Top Platforms To Buy Ethereum Classic (ETC) With User Reviews

Exx exchange was founded in 2017 and is based in Hong Kong. In 2021 many users reported of disappearance of their funds on the exchange. We strongly recommend to avoid using this exchange.

Chinese platform FCoin announced in February, 2020 that the exchange will stop its operation. A founder of the exchange explained this decision by internal errors.  FCoin still owes its users the amount from 7.000 to 13.000 BTC. 

Gate.io was founded in 2013 by Lin Han. The platform is operated by Gate Technology Incorporated. This year, April 17, Gate.io managed to raise raised $64,000,000 as an initial coin offering (ICO), and according to exchange CMO Mrs. Marie Tatibouet on April 8, 2019, it raised an undisclosed amount of capital from 5 BLOCKS CAPITAL.

GDAC is the centralized Korean exchange offering trading pairs against BTC, KRW (Korean Won) and GT, native token of the platform. 

Guarda Wallet is a non-custodial service for top coins, such as BTC, ETH, EOS, USDT and other currencies. Using Guarda Wallet, one can purchase, exchange and stake cryptos. 

HelioWallet is a client-side tool that generates an Ethereum address and supports top hardware wallets. It does not require personal information and can be used anonymously.

Hotbit is one of the youngest exchanges opened in early 2018. The exchange does not work with fiat currencies. Hotbit has also adopted some advanced technologies such as GSLB, distributed server clusters, and storage. It goes with a high-speed memory-based trading engine all backed up in multiple machines, cold storage locations, and hot wallets with offline private keys.

Huobi is a cryptocurrency exchange founded in China in 2013. Currently, Huobi is based in Singapore because this country has friendlier cryptocurrency regulations. The company is registered in  Seychelles. Before leaving China due to a cryptocurrency ban, the exchange was responsible for 90% of Bitcoin trading volume in this country. Now Huobi is an international platform with offices located in Singapore, Hong Kong, the United States, Japan, and Korea. In China, the company provides blockchain consulting services. Huobi has sub-exchanges: Huobi Korea, Huobi US, etc. Huobi Global is the biggest Huobi exchange. In November 2019 Huobi Global had to shut down all the accounts belonging to the US customers due to strict cryptocurrency regulations of the USA.

Indacoin is a company working in the cryptocurrency field since 2013, based in London, the UK. Users can utilize the service to buy over 100 different cryptocurrencies through credit/debit card payment without registration.

Indodax is one of the biggest crypto exchanges in Indonesia. It provides cryptocurrency pairs against BTC and IDR, Indonesian Rupiah. 

Currently registered in the UK, the Isle of Man Infinito was founded in 2017. The main thing making InfinitoWallet outstanding is the number of supported coins and tokens.

InfinityCoin Exchange is operated by UNIA TRADE AND INVEST. LIMITED registered on British Virgin Islands. It provides only BTC and XIN (the abbreviation of the Infinity Coin) markets.

Jaxx was established in 2014 as a decentralized wallet, allowing its users to keep multiple coins in the same application. The founding company, Decentral is claimed to be the first large blockchain company from Canada. Currently, the wallet supports more than 80 popular coins and tokens.

JuBiter Blade is a secure hardware cryptocurrency wallet supporting top cryptocurrencies and ERC-20 tokens. It is connected to the user’s PC via USB or bluetooth.

Korbit was the first exchange to introduce BTC/KRW trading in South Korea, and it's currently active in 30 markets where some of the top cryptocurrencies can all be traded against KRW. The platform also offers a trading API that supports automated trading.

Kraken was founded back in 2011 but was officially opened two years later. It is one of the oldest active cryptocurrency exchanges. Kraken provides efficient trading opportunities in numerous Fiat currencies. It is currently holding the world leadership in terms of Bitcoin to Euro trading volumes. The exchange supports both crypto and Fiat deposits as well as withdrawals.

KuCoin is a relatively new exchange that started to operate in the mid-2017. The team behind the project is claimed to be experienced in the blockchain research since 2013. KuCoin has more than a hundred coins listed as well as about 400 active Markets.

LakeBTC is one of the oldest exchanges on the market. It had been found back in 2013 and it still has the Asian audience as the priority. The presence of different deposit types are making the exchange interesting for a starting traders. From another point of view the service is reported to be buggy from time to time and some complaints about the support service can be found over the internet. The company also provides the wallet alongside with the exchange, but it is a questionable decision to have both the exchange and the wallet with the same company. Unfortunately, it seems that LakeBTC has ceased its operations although there is no official statement to confirm that.

LBank was founded in Hong-Kong in 2016. It focuses on Asian markets and offers mostly crypto-to-crypto spot trading, but also works with fiat: not only US dollars (USD) but also Chinese Yuan (CYN). What’s more, traders can use their bank accounts directly to deposit or withdraw. There are also over 40 cryptocurrency pairs.

Ledger Nano S Wallet is a hardware wallet, a flagship product of the Ledger company, that has been in the industry since 2014. More than 1.5 mln units were sold across the world.