Binance is a cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2017 in Hong Kong, quickly growing to become the world's largest crypto exchange by trading volume. Their initial growth and popularity was so impressive that they actually had to suspend registrations in January 2018. Binance is now extremely well established, offering over 40+ fiat currencies and 300+ cryptocurrencies to customers around the world, with no deposit fees and extremely competitive trading fees (maximum 0.1%).

KuCoin is a Seychelles-based exchange that was originally launched in Hong Kong in 2017, marketing themselves as 'The People's Exchange'. Their aim was to give people all over the world access to a simple and safe platform to buy and sell a range of digital currencies. They have certainly made an impact in the global crypto community, growing its user base to over 11 million in just 5 years, and serving one in four crypto holders worldwide.

Gemini is a US-based cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2014 by the Winklevoss twins. It is regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS) and prioritizes security, with FDIC protection for USD. Gemini upholds the highest standards of security and operational compliance, having completed SOC 1 Type 1 & Type 2, and SOC 2 Type 1 & Type 2 examinations, and earning the ISO 27001 certification. Gemini is the world’s first cryptocurrency custodian and exchange to demonstrate this standard of financial operations and security compliance, and has never been hacked, making it one of the most secure US crypto exchanges around.