Exchanges — EasyCryptoGuides https://easycryptoguides.com/ Latest Exchanges coverage on EasyCryptoGuides. en-gb How buying crypto actually works https://easycryptoguides.com/guides/how-buying-crypto-actually-works https://easycryptoguides.com/guides/how-buying-crypto-actually-works Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT EasyCryptoGuides Buying cryptocurrency is usually buying from a company, then optionally taking the keys. Confusing those two steps is how people think they “own Bitcoin” when they own a balance in an app. An exchange balance is an IOU, not a wallet https://easycryptoguides.com/guides/an-exchange-balance-is-an-iou-not-a-wallet https://easycryptoguides.com/guides/an-exchange-balance-is-an-iou-not-a-wallet Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT EasyCryptoGuides A centralised exchange credits you in its ledger. The chain may not know your name. That is convenient until the company pauses, gets hacked, or goes to court. Here is the custody map without a venue ranking.