Using a cryptocurrency exchange IS A RISK!
So, Why tell you this? It's not because we don't want you to use altcoin exchanges, or believe there are " good ones ", it's to protect yourself, going into something, with knowledge of these things, can help YOU, avoid a dramatic loss of your cryptocurrency!
We at Altcurrencyhelp care about our users, and want to educate them to spread the POSITIVE word of cryptocurrency.
Cryptocurrency exchanges have come a long way, from the 1st bitcoin excchange " The Bitcoin Market " in 2013 there was a few very well known exchanges, like MtGox ( started in 2011 ), Cryptsy ( started in 2013 ), AllCrypt ( 2013 ) , Mintpal ( 2013 ) which aren't any longer with us, due to either being a scam, hacked, or open to exploitation.
If you take away anything from this page, let's make it " Do not put that much money in ANY exchange at any period of time that you're not comfortable loosing ". I say this with experience and knowledge from watching MANY of the exchanges that once were HUGE fall and leave their clients high and dry. Think of it like having cash on your as opposed to having it in a bank, if something goes bad or there is a run on the banking system for whatever means, you already have your cash and don't have to wait in line or stress out that you need to get funds out, you already have them. However if you just have your debit card or checks, you're going to have to wait and there isn't a guarantee you'll get your money. This applies to exchanges highly, because they are not always backed by insurance and even though you might have the law on your side, that doesn't mean you will recover 100% of your funds, Often times you recover 25% - 75% of funds from any type of reparations recovered if they even find the guilty party.
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