Bitcoin Exchange

A CRYPTOCURRENCY EXCHANGE, OR A DIGITAL CURRENCY EXCHANGE (DCE), IS A BUSINESS THAT ALLOWS CUSTOMERS TO BUY, SELL AND TRADE CRYPTOCURRENCIES OR DIGITAL CURRENCIES FOR OTHER ASSETS, SUCH AS CONVENTIONAL FIAT MONEY OR OTHER DIGITAL CURRENCIES BY ACTING AS AN INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN BUYERS AND SELLERS OF THE CRYPTOCURRENCY. EXCHANGES MAY ACCEPT CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS, WIRE TRANSFERS OR OTHER FORMS OF PAYMENT IN EXCHANGE FOR DIGITAL CURRENCIES OR CRYPTOCURRENCIES. SOME EXCHANGES WHICH ALSO FOCUS ON OTHER ASSETS SUCH AS STOCKS, LIKE ROBINHOOD AND ETORO, LET USERS PURCHASE CRYPTO BUT NOT WITHDRAW TO CRYPTOCURRENCY WALLETS, MEANING YOU NEVER ACTUALLY OWN THE ASSET. HOWEVER DEDICATED CRYPTOCURRENCY EXCHANGES DO ALLOW WITHDRAWALS TO A PERSONAL WALLET GIVING YOU FULL CONTROL OF YOUR ASSET. �NOT YOUR KEYS NOT YOUR CRYPTO� - ANDREAS ANTONOPOULOS MEANING IF YOUR DIGITAL ASSETS ARE HELD BY A THIRD PARTY YOU TAKE ON THE EXCHANGES 'SECURITY RISK� AND THE CHANCE OF �LOSS OF CONTROL� OVER YOUR ASSETS.