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Every product we have tested, highest score first. Scores weigh fees, withdrawals, custody and security history before features.

50 reviews

018.4/10

Kraken review: a clean security record, and a Pro fee schedule worth switching to

Kraken has operated since 2011 without a breach that lost customer funds, a record few exchanges its age can claim, and that history is the strongest reason to choose it over a cheaper but…

Centralized ExchangesBest for: Traders who value a long, breach-free custody record and will use Kraken Pro to avoid the 1% flat fee
Price
Free account; Kraken Pro fees from 0.25% taker
Kraken app fee
Flat 1% on instant/recurring trades; Kraken+ waives fees up to $10K/mo on majors
Kraken Pro fee, $0-$2.5K/mo volume
0.40% maker / 0.80% taker
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038.4/10

Uniswap review: what a swap actually costs once gas and slippage are added

Uniswap remains the deepest, most battle-tested venue for swapping on-chain, and Uniswap Labs dropped its own interface fee in December 2025. That does not make swapping free: the pool fee…

DEXs and On-Chain TradingBest for: Traders who already hold a self-custody wallet and want to swap mainstream tokens without an exchange account
Price
Free to use; pool and network fees apply
Standard pool fee tiers
0.01%, 0.05%, 0.30%, 1.00%
Uniswap Labs interface fee
None, removed December 2025
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048.2/10

Phantom review: still the best Solana wallet, now a multi-chain one too

Phantom's expansion beyond Solana has not diluted the parts that made it the default choice there: fast signing, a clean interface and scam detection that actually flags bad transactions…

Software WalletsBest for: Traders who want one wallet across Solana, Ethereum, Base and Bitcoin without juggling separate extensions
Price
Free
Chains supported
Solana, Ethereum, Bitcoin, Base, Polygon, Sui, Monad, HyperEVM
In-app swap fee
0.75% Solana, 0.85% EVM chains
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058.1/10

Trezor Safe 5 review: the touchscreen tax on a decade-old design

The Safe 5 does not make your coins safer than the $59 Safe 3 does, since both run the same certified chip and the same open-source firmware. It makes the daily act of checking an address…

Hardware WalletsBest for: Self-custody users who sign transactions often enough that a touchscreen and haptic confirmation earn their keep
Price
$169 list, $129 at the time of testing
Price
$169 list ($129 observed on trezor.io at time of testing)
Secure Element
OPTIGA Trust M (v3), Common Criteria EAL6+ certified
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068.1/10

TradingView review: the free tier is a demo, the real tool starts at Essential

TradingView earns its place as the default charting layer for crypto traders because the free tier is enough to confirm the tool fits your workflow, and Essential at $12.95 a month removes…

Trading and Research ToolsBest for: Crypto traders who want one charting tool across every exchange and are willing to pay at least $12.95 a month for it
Price
Free; paid plans $12.95-$199.95/mo
Free plan
$0: 1 chart/tab, 2 indicators, 5K historical bars, 3 price alerts, 0 technical alerts, 2 connections
Essential
$12.95/mo billed annually: 2 charts/tab, 5 indicators, 20 alerts, 10 connections, no ads
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098.1/10

Keystone 3 Pro review: is a QR-only air gap worth $149 over USB or Bluetooth?

The Keystone 3 Pro's pitch rests on one choice: no USB data link and no Bluetooth, only a camera reading QR codes off a companion app. That removes a class of remote attack that has hit…

Hardware WalletsBest for: DeFi users and larger holders who want a verifiable air gap and are willing to trade speed for it
Price
$149
Price
$149 (32GB SD card and pouch bundles cost more)
Connectivity
QR code camera only; no USB data, no Bluetooth, no NFC, no WiFi
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107.9/10

Delta review: eToro's free tracker handles crypto and stocks in one place

Delta is the strongest free option for tracking crypto alongside stocks and forex in one app, and Pro earns its price only once you are managing several linked accounts and want gain and…

Tax and Portfolio TrackersBest for: Investors who hold crypto and traditional assets together and want one net worth number
Price
Free; Delta Pro from $99.99/year or $13.99/month
Free tier
Manual and limited exchange/wallet sync, one device
Delta Pro price
$99.99/year or $13.99/month
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117.8/10

