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The trust picture for crypto exchanges in United States

Independent facts, sources, and regulatory status collected from public data — not a composite score — pinned to methodology v2.1.

Evidence snapshot · facts only

No rating is issued on this scale. IndexFair publishes only the source-backed fact categories named below, not a number. By design, not by gap.

Facts-only methodology
99 crypto exchanges listedA–Z · not ranked
7on the registercurrent roster
9with complaint clustersevidence on file
2fact categories trackedregister standing · complaint clusters
9 crypto exchanges listedA–Z · not ranked7 on the register9 with complaint clusters
  • Bitpandacrypto exchange
    22 complaints2 fact categories tracked
    Regulatory standing No public registerfacts only · no rating
  • Bitstampcrypto exchange
    25 complaints2 fact categories tracked
    Regulatory standing licensed · FinCEN/MSB registeredfacts only · no rating
  • CEX.IOcrypto exchange
    21 complaints2 fact categories tracked
    Regulatory standing licensed · FinCEN/MSB registeredfacts only · no rating
  • Coinbasecrypto exchange
    18 complaints2 fact categories tracked
    Regulatory standing licensed · FinCEN/MSB registeredfacts only · no rating
  • CoinJarcrypto exchange
    19 complaints2 fact categories tracked
    Regulatory standing No public registerfacts only · no rating
  • Crypto.comcrypto exchange
    16 complaints2 fact categories tracked
    Regulatory standing licensed · FinCEN/MSB registeredfacts only · no rating
  • Geminicrypto exchange
    17 complaints2 fact categories tracked
    Regulatory standing licensed · FinCEN/MSB registeredfacts only · no rating
  • Krakencrypto exchange
    17 complaints2 fact categories tracked
    Regulatory standing licensed · FinCEN/MSB registeredfacts only · no rating
  • Upholdcrypto exchange
    22 complaints2 fact categories tracked
    Regulatory standing licensed · FinCEN/MSB registeredfacts only · no rating

No regulator-grade source covers exchange solvency or conduct; the strongest independent anchor is AML-only registration.

Trust snapshot
Trust snapshot
How we score →
0
brands rated
0
signals analysed
0 filtered · spam / low-quality
pending
last update
Scales in this marketnot comparable across verticals

Scale cards appear once this market has a ranked cohort.

US regulatory regime · layeredExchanges register federally (FinCEN MSB) and license state-by-state via Money Transmitter Licenses. New York additionally requires a separate BitLicense. Availability varies by state.

What we measure
What we measure
  • FPAFiat payouts
  • STRSecurity track record
  • FTRFees transparency
  • SQUSupport quality
  • KFRKYC friction
  • FRAFiat ramps
  • ABRAsset breadth
  • RCORegulatory compliance
  • PUXPlatform UX
How to read the rows
1BrandThe operator name; category labels are already established by the page.
2ScoreThe published 0–10 score, Expected range and methodology version.
3EvidenceSignals used and literal source count; filtered counts stay on the brand page.
4StateScored, Not yet scored, Facts only or Score withheld.
5ActionView evidence opens the complete brand record.
6Tie bandShown between rows only when evidence does not reliably separate a group.