Exchanges
Reviews, comparisons, and guides for the world's leading cryptocurrency exchanges. From Coinbase and Kraken to Binance and decentralized platforms, this category covers fees, security track records, supported assets, regulatory standing, and which exchange fits which type of user.
Bybit Review 2026: The World's Second-Largest Exchange With 80 Million Users, Banned in the US, and Built for Derivatives Traders
Bybit is the world's second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume with over 80 million registered users and $20 billion-plus in daily volume. Founded in 2018, headquartered in Dubai, it offers spot trading, perpetual futures with up to 100x leverage, options, copy trading, and crypto earn products. It does not serve US users. Spot fees are 0.1 percent flat. Here is the complete honest review.
Kraken Review 2026: 14 Years, Zero Customer Fund Hacks, 500-Plus Cryptos, and the Honest Fee Picture
Kraken was founded in 2011, has never lost customer funds to a hack in 14 years of operation, supports 500-plus cryptocurrencies across 190 countries, and recently added 11,000 US stocks and ETFs to its platform. Kraken Pro fees start at 0.25 percent maker and 0.40 percent taker, dropping to 0 percent maker at high volume. Quarterly Merkle proof of reserves lets users verify their own balance independently. Here is the complete 2026 review.
Coinbase Review 2026: The World's Most Regulated Exchange After the SEC Lawsuit, the Data Breach, and $330 Billion in Custody
The SEC dropped its lawsuit against Coinbase in February 2025. A data breach disclosed in May 2025 exposed customer data from bribed support contractors. Coinbase now custodies over $330 billion in assets and serves as custodian for 80 percent of US spot Bitcoin ETFs. It is simultaneously the most regulated, most institutional, and most expensive major exchange. Here is an honest 2026 review.