MetaMask Review: Still the Default Wallet, but Rabby Caught Up on Safety

MetaMask remains the wallet most DeFi apps and onboarding guides point to first, and for good reason: it is free, it now handles Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin and Tron accounts from one…

Software WalletsBest for: Newcomers and everyday DeFi users who want one wallet covering Ethereum, Solana and Bitcoin without extra setup
Price
Free
Price
Free to install and use
Swap service fee
0.875% per swap, plus network gas
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127.8/10

Hyperliquid review: an on-chain perp exchange that trades like a centralized one

Hyperliquid genuinely matches a centralized exchange on order book speed and undercuts most of them on fees, and self-custody removes exchange-insolvency risk. Its March 2025 validator vote…

DEXs and On-Chain TradingBest for: Active traders who want CEX-grade execution without giving up custody of collateral
Price
Free to use; trading fees apply
Consensus
HyperBFT, ~0.07 second block time
Throughput
Up to ~200,000 transactions per second (Hyperliquid Labs claim)
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137.8/10

Deribit review: the options exchange traders learn on, now owned by Coinbase

Deribit remains the deepest order book for Bitcoin and Ethereum options anywhere, and its fee caps protect traders from the runaway costs some rivals charge on far out-of-the-money…

Derivatives ExchangesBest for: Traders who already understand options and want the deepest BTC and ETH liquidity
Price
Free account; options and futures fees apply
Products
Options, futures, perpetuals, spot
Options fee
0.03% of underlying, capped at 12.5% of premium
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157.8/10

BitBox02 review: a Swiss vault that trusts your phone screen, not its own

The BitBox02 is a well-made, fully open-source vault for people who already know which coins they hold. Buy the Bitcoin-only edition if that is bitcoin, skip it if you want Bluetooth, a…

Hardware WalletsBest for: Bitcoin savers who want an audited, USB-only device without extra chains cluttering the app
Price
CHF 149 (both editions)
Editions
Bitcoin-only and Multi, same CHF 149 price
Secure element
ATECC608A
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167.6/10

OKX Review: A Strong Exchange and Wallet Combo, After a $504M Guilty Plea

OKX earns its reputation as the most complete package after Binance: spot fees that undercut most rivals at 0.08% maker and 0.10% taker, an order book deep enough for large trades, and a…

Centralized ExchangesBest for: Traders who want combined exchange and Web3 wallet access and accept offshore custodial risk
Price
Free account; tiered trading fees
Regular spot fee
0.08% maker / 0.10% taker
Top VIP taker fee
As low as 0.015%
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177.6/10

Koinly review: it imports almost everything, DeFi still needs your eyes

Koinly's import breadth genuinely turns a messy multi-exchange, multi-wallet history into a usable capital gains number, and the free tier lets you see that number before paying anything…

Tax and Portfolio TrackersBest for: Traders with history spread across several exchanges and wallets who will still check the DeFi labels before filing
Price
Free to track; $49-$199/tax year for reports
Free plan
$0, up to 10,000 transactions tracked, capital gains preview, no downloadable tax report
Newbie plan
$49/tax year, up to 100 transactions
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187.6/10

Tangem Wallet review: no seed phrase, and a lab attack that proves why that matters

Tangem removes the single most common failure in self-custody, a lost or photographed seed phrase, and replaces it with a physical card that cannot be phished remotely. That trade works for…

Hardware WalletsBest for: Beginners who want tap-to-sign simplicity and are disciplined enough to store a second or third card somewhere separate
Price
From $59.90 for a two-card set
Backup model
2 or 3 physical cards clone the same private key
Secure element
Samsung, EAL6+ certified
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207.6/10

Ledger Flex review: does the E Ink screen make DeFi signing safer?

