The best cryptocurrency exchanges, ranking 2018

Most of the cryptocurrency exchanges in the 2018 ranking are English-speaking, which can cause some difficulties for beginners when familiarizing themselves with the operation of the interface. BTC can be monetized mainly in USD, although some exchanges allow you to withdraw the earned cryptocurrency in rubles. To work with them, you must have at least an initial level of English and have access to electronic money systems (for example, Webmoney or Yandex.Money).

Comparison of cryptocurrency exchanges

Cryptocurrency exchanges can be considered a kind of analog of trading, such as Forex. Each participant, having contributed real money, can perform operations on the analysis of bets on electronic currency, receive signals, sell and exchange bitcoins and other popular types of cryptocurrencies for real money. For beginner miners who want to try their hand at this type of earnings, we offer a list of cryptocurrency exchanges where you can take a successful start and, having filled a couple of bumps (they are inevitable for all beginners), start making real money.

10. HitBTC

The top 10 cryptocurrency exchanges of 2018 are closed by the rather popular English-language crypto-exchange HitBTC, which appeared in 2011. Last year, the trading volume on this site was 4,668.4418 BTC. The exchange works with 70 trading pairs, which provides experienced miners with good earnings by placing orders for several types of cryptocurrency at once.

The advantage of HitBTC is the ability to try out the work in trial mode. This will allow you to secure the deposit of a new participant until he delves into the algorithms of work and feels confident in his abilities. The system has a blog where you can study the key points of cryptocurrency trading from the "teapot" level.

9. LiveCoin

A significant advantage of this exchange is its multilingualism: in the upper left corner you can set the interface language by choosing any of the nine world languages, including Russian. There are also training videos that allow novice miners to learn the basics of working with cryptocurrency and analyzing orders on the exchange. Opening and funding an account is easy enough: LiveCoin works with several electronic money systems, including Payeer, Capitalist, Wire Transfer. Dollars and other currencies are electronically credited with a commission of 4.5 to 8%. Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Dash, PeerCoin and others can be entered and exchanged without commission.

For beginners, a brief illustrated instruction "Where to start" will be useful, which explains in simple language how to work with the exchange (deposit money, place bets, buy and sell cryptocurrency and withdraw the earned funds).

A feature of the exchange, which some miners consider a disadvantage, is a different visualization of the market overview in the form of tables, not graphs.

8. BTCChina

This is one of the old exchanges that appeared in 2011. The current trading volume is 20,138.9263, the number of trading pairs is 3. BTCChina is a Chinese crypto exchange, which until recently was considered one of the largest in the Asian market before the introduction of regulatory laws in China. Today BTCChina has lost its leading position. A feature of this exchange is a relatively small list of available cryptocurrencies - BTC, LTC, ETH, ICO and BCC. On the one hand, this is a limitation, but on the other hand, it makes it easier to navigate the information thanks to the pivot dynamic table on the site. Offers users a convenient mobile application.

7. OKCoin

Another bilingual exchange (Chinese and English) with a fairly high trading volume of 20,750.5765 BTC, allowing users to work using a mobile application on the IOS and Android platforms. Also offers software for Windows and Mac desktops.

The main advantage of OKCoin is the ability to quickly exchange and withdraw BTC to USD, as well as the option of instant access to your personal account using a QR code.

The rest of the functionality meets the standards of cryptocurrency trading: a pivot chart of charts (the Charts tab), reflecting changes in orders for the main BTC, as well as other effective tools for analyzing the market situation.

6. BTC-e

The popular Russian-language cryptocurrency exchanges in the 2018 ranking include BTC-e. This is one of the most visited cryptocurrency exchanges among Russian and Ukrainian users. all data is displayed in Russian. Chinese and English interface languages ​​are also available. The number of trading pairs is 27, the trading volume is 23,533.8155 BTC. It is rightfully considered the best for beginner miners: here there is an extremely simple registration, as well as the ability to communicate between participants in real time.

The main advantage of BTC-e over other rating exchanges is the best exchange of cryptocurrency for the Russian ruble, as well as a relatively low percentage of the commission when converting to the dollar.

The main disadvantage of BTC-e is the lack of tutorials and other educational information, but live chat with other members makes up for this. The PTS-e website also has a round-the-clock support service, which will allow you to get prompt advice and an answer to a question about working with cryptocurrency.

In August 2017 was involved in a scandal: the United States imposed a $ 110 million fine on BTC-e, the site was blocked, the accounts were arrested, and Alexander Vinnik, the co-owner of the service, was detained. Despite this, the press service of the exchange announced that it would fulfill all its obligations to customers to pay money, and after the completion of the proceedings, it would return to normal work.

