Are you trying to earn cryptocurrency
like Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Blackcoin, Primecoin,
Peercoin etc. Among 8 opportunities to earn cryptocurrency, trading is most
profitable if traders plan and execute their strategies well and have good
understanding of market situations.
So let’s understand what is trading?
before we find out the best cryptocurrency exchanges.
What is trading?
Trading is buying or selling fiat
currency, cryptocurrency, commodities, stocks, instruments, etc.
It can be executed on daily basis,
also known as intra-day trading. It is also executed on a weekly and monthly
basis.
Trading is highly risky.
There are four kinds of trading in
cryptocurrency:
1) Traders hold their positions from
month to year.
2) Traders hold their positions from
days to weeks.
3) Traders hold their positions for a
day.
4) Traders hold their positions for a few minutes or seconds.
As we have now gone through
fundamentals of trading let's understand the cryptocurrency exchange.
What is a cryptocurrency exchange?
In simple terms, these are registered
entities that help users through their websites to trade and exchange their
cryptocurrencies like bitcoin or any tradeable cryptocurrency against other cryptocurrency or fiat currency like
ethereum or USD.
Types of Exchanges
There are two types of exchanges:
Trading platform: These platforms bring buyers and sellers of cryptocurrencies to one
place to trade according to their needs. However, such a platform or website charges a few amounts fees on every transaction executed.
Direct Trading:
These kinds of platforms don’t offer fixed market prices, however every seller
sets their own exchanges.
Following are the top cryptocurrency
exchanges:
1) BITFINEX
Bitfinex was founded in 2012.
Bitfinex offer 3 services:
1) Margin Trading
2) Buy and Sell
3) Margin Funding
Bitfinex deals with:
Twenty Four Cryptocurrencies:
| BTC - Bitcoin | ETH - Ethereum | XRP -
Ripple | IOTA | BCH - Bitcoin Cash | LTC - Litecoin | EOS | NEO |OMG - OmiseGO
| DASH | ETC - Ethereum Classic | ZEC – Zcash | XMR – Monero | QTUM | BTG | SNT
– Status | EDO – Eidoo | ETP | DATA – Streamr | SAN – Santiment | GNT – Golem |
YYW – Yoyow | QASH | AVT – Aventus |
Two fiat currencies:
USD – American Dollar | EUR – EURO |
Below is Bitfinex Fee Schedule:
Bitfinex is available in all countries. However, the Verification process may vary from country to country.
Bitfinex is available in all countries. However, the Verification process may vary from country to country.
Bitfinex is available on both Website
version and mobile version
Website: https://www.bitfinex.com
It is available on both, websites as
well as the mobile version. In the mobile version, bitfinex is available in Android and IOS.
2) BITSTAMP
Bitstamp was established in the year
2011.
Bitstamp is based in London, United
Kingdom.
Bitstamp offers the following services:
1) Buy and Sell
2) Exchange
It deals with:
Five Cryptocurrencies:
| BTC - Bitcoin | ETH - Ethereum |
XRP - Ripple | BCH - Bitcoin Cash | LTC - Litecoin |
Two Fiat currencies:
USD – American Dollar | EUR – EURO |
Bitstamp is available in Switzerland,
Norway, Monaco, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Andorra, Moldova, Gibraltar,
Iceland, Greenland, Liechtenstein, Isle of Man, Faroe Islands, Åland Islands,
San Marino, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Australia, New
Zealand, Japan, Argentina, Brazil, Israel, South Africa, Chile, Kuwait, Cayman
Islands, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, India, Lebanon, Puerto Rico, Peru, Madagascar,
Mozambique, Dominican Republic, Curaçao, Dominica, Jordan, the Bahamas,
Bahrain, French Polynesia, Ecuador, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Réunion,
Jamaica, Paraguay, Brunei, New Caledonia, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Sint
Maarten
Bitstamp is available on both website
and mobile version. In the mobile version, it is available in both Android and IOS.
Website: https://www.bitstamp.net
3) BITTREX
Bittrex was launched in 2014.
It is based in the USA
Bittrex offers two services:
1) Exchange
2) Buy and Sell
Bittrex deals with
190+ cryptocurrency:
BTC - Bitcoin | ETH - Ethereum | XRP
- Ripple | IOTA | BCH - Bitcoin Cash | LTC - Litecoin | EOS | NEO |OMG -
OmiseGO | DASH | ETC - Ethereum Classic | ZEC – Zcash | XMR – Monero | BLK –
Blackcoin |etc.
One fiat currency:
| USD – American Dollar |
Bittrex applies a 0.25% fee on all trades.
Bittrex is available in all
countries.
Bittrex is only available on the website
version.
Bittrex official site: https://bittrex.com
4) POLONIEX
Poloniex was launched in 2015.
Poloniex is based in the USA.
Poloniex offer three services:
1) Exchange Margin Trading
2) Margin Trading
3) Lending
Poloniex deals with:
More than 50+ cryptocurrencies:
BTC - Bitcoin | ETH - Ethereum | XRP
- Ripple | IOTA | BCH - Bitcoin Cash | LTC - Litecoin | EOS | NEO |OMG –
OmiseGO | DASH | ETC - Ethereum Classic | ZEC – Zcash | XMR – Monero |, etc.