The Ledger Flex's 2.84-inch E Ink touchscreen genuinely changes what you can verify before signing: contract calls that would scroll off a Nano X's small display, or get summarized into a…

Hardware WalletsBest for: DeFi users who sign contract interactions often enough that reading the details before approving actually matters
Price
$249
Price
$249
Screen
2.84-inch E Ink touchscreen, 480x600, 16 grayscale shades
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217.6/10

Curve review: still the deepest stablecoin pools on Ethereum

Curve remains the cheapest place to move large stablecoin amounts on Ethereum, but its interface still assumes you already understand pools, and its lending arm has not built the same…

DEXs and On-Chain TradingBest for: Traders moving five and six-figure stablecoin amounts who already understand liquidity pools
Price
Free to use; pool and network fees apply
Typical stablecoin swap fee
0.01% to 0.04% per trade
DEX TVL (week 32, 2026)
About $1.44 billion, per DefiLlama
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227.5/10

Jupiter review: the best Solana swap price, and a buyback that isn't working

Jupiter earns its dominance honestly: the router checks fifty-plus Solana venues and, in Manual Mode, passes on the result for nothing beyond the pool's own spread. Perps and limit orders…

DEXs and On-Chain TradingBest for: Solana traders who want the best routed swap price and are willing to skip the wallet and token prompts
Price
Free to use; network and platform fees apply
Manual Mode swap fee
0% Jupiter fee; DEX spread (0.05%-0.30%) and network fee apply
Ultra Mode swap fee
0% to 0.5%, MEV-protected routing
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237.5/10

CoinLedger review: a clean tax report for a simple portfolio, less clean for DeFi

CoinLedger earns its reputation for a casual investor with a few exchange accounts: the free preview shows your gain and loss picture before you pay, the $49 Hobbyist tier covers 100…

Tax and Portfolio TrackersBest for: Investors with a handful of exchange accounts and simple wallet activity who want a fast TurboTax-ready report
Price
Free preview; paid reports per tax year
Free tier
Unlimited imports, full preview, $0 to download a report
Hobbyist plan
$49/year, up to 100 transactions
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247.5/10

Gemini review: paying a premium for a New York trust charter

Gemini's case rests on paperwork most exchanges cannot match: a New York trust charter since 2015, SOC audits back to 2019, and a Trust Center listing every exam by date. When Genesis…

Centralized ExchangesBest for: US-based buyers who prioritize a regulated custodian and audit history over the lowest possible trading fee
Price
Free account; fees vary by product
Regulatory status
New York state-chartered trust company, qualified custodian
Basic buy fee
0.50% convenience fee + transaction fee up to 1.49%
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257.4/10

Binance Review: Deep Liquidity, a $4.3 Billion Settlement, and a Pardon

Binance still clears more spot and futures volume than any rival, and the order books we tested filled large orders with barely any slippage. That liquidity does not erase a $4.3 billion…

Centralized ExchangesBest for: Active spot and futures traders who prioritize liquidity and low fees over a clean regulatory record
Price
Free account; spot fees from 0.1%
Spot maker/taker fee
0.100% / 0.100%, before BNB discount
BNB fee discount
Up to 25% off trading fees
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267.4/10

Nansen review: watching smart money is easy, acting on it is the hard part

Nansen's labeling work is real and its Smart Money tags surface activity a retail trader would otherwise never see, especially on Hyperliquid and Solana. The new $49-a-month Pro plan is a…

Trading and Research ToolsBest for: Active onchain traders who want wallet-level context before entering a position, not a copy-trading shortcut
Price
Free tier; paid subscriptions
Price
Free tier; Pro at $49/mo (annual) or $69/mo (monthly)
Labeled addresses
500M+
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277.4/10

Bitstamp review: the oldest surviving exchange, now run by Robinhood

Bitstamp remains a straightforward, well-regulated exchange with fees that punish small traders and reward volume. Robinhood's ownership has not visibly changed the product yet, which for…

Centralized ExchangesBest for: Traders who value a long, largely clean security record over the lowest possible fee
Price
Free account; tiered trading fees from 0% to 0.40%
Founded
2011, Luxembourg
Parent company
Robinhood Markets (acquired June 2025, about $200 million)
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287.4/10

