In: computer, technology, blockchain, finance.
Cryptocurrency prices
Buy
Lists:
- https://coingecko.com/en/exchanges
- https://coinmarketcap.com/rankings/exchanges
- https://z.cash/exchanges – exchange lists
Centralized exchange:
- https://binance.com
- https://bisq.network – buy & sell Bitcoin privately and securely using Bisq’s peer-to-peer network and open-source desktop software
- https://bitcoin.org/en/buy – uses MoonPay
- https://coinbase.com – terrible for privacy
- https://coinmama.com
- https://ethereum.org/en/get-eth
- https://exmo.com – in Europe
- https://kraken.com
- https://kucoin.com – no KYC
- https://switchere.com – buy with card, no registration
- https://tradeogre.com – no KYC, BTC and LTC markets
- https://unnamed.exchange – no KYC, BTC and LTC markets
- https://uphold.com – trade anything to anything (currencies, crypto, stock, precious metals)
- https://woo.org
Decentralized
Top DEXes:
https://decrypt.co/73356/top-decentralized-exchanges-dex-uniswap-sushiswap
DeFi Llama TVL rankings:
https://defillama.com/protocols
Decentralized exchanges list:
https://defiprime.com/exchanges
- https://1inch.io – classic trade mode on Eth, BSC, Poly, Optimism
- https://dex.ag/pro – Eth chain
- https://dex.guru – exchange & trading
- https://dydx.exchange – exchange & trading
- https://fulcrum.trade – trading on Eth, BSC, Poly
- https://kek.tools – exchange in Fantom
- https://mango.markets – trading on Solana
- https://projectserum.com – trading on Solana
Buy local/P2P
- https://bitvalve.com – P2P buy/sell crypto
- https://bitzlato.com/en/p2p – P2P buy/sell crypto
- https://localbitcoins.com – closed! :(
- https://localcoinswap.com – buy Bitcoin, Ethereum & other crypto
- https://localcryptos.com – closed! :(
- https://localmonero.co – closing :(
- https://paxful.com – P2P buy/sell crypto, 400+ payment methods
- https://remitano.com/btc/gb
- zz Binance P2P (global)
Shift chains
- https://anyswap.exchange/bridge – bridge ETH chains like crazy
- https://bridge.mask.io
- https://bridge.renproject.io – bridge assets between blockchains (Eth, Polygon, Fantom, Ava, Solana, Binance, Arbitrum)
- https://changelly.com
- https://dapp.ptokens.io/swap – swap tokens and NFTs
- https://hop.exchange – Eth, Ploygon, xDai
- https://multichain.xyz – bridge ETH chains
- https://sideshift.ai
- https://simpleswap.io
- https://synapseprotocol.com – multi bridge
- https://trader.airswap.io
- https://xpollinate.io - bridge ETH chains
- https://yieldly.finance - Algorand / Ethereum
Swap tokens
Blockchain bridges: building networks of crypto-networks:
https://medium.com/1kxnetwork/blockchain-bridges-5db6afac44f8
- https://anyswap.exchange
- https://app.dodoex.io - multi
- https://app.honeyswap.org - Dai, Polygon
- https://app.sushi.com - Ethereum
- https://app.uniswap.org - Ethereum
- https://autofarm.network - BSC, Heco, Polygon
- https://bridge.evodefi.com
- https://coinmarketcap.com/swap - Eth, BSC, Heco
- https://curve.fi - multi
- https://exchange.chainswap.com
- https://exchange.pancakeswap.finance - Binance chain
- https://hop.exchange - multi
- https://matcha.xyz - multi
- https://paraswap.io - Eth, Polygon, BSC
- https://quickswap.exchange - Polygon chain
- https://rubic.exchange - multi
- https://shibaswap.com - Ethereum
- https://spookyswap.finance - fantom
- https://totle.exchange - Ethereum
Price lists
- https://bitdegree.org/crypto
- https://coindesk.com/coindesk20
- https://coindesk.com/price
- https://coinmarketcap.com
- https://etherscan.io/chart/etherprice
- https://etoro.com/discover/markets/cryptocurrencies
- https://kraken.com/prices
- https://markets.coin98.com
- https://switchere.com/cryptocurrency-price-chart
Buy with crypto
- https://armadillophone.com/store - Armadillo phones & products
- https://bitrefill.com - buy gift cards and phone credit
- https://cheapair.com - travel air, hotel, cars
- https://coinsbee.com - gift cards, phone bills, games with crypto
- https://crowncloud.net - rent servers with Bitcoin
- https://digitec.ch - tech widgets, phones, notebooks, software
- https://egifter.com - gift cards
- https://gainesvillecoins.com - precious metals
- https://giftcards.bidali.com - gift cards
- https://gyft.com/bitcoin - gift cards with Bitcoin
- https://hostinger.com - website hosting
- https://mobiletopup.com - topup mobile SIM cards
- https://mullvad.net - the best VPN
- https://namecheap.com - domains, hosting, e-mail (Bitcoin)
- https://namesilo.com - domains, hosting, e-mai (Bitcoin)
- https://overstock.com - buy furniture with Bitcoin
- https://paxful.com - trade virtually anything
- https://protonmail.com - e-mail, calendar, VPN (Bitcoin)
- https://put.io - your private ~/Downloads folder in the cloud
- https://shopify.com/encyclopedia/bitcoin - Shopify & Bitcoin
- https://shop.nitrokey.com/shop - Nitrokey USB, laptops & products
- https://shopping.io - buy anything
- https://simplelogin.io - email aliases
- https://startmail.com - e-mail, pay with Bitcoin
- https://travala.com - book plane, hotel, car
- https://uk.pi-supply.com - Raspberry Pi kits and HATs
Privacy coins
What are privacy coins?
