Quote from: eminan on December 11, 2020, 07:43:30 AM

So would Kraken, Binance, Coinbase Pro be considered secure and reputable sites to buy crypto?

Reputable? There are a few cases of unhappy customers but there seems to be more who are satisfied. They've also been here for a long time so I guess they are.

Secure? I can't say for sure. These centralized exchanges or services will always be under attacks. Binance has been hacked already but the amount is miniscule compared to how much they are making so they were able to continue operation.

Quote from: NeuroticFish on December 10, 2020, 11:51:23 AM

There is a good list of exchanges, but I see it was not maintained for a bit long time: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3140406

Here's a better list https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5079048.0

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If you haven't heard of decentralized exchanges and P2P platforms, you may want to check them first before buying your bitcoin.
- https://bisq.network/markets/?currency=btc_usd
- https://localcryptos.com/Bitcoin/United_States

More can be found at https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5180421.msg52318386#msg52318386