Coinbase review: paying more to trade somewhere regulators can find

Coinbase earns its reputation as the exchange regulators and institutions treat as legitimate, and Advanced Trade's fee schedule is genuinely competitive once you switch to it. The simple…

Centralized ExchangesBest for: Traders who want a licensed, publicly traded exchange and will switch to Advanced Trade for real fees
Price
Free account; fees vary by product
Simple app fee
~0.50% spread plus 1.49% (ACH) to 3.99% (card), per independent fee trackers
Advanced Trade fee
From 0.40% maker / 0.60% taker under $10K monthly volume, falling with volume
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297.3/10

Gate review: 4,800 tokens, a Japan licence, and a fee sheet that keeps moving

Gate's biggest advantage over rivals like MEXC is not the token count alone, it is that the same exchange chasing 4,800-plus listings also holds a MiCA passport across the EU and completed…

Centralized ExchangesBest for: Traders who want the widest realistic altcoin catalog on a licensed exchange, not the fastest new listing
Price
Free account; 0.2% standard spot fee
Spot maker/taker (standard)
0.2% / 0.2%, since April 2026
Spot maker/taker (VIP0, verified)
0.1% / 0.1%
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307.2/10

Trust Wallet review: easy multichain setup, harder questions about who built it

Trust Wallet remains an easy way to hold and move assets across 100-plus chains from a single app, non-custodial by design, with private keys stored on the device itself. The built-in swap…

Software WalletsBest for: Multichain users who want one app for storage, swaps and staking, and keep the extension updated
Price
Free
Custody model
Non-custodial; private keys generated and stored on-device
Chain support
100+ blockchains, per trustwallet.com
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317.0/10

PancakeSwap review: cheap swaps on BNB Chain, and the scam tokens that come with them

PancakeSwap earns its reputation as the cheapest practical place to swap tokens on BNB Chain: a 0.25% fee on V2 pools plus $0.05-0.30 gas makes a $20 trade viable in a way it rarely is on…

DEXs and On-Chain TradingBest for: BNB Chain traders who want low fees on established pairs and are willing to verify new tokens themselves before swapping
Price
Free to use; 0.25% V2 swap fee plus network gas
V2 swap fee
0.25% (0.17% to LPs, 0.03% treasury, 0.05% burned)
V3 fee tiers
0.01%, 0.05%, 0.25%, 1%
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327.0/10

Nexo Card review: spending against a credit line, and when that goes wrong

The Nexo Card does what it advertises: Credit Mode borrows against crypto instead of selling it, from 1.9% APR at the top tier, and Debit Mode spends a stablecoin balance earning up to 14%…

Crypto CardsBest for: EEA and UK holders who want to spend against crypto without selling it and who watch their loan-to-value ratio
Price
No monthly or annual fee
Card fee
None (no monthly, annual or inactivity fee)
Credit Mode rate
From 1.9% APR (Platinum, low LTV) to 13.9% (Base)
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337.0/10

Bitget review: copy trading is a real feature, not a shortcut to profit

Bitget's base fees undercut many larger exchanges, and its monthly proof-of-reserves publishing is more transparency than most offshore exchanges offer. Copy trading, the feature the…

Centralized ExchangesBest for: Traders comfortable picking and monitoring their own copy-trading leaders, not treating the feature as passive income
Price
Free account; spot fees from 0.1%
Spot fee, VIP0
0.1% maker / 0.1% taker, 0.08% / 0.08% with BGB discount
Futures fee, base tier
0.02% maker / 0.06% taker
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346.9/10

Bybit Review: Trading Again After the $1.5 Billion Hack

Bybit rebuilt its reserves within days of losing $1.5 billion to North Korea's Lazarus Group in February 2025, processed roughly $4 billion in withdrawals without freezing funds, and kept…

Centralized ExchangesBest for: Derivatives and spot traders comfortable with the custodial risk of a very recently breached exchange
Price
Free account; spot fees from 0.1%
Global spot fee
0.1000% maker / 0.1000% taker
EU spot fee
0.1000% maker / 0.2500% taker
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356.9/10

