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Poloniex is one of the world’s most active cryptocurrency exchanges offering strong security and advanced trading features.

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      supports cryptocurrency. In total, carries 20 of the top 20 cryptos by market cap.

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      Keeping your crypto secure

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      Supported assets

      5,500+

      Supported assets

      1,000+

      Price (USD)

      $149

      Price (USD)

      $129

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      Sam Bourgi was a contributing writer to Finder.com, where he specializes in financial markets. He has spent the past nine years focused on economics, markets and cryptocurrencies. His work has been featured in and cited by some of the world's leading newscasts, including Barron's, Yahoo, CBOE and Forbes. See full bio

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      Frank Corva is business-to-business (B2B) correspondent for Bitcoin Magazine and formerly the cryptocurrency writer and analyst for digital assets at Finder. Frank has turned his hobby of studying and writing about crypto into a career with a mission of educating the world about this burgeoning sector of finance. He worked in Ghana and Venezuela before earning a degree in applied linguistics at Teachers College, Columbia University. He also taught writing and entertainment business courses in Japan and worked with UNICEF in Namibia before returning to the US to teach at universities in New York City. Earlier in his career, he spent years working as a publicist and graphic designer for record labels like Warner Music Group and Triple Crown Records. During that time, he was also a music journalist whose writing and photography was in published in Alternative Press, Spin and other outlets. See full bio

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        David's avatar
        DavidAugust 14, 2019

        How can I trust a financial service provider without any customer sewrvice level? The service level has never been great, but now the service advisers literally seems absent, formerly they just have been anonymous. Do not entrust your money to any financial service provider that does not count with at least an accessible, transparent and responsive customer service desk: automated response, no phone number, no concrete address…

          fayemanuel's avatarFinder
          fayemanuelAugust 15, 2019Finder

          Hi David,

          Thanks for contacting Finder and thank you for your review.
          I’m sorry to hear you had such a frustrating experience, but I really appreciate you bringing this issue to our attention.

          Kind Regards,
          Faye

        Johnny's avatar
        JohnnyDecember 28, 2017

        Can i buy stellar from Poloniex with USD?

          Arnold's avatar
          ArnoldDecember 28, 2017

          Hi Johnny,

          Thanks for your inquiry.

          As of today, Poloniex can only trade Stellar with other cryptocurrencies. Here are other ways to buy Stellar. Check out that page to learn more.

          Hope this information helps

          Cheers,
          Arnold

        Aqlys's avatar
        AqlysNovember 2, 2017

        I’m from Kosovo-Albania, If I open account with my adress, will be available to exchange and to buy and sell from that account?
        Regards,

          Arnold's avatar
          ArnoldNovember 2, 2017

          Hi Aqlys,

          Thanks for your inquiry

          Yes, you may. This platform offers unique features for analyzing the crypto market and executing trades.

          Poloniex does not operate on fractional reserves. This means that any funds you put into the exchange are only used to facilitate trades on your account.

          Please feel free to check the page above for more information.

          Hope this information helps

          Cheers,
          Arnold

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