5. Bitstamp

It is an English-language exchange with six trading pairs. Due to its high trading volume - 40,519.6586 BTC - it is in the top five in the ranking of the best crypto exchanges. Bitstamp is included in the global ranking of the reliability of cryptocurrency exchanges due to its official accreditation in the EU.

The key advantage of Bitstamp is the presence of an official license to conduct online trading, issued in Luxembourg. As the first licensed BTC exchange system, Bitstamp offers the ability to deposit user's personal funds using credit cards. The site declares the absolute transparency of accepting orders based on the volume of working capital, as well as the security of storing cryptocurrency without risk of loss. Another advantage is the ability to download a mobile application on the IOS and Android platform.

Among the disadvantages of Bitstamp is the lack of support for Russian-speaking miners: all information is provided only in English.

4. Bittrex

This exchange is also among the world leaders in terms of cryptocurrency exchange volumes in the world. Despite the fact that it supports a large number of trading pairs, in fact, only Bitcoin can be withdrawn into real money, which leads to the loss of earned funds during the conversion process (the average commission is 0.5%).

Among the disadvantages of Bittrex are the lack of support for the Russian language, as well as a rather complicated interface.Despite the rather large trading volume - 53,265.0588 BTC - a relatively small number of users earn here, who bet on less popular types of cryptocurrency.

3. Bitfinex

Closing the top three among international cryptocurrency exchangers is the multilingual Bitfinex exchange, which supports 23 trading pairs. The current trading volume is 78,753.3688 BTC. Advantage, support for three languages ​​- English, Russian and Chinese. Bitfinex positions itself as the leading crypto-exchange where you can work with the main types of cryptocurrencies - Bitcoin, Zcash, DASH, ETH and others. Withdrawal - only in USD.

Among the key advantages of Bitfinex is fast registration, a user-friendly interface with a demonstration of dynamic data on the situation on the cryptocurrency exchange. There is a possibility of a more detailed visualization of the order position, as well as easy control of the rate using an application for smartphones and tablets.

The Bitfinex website has a demo version that allows a beginner to quickly get up to speed by securing their deposit.

2. Kraken

It is a confident leader among the best international cryptocurrency exchange exchanges, working with 49 trading pairs. The trading volume is also impressive - 171,911.0468 BTC. Kraken is popular among miners from all over the world. Despite the absence of a Russian-language version of the platform, Russian-speaking users appreciate the convenience of using the exchange.

Among the advantages of the Kraken:

• low commission for withdrawal;
• high level of security of the deposit;
• round the clock information support;
• the ability to automate the trader's strategy;
• availability of a mobile application for IOS.

Due to the possibility of automated work with orders in the system, the Kraken is in many ways similar to the popular Forex trading exchange. Thanks to her, many newcomers master not only the analytics algorithms on the crypto-exchange, but also delve into the principles of working with the main stock exchanges.

1. Poloniex

The undisputed leader among international cryptocurrency exchanges is the English-language Poloniex. It is the best cryptocurrency exchange in 2018, the leader in terms of trading volume (236,093.0139 BTC), working with 90 pairs to exchange.

Poloniex is considered the most popular exchange in the world, where miners get the opportunity to make money on the sale and exchange of cryptocurrencies, which are popular and less in demand. Thanks to the high reliability of the system, Poloniex has won the trust of over 45 thousand active miners.

There are relatively few shortcomings, the main one is the impossibility of replenishing the deposit in ordinary currency, since the site only accepts cryptocurrency. The second disadvantage is the exclusively English-language interface.

Important! Due to the high popularity of the exchange, Poloniex has a large number of phishers - scammers who steal data from users' personal accounts. But the system also does not stand aside and protects its users, developing new ways to track suspicious trading operations. If strange and uncharacteristic movements are detected on the platform, it blocks the deposit and does not allow any operations to be performed until the circumstances with the account user are clarified. Thanks to this, Poloniex is among the most reliable cryptocurrency exchanges, despite the activity of hackers.

These were the largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchanges according to the 2018 ranking. Most of them are available to users from Russia, Ukraine and other CIS countries, although some of them came under the ban of Internet providers after the adoption of the Ukrainian law on blocking a number of sites for reasons of state security. Any user with access to electronic money systems can learn how to work with cryptocurrency and make money on it with the help of leading online exchangers. There is always a certain risk of losing money (most newbies face this), but once comfortable, any user with average analytical skills can start making money.