CoinDesk Podcast Network Top 10 Crypto Exchanges Ranked | Markets Daily
May 30, 2025
Josh de Vos, Research Lead at CoinDesk, provides insider insights into the Exchange Benchmark report, which evaluates the top 10 crypto exchanges. He discusses key metrics like counterparty risk, security, and compliance that investors should consider. De Vos highlights the significance of these rankings for both individual and institutional investors. The conversation also touches on how negative incidents can impact exchange scores, underscoring the need for diligent assessment of risks in the ever-evolving crypto landscape.
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Comprehensive Exchange Risk Assessment
- The Exchange Benchmark assesses over 100 metrics across eight risk categories to measure counterparty risk, market quality, security, and regulatory compliance of centralized exchanges.
- It provides an institutional-grade evaluation useful for assessing which exchanges to use based on risk.
Using Benchmark for Retail Investors
- Retail investors can use the benchmark to evaluate exchanges for market quality, security, and proof of reserves.
- Focus on aspects like best execution, liquidity, and how exchanges safeguard assets before trading.
Institutional Use of Benchmark Data
- Institutions use the benchmark to assess execution quality, regulatory compliance, and security of exchanges.
- The tool provides detailed data on licenses and can be filtered for tailored risk evaluation.