https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/what-are-privacy-coins
Curated list of privacy on blockchains resources
A combination of papers and articles that cover various aspects of blockchain privacy:
https://github.com/Mikerah/awesome-privacy-on-blockchains
- https://beam.mw
- https://dash.org
- https://getMonero.org
- https://grin.mw
- https://ironfish.network
- https://pivx.org
- https://z.cash
Wallets
Software Wallets
Lists
- https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet
- https://bitdegree.org/crypto/best-cryptocurrency-wallet
- https://cryptalker.com/wallets
- https://ethereum.org/en/wallets
- https://ethereum.org/en/wallets/find-wallet
- https://getmonero.org/downloads
- https://registry.walletconnect.org/wallets
- https://z.cash/wallets
Links
- https://alphawallet.com - mobile
- https://argent.xyz - mobile
- https://atomicwallet.io - mobile + desktop
- https://coinomi.com - mobile + desktop, the oldest on the market
- https://electrum.org - desktop
- https://exodus.com - mobile + desktop
- https://frame.sh - desktop + browser EVM chains only
- https://gnosis-safe.io - mobile + desktop
- https://guarda.com - mobile + desktop
- https://loopring.io - mobile
- https://myetherwallet.com - mobile, browser, original Eth client
- https://nash.io – mobile, cash and crypto
- https://rainbow.me - mobile, OS
- https://safepal.io - mobile
- https://trustwallet.com - mobile + macOS + DApp browser
- https://unstoppable.money - mobile ⭐
- https://wallet.coinbase.com - mobile, browser
Hardware Wallets
Lists
- https://bc-vault.com/explore-more
- https://bitdegree.org/crypto/cold-wallet
- https://decrypt.co/19326/best-cryptocurrency-hardware-wallets
- https://etherscan.io/directory/Wallet/Hardware_Wallets
- https://myetherwallet.com/hardware-wallet-affiliates
Links
- Trezor Model One, Trezor Model T
- Ledger Nano S, Ledger Nano X - Ledger was hacked and e-mails and mobile phones were stolen
- https://bc-vault.com
- https://coldcardwallet.com – Bitcoin only
- https://ellipal.com – Ellipal Titan
- https://gridplus.io – Lattice1
- https://prokey.io/prokey-optimum
- https://safepal.io - SafePal S1
- https://secalot.com
- https://security-arts.com – Cryptocurrency wallet, password manager, 2FA token
- https://bitbox.swiss/bitbox02
Cold Wallets
WalletGenerator.net - Best Paper Wallet - not very practical
https://wallet.burnerfactory.com
https://iancoleman.io/bip39 - BIP39 mnemonic
Metal seed storage:
- https://tindie.com/products/dontpanic/42-hodl-capsule
- https://jlopp.github.io/metal-bitcoin-storage-reviews
- https://jlopp.github.io/metal-bitcoin-storage-reviews/reviews/safu-ninja
- https://incoherency.co.uk/blog/stories/diy-cryptosteel-capsule.html
Portfolio
Check address value:
- https://degen.watch ⭐
- https://yieldstation.net
- https://tin.network
- https://debank.com
- https://cookietrack.io
Mobile app to track your portfolio:
https://blockfolio.com
A portfolio manager that protects your privacy:
https://rotki.com
Faucets
The Best Crypto Faucets in 2021:
https://egorithms.com/the-best-crypto-faucets-in-2021-top-list-comparison
Chain mixers
A survey of active mixer efforts on Ethereum, including history, context and benchmarks
https://github.com/tvanepps/State-of-the-Mixers-Summer-2019
- http://chipmixer.com
- https://github.com/ScopeLift/umbra-protocol
- https://shade.cash – Fantom Opera chain
- https://tornado.cash – fully decentralized protocol for private transactions on Ethereum
- https://zk.money – affordable, private crypto payments
Cards
- https://binance.com/en/cards
- https://blockfi.com/credit-card – in US
- https://celsius.network/credit-card-waitlist – card coming soon
- https://coinbase.com/card – spend crypto anywhere
- https://crypterium.com/cards – crypterium card Visa
- https://crypto.com/cards
- https://nash.io – card coming soon
- https://nexo.io/nexo-card – nexo card
- https://wirexapp.com/card
- https://zengo.com/card – recommended by Coinmama
ICO (initial coin offering)
- https://coinlist.co
