Notes and Methodology:
At this time, we do not recommend using any Digital Asset exchanges beyond this ranked list of 9 exchanges.
We welcome recent attempts to tackle the misconduct by unregulated Digital Asset exchanges. In this list, we have aggregated the rankings for our trusted exchanges below. Each assessment has a slightly different methodology, and so we have included direct source links for corroboration purposes.
Sources:
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Volume & Bear Market Valuations Rating ("BMV") - HERE
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Bitwise Asset Management Report ("Bitwise") - HERE
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OpenMarketCap Trusted Exchanges ("OMC") - HERE
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Cointelligence Rating ("Cointelligence") - HERE
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Blockchain Transparency Institute Rating ("BTI") - HERE
Last Updated: April 15th, 2019
1. Liquid
Fiat: AUD | EUR | IDR | HKD | JPY | SGD | USD
Other: Margin | CFD | Asset Lending | OTC
Volume (%)
13.3%
BMV
Bitwise
OMC
5 / 5 Stars
Excluded
TRUSTED
Cointelligence
8.15
BTI
VERIFIED
2. Kraken
Fiat: CAD | EUR | GBP | USD | JPY
Other: Margin | Futures | OTC
Volume (%)
6.8%
BMV
Bitwise
OMC
4 / 5 Stars
Included
TRUSTED
Cointelligence
7.3
BTI
VERIFIED
3. Coinbase Pro
Fiat: EUR | GBP | USD
Other: Custody | OTC
Volume (%)
7.8%
BMV
Bitwise
OMC
3 / 5 Stars
Included
TRUSTED
Cointelligence
N/A
BTI
VERIFIED
4. Bitfinex
Fiat: EUR | GBP | JPY | USD
Other: Margin | OTC
Volume (%)
12.3%
BMV
Bitwise
OMC
3 / 5 Stars
Included
TRUSTED
Cointelligence
5.25
BTI
UNVERIFIED
5. bitFlyer
Fiat: JPY | USD
Other: Margin | Futures | OTC
Volume (%)
1.3%
BMV
Bitwise
OMC
2 / 5 Stars
Included
TRUSTED
Cointelligence
7.2
BTI
UNVERIFIED
6. Poloniex
Fiat: N/A
Other: Custody | Margin | OTC
Volume (%)
1.3%
BMV
Bitwise
OMC
2 / 5 Stars
Included
TRUSTED
Cointelligence
6.9
BTI
VERIFIED
7. Bitstamp
Fiat: EUR | USD
Other: N/A
Volume (%)
4.7%
BMV
Bitwise
OMC
1 / 5 Stars
Included
TRUSTED
Cointelligence
5.0
BTI
UNVERIFIED
8. Gemini
Fiat: USD
Other: Custody | OTC
Volume (%)
1.1%
BMV
Bitwise
OMC
1 / 5 Stars
Included
TRUSTED
Cointelligence
8.75
BTI
UNVERIFIED
9. Binance (Volume Concerns)
Fiat: N/A
Other: OTC
Volume (%)
51.3%
BMV
Bitwise
OMC
1 / 5 Stars
Included
TRUSTED
Cointelligence
7.2
BTI
UNVERIFIED