Each exchange is different, but the main difference is which coins they list.
My experience and recommendation is joining new, smaller exchanges early and buying large quantities of their, newly listed, cheap coins and HOLDING. Thus far this strategy has proven to be very profitable. Simply get your money and holdings in before the big money comes and volume of trading goes up.
-USA Based & complaint
-Only lists 4 coins (BTC, BCH, ETC, LTC and soon ETC)
-$10 BONUS when you join
Coinbase https://goo.gl/mZdHOh
-2nd largest exchange in Asia
-Great promotions, incentives, bonus and referral program
-Has all major cryptocurrencies listed
-Buy BNB for passive income
Binance https://goo.gl/DR87rs
-Not my favorite, but good for some micro coins that are only on this exchange. Like always, just DYOR and be careful. $20-$200 can go a looong way here, however, like always, just DYOR and be careful.
Coinexchange https://goo.gl/UBLmqf
-BUY $DOT, $DCN, $HXX, $YOVI
Cryptopia https://goo.gl/TChV2C
-Very similar to Binance
-BUY KCS and HOLD to profit share
Kucoin https://goo.gl/s79Xhb
-Most popular micro site with largest selection of cryptocurrencies. IF, your coin is being delisted from Bittrex or Cryptopia, there's a good chance YOBIT is where you will transfer it to
-BUY $YOVI on Cryptopia
Yobit https://goo.gl/YMiARp
-Plasma DEX with Atomic Swaps
-JOIN NOW FOR EARLY ACCESS
Altcoin io https://goo.gl/VmMeyW
-NEW ALL-IN-ONE Exchange
-JOIN NOW FOR EARLY ACCESS
Bitto https://goo.gl/tk8N7e
-BUY $BIX and earn dividends
-Very similar to Binance & Kucoin
Bibox https://goo.gl/X6QY8T
Join them ALL, it's FREE to register.
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i have never tried that i actually go for the opposite i prefer stable coins with good volume to trade in
don't go for coinbase it's a bit laggy and have high fee too