Mainstream Crypto Wallets & Trading Platforms
BinanceFounded in 2017 by Changpeng Zhao, Binance rose to prominence during the historic crypto market-wide bull run in 2017 by supporting a wide array of cryptocurrencies in what was, and perhaps still is, one of the fastest and most reliable trading platforms.
In fact, Binance became so popular, so quickly that CZ and Binance both became worth more than $1 billion in less than one year, officially making it one of the first companies to achieve “unicorn” status in the cryptocurrency industry. Yet despite its reputation as a destination for crypto traders, it’s not exactly easy for users who lack a traditional trading or investment background to navigate their way around. Pros
CoinbaseBased in San Francisco California, Coinbase may have achieved the strongest brand recognition amongst cryptocurrency exchanges since its founding in 2012 by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ersham.
It has since grown from a small-medium enterprise (SME) into employing 500+ people and growing rapidly over its 7-year history, to where it stands today garnering an $8 billion valuation. Pros
HUOBI PrepaMeaning "currency" in Mandarin, Huobi is China's 2nd largest Chinese web-platform for cryptocurrency exchange although it is based in Singapore. It was founded by Leon Li in 2013 and has gained popularity following the closure of BTCC. All popular fiat and cryptocurrencies are available, but the main pair here is BTC/CNY. The average amount of trading per day reaches 127,000 BTC, which makes the Huobi exchange the 3rd largest in the crypto industry. Huobi issues its own token developed by the company’s programmers as an extra tool for paying Huobi fees and to make transactions easier, faster and more convenient. The Huobi coin can be bought only on the platform for BTC, BTH, ETH, ETC, LTC and USDT.
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OKEx Trading and Grow PlatformOKEx is a Malta-based exchange led by Chinese executives. Currently, it is considered the second largest crypto exchanges in the world with offices in Malta, Hong Kong, Beijing and Malaysia.
CEO of OKEx, JayHao, had a background in game development and the semiconductor industry before joining the cryptocurrency sector. The exchange is full of features and displays very impressive volume numbers, attracting incredible amounts of volume for many trading pairs, often beating the rest of the market. OKEx has a reputation of never been hacked despite being a very attractive target for attackers as it provides many tools to its users to protect their own accounts and funds, as it claims that it holds users funds in cold storage. OKEx is available in more than 100 countries but not in USA which is a huge downside but it has expanded overt the years to respond to market demands for new features and flexibility in crypto trading, adding many features such as buying with credit card, interest earning GROW products for 100+ cryptocurrencies and a SEAGULL trading bot. OKEx also has their own token, OKB, which provides a discount in trading fees provided the trader's user account holds enough of it per their fee tier list. Pros
UPHOLDWith Uphold, you can trade between cryptocurrencies, precious metals, U.S. equities*, and national currencies in one easy step
CRYPTO.COMCrypto.com is a Singapore-based crypto exchange
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Multifunctional Trading Platforms
STORM GAIN
StormGain was founded in July 2019 and it is headquartered in London, England. Despite company’s youth and due to its aggressive marketing strategy it has gained popularity and became a recognised brand name that helped it to expand operations internationally, covering most parts of Europe, Asia, South America, and Africa, although the platform is restricted in some countries. including USA, Japan and Canada for regulatory reasons.The platform supports trading in the most popular and most capitalized coins such as BTC, USDT, ETH, BCH, LTC and XRP.
Unlike most crypto trading platforms, StormGain platform is easy to use for the novice as well as for the more experienced traders providing a wide range of educational resources and a demo account section to help users simulate the trading philosophy before investing their real assets. Moreover it includes risk management features, such as a trading virtual coach, ‘stop-loss’ and ‘take-profit’ tools enabling the trader to define the level of risk they are willing to take.
While many cryptocurrency trading platforms have stringent, tedious, time-consuming and, at times, restrictive KYC requirements, StormGain provides an easy account opening process allowing traders to take advantage of the sizeable leverage multiples on offer.
StormGain mobile trading apps are available on for IOS and Android for free on the Google Play Store and the App Store and it comes with all the features found in the web and desktop versions and a sophisticated notification and tracking link system to notify the user of trading opportunities as they arise.
Key attributes of the StormGain platform, which can be described as an all-in-one trading solution, include:
Unlike most crypto trading platforms, StormGain platform is easy to use for the novice as well as for the more experienced traders providing a wide range of educational resources and a demo account section to help users simulate the trading philosophy before investing their real assets. Moreover it includes risk management features, such as a trading virtual coach, ‘stop-loss’ and ‘take-profit’ tools enabling the trader to define the level of risk they are willing to take.
While many cryptocurrency trading platforms have stringent, tedious, time-consuming and, at times, restrictive KYC requirements, StormGain provides an easy account opening process allowing traders to take advantage of the sizeable leverage multiples on offer.
StormGain mobile trading apps are available on for IOS and Android for free on the Google Play Store and the App Store and it comes with all the features found in the web and desktop versions and a sophisticated notification and tracking link system to notify the user of trading opportunities as they arise.
Key attributes of the StormGain platform, which can be described as an all-in-one trading solution, include:
- Traditional and advanced trading features that include trading signals
- A user-friendly interface.
- 24-7 customer support.
- Interest on deposits.
- A mobile mining feature
- 0% swap for day trading.
- Loyalty program.
- A 50,000 USDT funded Demo account.