One fiat currency:
| USD – American Dollar |
Poloniex applies 15% fees on every
transaction.
Poloniex allows withdrawal only to the verified user and in cryptocurrency only.
Poloniex is available in all
countries.
Poloniex is available only on the website
version.
Poloniex official site: https://poloniex.com
5) KRAKEN
Kraken was founded in year 2011.
Kraken is also USA based
cryptocurrency exchange.
Kraken offers the following services:
1) Buy and Sell
2) Margin Trading
3) Exchange
Kraken deals with:
Sixteen cryptocurrencies:
|BTC - Bitcoin | ETH - Ethereum | XRP
- Ripple | BCH - Bitcoin Cash | LTC - Litecoin | DOGE - Dogecoin | TETHER |AUGUR
| DASH | ETC - Ethereum Classic | ZEC – Zcash | XMR – Monero | ICN – Iconomi |
MLN – Melon | Gnosis | XLM – Stellar |
Five fiat currencies:
| USD – American Dollar | EUR – EURO
| GBP – British Pounds | CAD – Canadian Dollar | JPY – Japanese Yen |
Kraken allows you to withdraw
cryptocurrency and fiat currency through SEPA/Bank Wire/Swift etc.
Kraken is available on both website and
mobile version.
Kraken official site: https://www.kraken.com/
6) COINBASE GDAX
GDAX was founded in the year 2012.
GDAX is run by the same company which
owns by coinbase.
It is based in the USA in San Francisco
California.
GDAX offer three services:
1) Buy and Sell
2) Exchange
3) Margin Trading
GDAX deals with:
Four Cryptocurrencies:
|BTC - Bitcoin | ETH - Ethereum | BCH
- Bitcoin Cash | LTC - Litecoin |
Three Fiat Currencies:
| USD – American Dollar | EUR – EURO
| GBP – British Pounds |
1) Withdrawal option to coinbase.
2) Withdrawal option to Bank account.
GDAX is only available in the USA,
Canada, Europe, United Kingdom, Australia, and Singapore.
It is only available in the website
version.
GDAX official Site: https://www.gdax.com/
7) CEX.IO
CEX.io was launched in 2013.
It is based in London, United
Kingdom.
CEX.io offers three services:
1) Buy and Sell
2) Exchange
3) Margin Trading
CEX.io offers services for:
Seven Cryptocurrencies:
|BTC - Bitcoin | ETH - Ethereum | XRP
- Ripple | BCH - Bitcoin Cash | DASH | ZEC – Zcash |
Two fiat currencies:
| USD – American Dollar | EUR – EURO
|
CEX.io offers the following fees:
Deposit and Withdrawal fees:
Margin Trading fees:
Transaction fees:
Deposit and Withdrawal fees:
Margin Trading fees:
Transaction fees:
CEX.io allows withdrawing account
balance of cryptocurrency into fiat currency through card and bank wire transfer.
It is available in all countries.
CEX.io is available in both website
versions as well as the mobile version.
CEX.io official site: https://cex.io
8) GEMINI
Gemini was started in the year 2015.
It is USA based exchange regulated by
New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS)
Gemini Offers Two Services:
1) Buy and Sell cryptocurrency
2) Exchange cryptocurrency
Gemini deals with two cryptocurrency
and one fiat currency:
|BTC - Bitcoin | ETH - Ethereum |
| USD – American Dollar |
Gemini offers various products and services, therefore has different fees structure for every products and service:
https://gemini.com/fee-schedule/#overview
Gemini only allows withdrawals in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USD.
https://gemini.com/fee-schedule/#overview
Gemini only allows withdrawals in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USD.
Gemini is available in all US states.
Also internationally it is available in the below-mentioned countries:
1) Canada
2) Hongkong
3) Singapore
4) South Korea
5) the United Kingdom
This exchange is available on the website
version only.
Gemini official site: https://gemini.com
9) HITBTC
HitBTC was launched in the year 2013.
HitBTC is based in London UK.
It offers two services:
1) Buy and Sell
2) Exchange
HitBTC deals with more than 150+ cryptocurrencies
and one fiat currency.
Below mentioned are cryptocurrencies with
high volume:
|BTC - Bitcoin | ETH - Ethereum | XRP
- Ripple | BCH - Bitcoin Cash | LTC - Litecoin | ZEC – Zcash | XMR – Monero |
One fiat Currency:
| USD – American Dollar |
HitBTC applies 0.1% fees on every transaction.
HitBTC allows withdrawals only in
cryptocurrency.
HitBTC is available in all countries.
It is only available on the website
version.
HitBTC official website: https://hitbtc.com
10) COINMAMA
Coinmama was launched in 2013.
It is based in Slovakia.
Coinmama only offers to buy cryptocurrencies. It allows users to buy cryptocurrencies with credit cards.
Coinmama deals with two
cryptocurrency:
|BTC - Bitcoin | ETH - Ethereum |
Coinmama applies 5.00% - 5.50% fees
on every transaction.
Bought cryptocurrency is sent to
registered wallet address after verification and confirmation.
Coinmama is available in all
countries.
It is currently available only
website version.
Disclaimer: This blog is meant for educational purposes and not published for advising on investment or recommendation, users are requested to do due diligence before sending or storing or investing their cryptocurrencies on the above exchanges.
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