BingX review: futures fees are cheap, but the 2024 hack is worth knowing first

BingX runs a genuinely cheap futures desk, with VIP 0 fees of 0.02 percent maker and 0.05 percent taker that undercut several larger exchanges, and its copy-trading leaderboard is more…

Derivatives ExchangesBest for: Futures traders who want low fees on a mid-sized offshore exchange and withdraw profits regularly
Price
Free; futures fees from 0.02%/0.05% maker/taker
Perpetual futures fees, VIP 0
0.02% maker / 0.05% taker
Fees, $15M+ 30-day volume
0.014% maker / 0.04% taker
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366.9/10

CoinTracker review: a clean portfolio view, a pricier tax bill

CoinTracker's portfolio view is genuinely pleasant to use day to day, and the free tier tracks holdings across exchanges and wallets without asking for a card. Once tax season and…

Tax and Portfolio TrackersBest for: Investors with a simple wallet mix who want a free portfolio view and pay for tax forms once a year
Price
Free portfolio; tax plans from $59/yr
Free plan
Portfolio tracking, up to 25 transactions, no tax forms
Base plan
$59/year, up to 100 transactions
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376.9/10

Exodus review: a beautiful wallet with a swap spread you never see itemized

Exodus is one of the easiest non-custodial wallets to actually enjoy using, with real Trezor and Ledger integration and support tracking over a million assets. Its business model depends…

Software WalletsBest for: Holders who want an attractive, easy self-custody wallet for many assets and rarely swap large amounts inside it
Price
Free
Custody model
Non-custodial, keys stored on device
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
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396.8/10

Wirex review: a travel card mid-migration to a new product called Wirex One

Wirex remains a workable way to spend crypto and stablecoin balances abroad, with real cashback and a savings rate that beats a typical bank account. It is also a product in transition…

Crypto CardsBest for: Frequent travellers who hold stablecoins and want to spend them without a separate on/off ramp step
Price
Free Standard plan; paid tiers
Price
Free Standard plan; paid/balance-based tiers for higher rewards
Cashback
Up to 8%, tiered by plan and balance
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406.8/10

Pionex review: do the free grid and DCA bots beat just holding?

Pionex's grid bot genuinely earns a few percent a month in a sideways market, and the 0.05% flat fee is among the lowest we have tested on any exchange. It loses ground the moment the…

Trading and Research ToolsBest for: Traders who expect a range-bound market and want a free, automated way to farm that range without watching charts
Price
Free bots; 0.05% trading fee
Spot trading fee
0.05% flat
Free bots included
12, including Grid, DCA (Martingale), Futures Grid
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416.8/10

3Commas review: is a paid bot plan worth it after the 2022 API leak?

3Commas still does what it did in 2017: it turns an alert or a deviation rule into orders on an exchange you never have to watch. The DCA and Grid bots worked reliably in our test week, and…

Trading and Research ToolsBest for: Traders running more than one bot strategy across exchanges who will enforce their own API key restrictions
Price
Free plan; paid subscriptions
Free plan
1 active DCA bot, 1 Grid bot, 1 exchange connection
Starter plan
From about $15-29/month depending on billing term; multiple DCA and Grid bots
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426.5/10

KuCoin review: a 1,000-coin exchange still banned from serving US traders

KuCoin's altcoin catalog and low base fee are genuinely competitive, and the exchange now publishes a reserve ratio to back its 1:1 custody claim. None of that erases a $112.9 million…

Centralized ExchangesBest for: Non-US traders wanting altcoin depth despite two recent US federal settlements
Price
Free account; spot fees from 0.1%
Base spot fee
0.10% maker, 0.10-0.12% taker
Fee discount
20% off when paying fees in KCS
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436.5/10

Phemex review: mid-sized futures trading after a $73 million hot wallet hack

Phemex earns its keep on price: a 0.01% maker fee and a 0.06% taker fee undercut Binance, Bybit and OKX on the maker side, and the futures order book fills fast even in the small-cap pairs…

