering it (too many requests can get you rate-limited). Switch your network from WiFi to mobile data, or the other way, and try again. If email never arrives, sign up with a phone number instead, or try a more mainstream email domain.

How many Binance accounts can one person have?

The legitimate way is one person, one account, verified with your own real identity. Opening extra accounts or signing up under someone else's identity can trip risk controls and get you frozen or even banned — not worth it. Don't open multiple accounts just to farm a promotion.

Can I change the country/region I entered at sign-up?

Generally you can't change it freely, and it affects which features you can use and which compliance flow applies. Enter your real situation. If Binance doesn't offer service where you are, you shouldn't sign up, and you shouldn't use a VPN or someone else's documents to get around the restriction — that breaks the rules and puts your money at risk.

Can I buy crypto right after I sign up?

Two steps still stand in the way: turning on two-factor auth and completing identity verification. Without verification you'll usually be limited on deposits, trading and withdrawals. It's best to do the security settings and verification in one go the same day you sign up, so you're not bounced back at the buying step to fill them in.

Sign up with a phone number or an email — which is better?

Either works; the difference is small. Email is more universal and isn't affected when you change phones, which suits the long term; a phone number gets the code a touch faster. Whichever you pick, it should be something you control long-term and have secured yourself, because it's one of the roots of your account's security.

8. Your sign-up-day checklist

Run through these on the day you sign up and you basically won't leave anything to regret:

• Entered through a source you verified yourself; didn't click unfamiliar "official / latest address" links;
• Checked the “invite / referral code” filled in on the step after the account was created, and saw the “Bound” tick;
• Set a strong, unique password, ideally stored in a password manager;
• Turned on two-factor auth (prefer an authenticator app), with the backup key saved offline;
• Set an anti-phishing code;
• Passed verification first try, with details matching your document;
• Remember: don't rush a large deposit before verification passes and security is set, and don't touch futures for now.

Run the sign-up stretch once more: confirm service at your real location, prepare an email you control and your own ID, enter through an official address you verified, and set a strong password. The invite code goes in at the step right after the account is created, and once bound it can't be changed. Then turn on two-factor authentication, save the backup key offline, set an anti-phishing code and follow the current identity-verification prompts.