Exchanges - Buy/Sell/Trade

Pros

• Currently Accepting New Users
• Insured
• Quick Processing

Cons

• Privacy Concerns - May track your usage of bitcoin
• Puts investors before users
• Reported Closed/Frozen/Restricted Accounts

Pros

• High volume - Ranks among the top ten for trading volume
• If you’re a pro trader (or at least intermediate) this exchange was made for you.
• Quick Transaction Times

Cons

• Verifying your account is a multi-step invasive process.
• Although currently a security leader, Bitstamp was hacked in 2014 and 21015.
• High fees for deposits even on small amounts

Pros

• Simple interface.
• More than 250 trading pairs – perfect for purchasing obscure cryptocurrencies.
• Actively keep adding new cryptocurrencies to their exchange.

Cons

• Don’t honor the most popular (fiat) currencies including USD, EUR, GDP etc. without enhanced verification and at least $10K.
• Can’t trade fiat currency at all.
• Not beginner friendly and no mobile app.

Pros

• US Based company, Licensed, and Regulated by bank compliance and laws.
• Market and Limit orders.
• Auction type transactions.

Cons

• Must Add Bank and verify Identity to Login.
• No credit cards – only bank transfers and wires.
• Limit Currencies exchanged.

Pros

• Professional Interface.
• Very low fees and no deposit or withdrawal limits.
• Solid customer support with an entire help center and email support tickets.

Cons

• Confusing/overwheleming interface best suited for experienced traders.
• $10K minimum in your account to use the service.
• Bitfinex was hacked in 2016 but has since paid back all that was lost to users.

Pros

• Simple interface.
• No fees for limited trades.
• Global access makes it a top choice with international users.

Cons

• Bitcoin centric.
• Not the best customer service reputation but maintains overall community approval.
• One of the least beginner-friendly exchanges among their competition.

Pros

• Simple interface
• Trading fees are typically below .25% and there are no deposit fees. Any withdrawal fees are due to the cryptocurrency network, not Poloniex.
• Wide variety of cryptocurrencies are available for trading.

Cons

• Must Verify Profile to proceed.
• Difficulty processing withdrawals with month long (and longer) wait times for approval.
• Users report hacks and get no response from customer support for more than a month.

Pros

• One unique and useful feature to C-CEX is their responsive mobile design.
• Trades have a 0.2% fee. Deposits, withdrawals, and additional services are free.
• They retain high volume functionality and stay popular despite developing controversy.

Cons

• Complaints that harken back to 2015 call C-CEX a “scam site”. These could be attributed to invented altcoins and the relative profits from trading activity with these ghost funds.
• Such claims continue today with some users suggesting that C-CEX remains complicit in such “scams” because they create ICOs and altcoins themselves.

Pros

• Clean layout
• Simple to use - Even for beginners
• Bank transfer purchases are free

Cons

• Average customer support
• Drawn out verification process
• Depositing is expensive

Pros

• They offer more than 50 cryptocurrencies
• An app makes it easily accessed on both Android and IOS

Cons

• The definition of untested, this exchange only opened to the public April 28, 2018
• Currently not very active

Pros

• User friendly interface
• Large liquidity pool
• Allows deposits and withdrawals for fiat and crypto

Cons

• If you’re not Australian, there’s not much point
• Limited range of cryptocurrencies
• Lack of advanced features

Pros

• Customer feedback is welcome and considered for making actual changes to policy
• 0% maker fee and only a .1% taker fee when trading
• They guarantee immunity against hackers

Cons

• As a relatively young company, it’s hard to say how reliable they‘ll be long term
• Low liquidity
• Unregulated

Pros

• Allows US investors to trade
• Low trading fees and zero withdrawal fees
• Offers wire transfer method for funds deposit

Cons

• Only offer trading in Bitcoin and ATK
• No trading on margin
• Below industry average rating (D) for security (https://observatory.mozilla.org/)

Pros

• Decent customer support via email
• Relatively low fees and no deposit fees
• Video lessons to help you learn to trade on their site

Cons

• Poor website structure and usability
• No information about the parent company is available
• Few countries supported – No usage in the US, Africa or Europe

Pros

• Auto send 70% of all deposits into (online) cold storage
• Instant withdrawals

Cons

• Low volume and liquidity
• Hacked for 1.5 million in 2016
• No credit cards accepted

Pros

• 25 trading pairs available along with USD
• Competitive fees based on monthly trading volume
• Users transfer, deposit, and withdraw via AdvCash, Perfect, and Apha Code

Cons

• No bank transfers or credit cards accepted
• No margin trading
• Unregulated

Pros

• Competitive trading fees and free deposits
• Margin trading
• Reputable and regulated

Cons

• Primarily Japan-centric
• Withdrawal fees (but they’re relatively low)
• No English user reviews

Pros

• Controls 2% of the BTC hash rate
• One of the largest mining pools in the world
• Good reputation

Cons

• Only four types of cryptocurrency as of 2018: ETH, BCH, BTC, LTC
• Not for beginners
• Unregulated

Pros

• Offers exchange of the most popular cryptocurrencies
• Trades fiats EUR, RUR and USD
• Many altcoins are offered as well

Cons

• No leveraged trading
• Claims to originate in Singapore but uses a New Zealand domain
• Sketchy BTC-E history