Derivatives ExchangesBest for: Experienced futures traders outside the US chasing the lowest maker fee who already manage counterparty risk elsewhere
Price
Free account; tiered futures fees
Futures maker fee
0.01% (base tier)
Futures taker fee
0.06% (base tier)
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446.4/10

Bybit Card review: the 10% cashback headline needs a VIP5 account to reach

The Bybit Card's headline cashback is real only at the top of a six-tier VIP ladder that most cardholders will never reach, and a 0.9% conversion spread quietly eats into every reward below…

Crypto CardsBest for: High-volume Bybit traders already sitting at VIP4 or VIP5 who spend mostly outside the EEA
Price
Free to order in supported regions
Card network
Mastercard debit
Cashback range
1% (no VIP) up to 10% (VIP5 Infinite)
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456.4/10

Crypto.com Visa Card review: after the 2022 cuts, is the CRO lockup worth it

Crypto.com's card still works as a debit-style spending tool with real cashback, but May 2022's reward cuts changed the deal permanently: Ruby Steel now caps rewards at $500 a month in…

Crypto CardsBest for: Someone who already holds CRO and spends steadily enough to use the $250-$500 monthly cashback cap before it resets
Price
Free; Ruby Steel $4.99/mo or $500 CRO stake
Midnight (Basic)
Free, no CRO stake, 1.5% cashback capped at $250 spend/month
Ruby Steel (Plus)
$4.99/mo or $49.90/yr, or $500 CRO staked 12 months, 3.5% cashback capped at $500 spend/month
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466.2/10

MEXC review: near-zero fees, 3,000 coins, and a licence that does not exist

MEXC's fee schedule and listing speed are real advantages: 0% maker and 0.05% taker beats almost every rival, and its Newest markets tab regularly carries tokens days before larger…

Centralized ExchangesBest for: Active traders who want to reach brand-new token listings early and can accept losing a delisted position
Price
Free account; 0% maker / 0.05% taker spot fee
Spot maker fee
0%
Spot taker fee
0.05%
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476.2/10

Crypto.com App review: convenient buying that costs 3 to 5 times the Exchange

The Crypto.com App is a genuinely easy way to buy crypto with a card or bank transfer, and that is close to the entire pitch. Its instant buy and sell spread of roughly 0.5% to 2% sits well…

Centralized ExchangesBest for: Occasional buyers who want a simple mobile purchase and are not chasing the lowest possible price
Price
Free app; spreads and fees vary
App instant buy/sell spread
~0.5% to 2%, market dependent
Exchange maker fee
0.25%
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486.0/10

dYdX review: a pioneer perpetuals DEX now trading at a fraction of Hyperliquid's volume

dYdX v4 works as designed: self-custody trading on its own Cosmos chain, maker rebates, taker fees from 3 basis points, and 123 markets up to 50x leverage. What changed is the room around…

DEXs and On-Chain TradingBest for: Traders who specifically want dYdX's Cosmos app-chain architecture and are not chasing the deepest order book available
Price
Free to use; trading fees apply
Architecture
Cosmos app-chain, off-chain order book, on-chain settlement
Maker fee
-1.1 bps (rebate) at base tier
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495.9/10

HTX review: has the former Huobi earned back a spot in the rotation?

HTX trades like a big exchange should: our BTC/USDT order filled instantly with a tight spread, and the 0.2% base fee drops with HT holdings or volume. None of that erases November 2023…

Centralized ExchangesBest for: Active traders who want deep order books and are willing to keep balances low and withdraw regularly
Price
Free account; tiered trading fees
Spot maker/taker fee
0.20% / 0.20% base rate
HT fee discount
25% off when fees are paid in HT, permanent while held
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502.0/10

BitMEX review: the exchange that invented perpetual swaps just closed

BitMEX cannot be reviewed as a place to trade because it no longer is one: trading ceased on 23 September 2026 and the platform is being wound down. Its historical role inventing the…

Derivatives ExchangesBest for: No one: the exchange is closed and accepting no new trading activity
Price
Free account; tiered trading fees
Status
Closed, trading ceased 23 September 2026 at 04:00 UTC
Founded
2014, by Arthur Hayes, Ben Delo and Samuel Reed
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