Our Methodology
At Coinhint.com, our goal is to assist our readers in finding the best crypto service providers to meet their specific needs. We achieve this by building an extensive collection of reviews based on exhaustive research that provides unbiased, fact-driven expert insight into the benefits and drawbacks of the leading brokers and exchanges in the crypto arena.
About Our Editorial Team
Our editorial team is comprised of researchers, investment professionals, financial journalists, data analysts, and editors, all of whom are experts in their fields, with a wealth of collective experience in the crypto arena.
To create a review, it takes us approximately a week to research the broker or exchange, verify data, test-drive the service, and write up the evaluation.
Learn more about Our Team here.
Who We Review
We aim to create as extensive a database of crypto broker and exchange reviews as possible. We feature well-established service providers that have built a sizable client base, as well as new up-and-comers that we feel have the potential to make their mark and exhibit staying power, based on the strength of their offering.
How We Conduct Our Reviews
Our review process offers the best of both worlds. It exploits the impartiality and precision of an algorithm with the real-world experience and judgment of actual people.
Our methodology involves a dynamic rating algorithm that is constantly being honed and updated. For each review, the algorithm evaluates over a hundred data points, divided into nine key categories, to assign a rating for the service provider.
To complete our evaluations our experienced traders and expert market analysts open accounts. We then balance our user experience with user-feedback from readers, who are clients of the broker or exchange.
Learn more about our proprietary ratings algorithm here
Review Ratings Categories
In our reviews, we evaluate service providers by ranking their performance according to the following categories:
- Fees
- Security and Regulatory Status
- Trading Platforms
- Asset Choice
- Opening an Account
- Education
- Support
- Deposits and Withdrawals
- Unique Features
Category Weighting
The various categories that we evaluate are weighted differently, based on what our readers inform us matters most in their choice of crypto service provider. The high-risk nature of crypto market investment, due to its exceptional volatility as well as the under-regulation and the prevalence of bad actors in the space, means that regulation and security are of primary importance. Conversely, factors such as access to quality education, which can always be sourced independently, will be of lower priority and therefore will be given less weight.
Ongoing Updates
The crypto markets are evolving at a remarkable rate with the constant, rapid emergence of new technologies and fresh altcoins taking the crypto industry in exciting new directions. To keep pace, we are revising the data on our site all the time, updating exchange and crypto broker information, and revisiting our reviews every six months to ensure relevance.
Any revision requests we are sent by brokers and exchanges, related to changes in their offering or regulatory status are verified by our research team before being added.
In addition to our reviews, we are also publishing comprehensive guides on a range of crypto-related topics designed to make complex concepts accessible to everyone, as well as explaining a variety of crypto strategies. In addition, we also explore a vast selection of cryptocurrencies and the projects they power.
To learn more about our offering, check out our About Us page.