Exchanges are regarded by many in the cryptocurrency world as a necessary evil. They provide liquidity and an on-ramp from fiat currency, but many other aspects of their service leaves a lot to desired. From onerous KYC requests to sudden withdrawal of service, nary a week goes by without major exchanges leaving customers seething. This […]
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Customers of Slovenia’s Bitstamp exchange are being forced to jump through hoops to meet an unprecedented level of compliance. A widely circulated image, purporting to reveal Bitstamp’s enhanced KYC procedure, has been attracting a lot of attention. The document requests screenshots of other cryptocurrency exchange profiles, bank account statements showing fiat deposits to third party […]
Various cryptocurrency exchanges have seen their fair shares of issues over the past few months. When it comes to scaling infrastructure, a lot of new challenges have arisen due to an influx of new users. Bitstamp, one of the bigger cryptocurrency exchanges out there, plans to introduce some much-needed upgrades. Not only will the site add more staff, but several operational changes will take place as well. Bitstamp Wants to Remain Ahead of the Curve Like most other cryptocurrency exchanges, Bitstamp has seen spectacular growth throughout late 2017 and early 2018. It almost seems as if the whole world only now realizes
Ripple has been the talk of the town lately thanks to its rocketing value and growing market capitalization that’s making eyes at bitcoin. $1,000 of XRP bought a year ago would be worth half a million dollars today. But away from the price action, there’s an issue bugging ripple that just won’t go away. It’s […]
The rise of ripple (XRP) over the past eight months has been interesting to many digital asset spectators and the network also has its fair share of controversy. At the moment XRPs are trading at an average of $2.20-2.40 per token and ripple’s total market valuation has captured $91Bn this week. Many skeptics are wondering […]
Don’t get me wrong, Coinbase was a godsend when I first got into crypto, as it is for most fledgling investors. It’s painless to set up, it’s user-friendly, and it offers a variety of payment options. But between the 1.49% fee for bank transfers and its 3.99% fee for debit/credit card payments, you might be looking for an exchange with lower rates. Well, you’ve got some options, so why not explore them? Top Exchanges for Fiat Trading Pairs A few notes before we dive in: This list is not exhaustive, as it is based on the top 15 exchanges by