- https://icodrops.com
- https://messari.io
- https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/what-is-an-ico
- https://coindesk.com/learn/trading-101/what-is-ico
IEO (initial exchange offering)
Articles
Awesome crypto currency tools & algorithms
https://github.com/Zheaoli/awesome-coins
Building the best crypto portfolio
https://blog.invity.io/building-the-best-crypto-portfolio
The question is less “should you invest in cryptocurrency” and more “how much should you invest in crypto”
War is calling crypto’s ‘neutrality’ into question
By Gian M. Volpicelli, published: 08-03-2022
War in Ukraine and Western sanctions against Russia have made cryptocurrency a hot potato for international politics
https://wired.co.uk/article/crypto-russia-ukraine-sanctions
How to safely navigate the cryptocurrency landscape
https://blog.trezor.io/how-to-safely-navigate-the-cryptocurrency-landscape-d5fa47cfbaf
A third of cryptocurrency investors don’t know what they’re doing
Another week, another cryptocurrency crisis. But does it really matter?
https://independent.co.uk/money/bitcoin-ethereum-cryptocurrency-price-drop-invest-china-b1883069.html
Crypto scammers rip off billions as pump-and-dump schemes go digital
Billions are getting pilfered annually through a variety of cryptocurrency scams. The way things are going, this will only get worse:
https://bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-07-08/crypto-scams-rug-pulls-bitcoin-hacks-billions-lost-when-shit-coins-go-to-zero
Tether executives said to face criminal probe into bank fraud
‘I put my life savings in crypto’: how a generation of amateurs got hooked on high-risk trading
The risks of staking for the long-term crypto environment
How Proof of Stake discourages usage, makes the rich richer, and increases centralization over time
https://senatus.substack.com/p/the-risks-of-staking-for-the-long
Why 99% of cryptocurrencies centralize over time (and how it might affect your investment)
On the long-term issues of PoW/PoS coins such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and 99% of crypto
In short, most cryptocurrencies are centralizing over time due to their incentives, leading to degraded security
https://senatus.substack.com/p/why-99-of-cryptocurrencies-centralize
The environmental idiocy of Bitcoin investment
https://senatus.substack.com/p/the-environmental-idiocy-of-bitcoin-investment-8c5cd36f802a
Biggest Bitcoin myths
https://coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/7-biggest-bitcoin-myths
- Myth #1: Bitcoin is a bubble
- Myth #2: Bitcoin has no real-world uses
- Myth #3: Bitcoin doesn’t have real value
- Myth #4: Bitcoin will just be replaced by a competitor
- Myth #5: Investing in Bitcoin is gambling
- Myth #6: Bitcoin isn’t secure
- Myth #7: Bitcoin is bad for the environment
Griffin sees crypto-mania as ‘Jihadist Call’ against dollar
“I wish all this passion and energy that went into crypto was directed toward making the United States stronger”
“What a crazy concept this is that we as a country embrace so many bright, young, talented people to come up with a replacement for our reserve currency”
https://wmleader.com/general-other/208602/griffin-sees-crypto-mania-as-jihadist-call-against-dollar
Satoshi Nakamoto
https://coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto
https://businessinsider.com/bitcoin-history-cryptocurrency-satoshi-nakamoto-2017-12
https://evanhatch.medium.com/len-sassaman-and-satoshi-e483c85c2b10
Links
- https://a16z.com/2019/11/08/crypto-glossary - crypto glossary
- https://blog.invity.io/cryptocurrency-terms-to-know-for-beginners - terms for newbies
- https://blog.invity.io/cryptocurrency-terms-to-know-for-intermediate-users - terms for intermediate
- https://coindesk.com/learn - general crypto articles
- https://coingecko.com/en/glossary - crypto terms
- https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria - Basics, how-tos, tech deep dives
- https://investopedia.com/terms/c/cryptocurrency.asp
