Directories

The world's largest crypto exchange by volume. Massive catalog (350+ cryptos), spot, futures up to 125x, options, staking, launchpad. Unbeatable liquidity and very competitive fees (0.1% spot, BNB discounts).

The most regulated US exchange, publicly listed (NASDAQ). Most accessible UX for beginners. Higher fees than average on the simple app, much lower on Coinbase Advanced.

The most used DEX on Ethereum and EVM chains. No KYC, full self-custody. v3 with concentrated liquidity, v4 with hooks. Also on L2 (Arbitrum, Optimism, Base).

One of the oldest and most respected exchanges (since 2011). Excellent security track record, never hacked. Futures with Kraken Pro, native ETH staking. Available in France.

Revolutionary perpetuals DEX on its own L1. Performance close to a CEX, on-chain orderbook, very low fees. The reference for decentralized futures trading.

Specialized in futures, becoming a reference for perp traders. Growing spot, copy trading, P2P. Good mobile app. Very competitive derivatives fees.

Comprehensive exchange with integrated Web3 wallet. Hybrid CEX + DEX, powerful futures, good UX. Large catalog including memes and emerging alts.

Known for its very popular copy trading. Good spot/futures catalog, smooth mobile app, aggressive marketing.

The "People's Exchange": very wide catalog (700+ cryptos), mostly altcoins. Ideal for finding gems before they reach Binance.

Huge catalog with ultra-fast listings (often first to list memes/alts). KYC not required for small volumes. For those chasing small caps.

The reference French hardware wallet. Models Nano S+, Nano X, Stax, Flex. Ledger Live to manage all your assets. Compatible with 5000+ tokens. Industry standard.

THE hot wallet for Ethereum and EVM chains (~30M users). Browser extension + mobile app. Essential for DeFi. Limited to EVM chains (no native Bitcoin).

Hardware wallet pioneer (since 2014). Open source (firmware + Trezor Suite). Models One, Safe 3, Safe 5. More transparency than Ledger but fewer tokens supported.

The Solana MetaMask, now multichain (Solana + Ethereum + Polygon + Base + Bitcoin). Excellent UX, integrated swap, NFT support. Probably the best current hot wallet.

Open source EVM wallet by DeBank. Excellent transaction preview (shows exactly what will happen before signing) + risk detection. The safest wallet for DeFi.

Binance's multichain mobile wallet (still self-custody). Supports 100+ chains, integrated dApp browser, staking. Heavily used on mobile.

EVM wallet with gorgeous UX, mobile-first focus. NFT-friendly, integrated swap, points and social features. Very popular in the Ethereum scene.

Multichain desktop + mobile wallet (300+ assets). Great UI, integrated ChangeNOW swap. Compatible with Trezor to add cold storage on top.

The reference DeFi lending protocol. Deposit to earn yield, borrow against collateral. Multichain (Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base...). Native GHO stablecoin.

ETH liquid staking #1 (stETH = ~30% of total ETH staking). Stake your ETH, receive liquid stETH usable in DeFi. ~3% APY yield. Also on Polygon, Solana before discontinuation.

Future yield tokenization. Splits a yield-bearing asset (stETH, sUSDe...) into PT (principal token) + YT (yield token). Trade yield like an asset. Very popular for points farming.

DEX specialized in stablecoin and correlated asset swaps (stETH/ETH, etc.). Minimum slippage on these pairs. veCRV model = lock for boost gauge yield. DeFi pillar.

Pioneer of Ethereum restaking. Reuses already-staked ETH to secure other services (AVS). Revolutionary but complex concept + additional slashing risks.

Perps DEX on Arbitrum and Avalanche. GLP model (multi-asset liquidity pool). Trade BTC/ETH/alts up to 50x leverage in decentralized mode.

Creator of DAI (rebranded to USDS via Sky). Mint stablecoins by locking collateral (ETH, RWA, etc.). DSR (DAI Savings Rate) for native yield.

SOL liquid staking #1 (JitoSOL). Captures MEV rewards in addition to classic staking yield. Solana liquid staking standard.

The #1 Ethereum block explorer. Verify a tx, contract, wallet, see token holders, etc. Equivalents for each chain: Polygonscan, BscScan, Basescan, etc.

THE DeFi TVL reference. Tracks TVL of all protocols, chains, categories. Also: Unlocks, Yields, Stablecoins, Bridges. Essential.

Industry standard for charts. Not crypto-specific but ubiquitous in the sector. Custom indicators, alerts, paper trading, community ideas. Free + paid plans.

SQL queries platform on on-chain data. Huge community: fork existing dashboards. Free tier sufficient to explore. Reference for on-chain analysts.

Crypto prices + market caps reference. Widely used free API (we use it on this site!). Categories, NFT, DeFi, exchanges, more complete than CoinMarketCap according to some.

On-chain "deanonymization" platform. Identifies who hides behind wallets (institutions, KOLs, smart money). Intel Exchange: marketplace of bounties to identify wallets.

Premium on-chain analytics. Smart money tracker, token god mode, alerts. Excellent but paid ($150-$1500/month). Limited free tier.

Reference for on-chain BTC/ETH metrics (MVRV, SOPR, hash ribbons, etc.). Essential for long-term macro analysis. Basic free tier, paid for advanced indicators.

On-chain analytics focused on exchange flows (BTC entering/leaving CEX), miner data, derivatives. Glassnode competitor with another angle. Good free tier.

Specialized in crypto derivatives data: cross-exchange funding rates, open interest, liquidations heatmap, long/short ratios. Essential for perps traders.

Newsletter + podcast + media of the Ethereum/DeFi culture. Place to understand crypto ideology and the pulsing tech. Premium for analysis + lots of free content.

The official hub to learn Ethereum. Very comprehensive: wallets, dApps, layer 2, ZK, staking, dev. Multilingual (FR included), community-maintained.

Most comprehensive and accessible crypto education platform. From beginner to advanced: blockchain, trading, DeFi, security. Free, multilingual (FR included).

Definitions and fundamental concepts of trading and crypto. To understand all the jargon (DeFi, AMM, MEV, etc.). English reference.

Originally Forex-oriented trading school but TA (technical analysis) principles are universal. Free and structured curriculum (School of Pipsology). Excellent for learning chart analysis.