By Rinat Arslanov, CEO at Revain
Despite the fact that digital asset trading is a relatively new phenomenon, among cryptocurrency exchanges Bittrex is considered a time-tested trading platform that can guarantee a high level of security and reliable service. Today, in this all-encompassing review, we will study how Bittrex Global, one of the most popular and secure crypto exchanges, operates.
Review Contents:
- Bittrex History and Founders
- What Bittrex Is and How It Works
1. Bittrex History and Founders
Bittrex Global is currently the oldest holding company concerned professionally with digital assets, as well as having access to major US and European financial markets. It grew out of a small cryptocurrency exchange that started with mining bitcoins for $30 back in 2011. Now the holding, whose headquarters is located in the Principality of Liechtenstein, provides a trading infrastructure to its users, enjoying a reputation of one of the safest exchanges in the world.
Bittrex Global has managed to gain such customer trust and loyalty through the continuous development and implementation of the most advanced technologies that have proven their worth by continuous and reliable operation throughout the 7 years of their existence. The company always ensures fair opportunities for investing in and trading digital assets for all clients, regardless of trading experience.
To this day, since January 2018, Bitcoin has not been able to rise higher than that time.
The future Bittrex team really wanted a way to acquire Bitcoins again. Mining was going to prove untenable, so they brainstormed and started the first crypto-based business—GiftcardBTC.
At that time, Bittrex had a simple idea of earning through selling gifts and calling cards for Bitcoin. It was so easy to earn cryptocurrency and then convert it into fiat US dollars, and that endeavor made it possible to offset the costs. Then, the founders of the future cryptocurrency platform designed a Bitcoin miner that started to earn money continuously, but this was not the limit of their dreams.
Less than a year later, the first cryptocurrencies—Bitcoin and its fork Litecoin—got up in price many times and then the creators of Bittrex added Litecoin to their package. Using Coinpayments.net infrastructure for processing payments, they ran into problems, since there were still practically no abilities to convert or withdraw cryptocurrencies into fiat currencies. The founders began to look for convenient automatic ways to do this but at that time exchanges could not provide such services.
At that time, Bill Shihara and Richie Lai regularly traveled to Las Vegas and in late 2013, during one of such trips, they were discussing the problems they faced for many hours, trying to find a solution and considering various options. In the end, they decided to start software development in the west. Now this decision is considered the birthday of the Bittrex trading crypto platform.
They decided to invite a professional from Microsoft, Rami Kawach, to discuss their idea. After some time, they had an ambitious plan to develop and launch a platform for crypto exchange in less than two months. The plan was accompanied by a gentleman's dispute among Rami, Richie, and Bill over a bottle of 25-year-old whiskey, which concerned the timing of the plan.
The formed team began to work actively on a project to which they devoted all their free time and worked day and night. In mid-February 2014, they launched the Bittrex website, and on the last day of February, they made it accessible for the general public. As a result, Richie and Rami won over whiskey against Bill.
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It was then when a large partnership began; later, the alliance ensured the joint company’s future success. They formulated several postulates that became the cornerstone of their business:
- We ourselves will never trade cryptocurrencies on our exchange. Too many shadows occurred in too many places, and we will not trade against our clients.
- We will always maintain honesty on our exchange. No one gets special information. No one gets special prices. Transparency is paramount.
- We will never sacrifice long-term gain for short-term gain. We have been together for a long time.
Bill Shihara: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billshihara/Co-Founder, CEO at Bittrex GlobalJanuary 2014 to present
Professional Experience:
- Amazon: 2 years 1 month. Manager, Security Engineer
- BlackBerry: 2 years 5 months. Manager, Security Engineer
- Microsoft: 7 years 6 months. Lead Program Manager, Security Program Manager
Richie Lai: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richielai, https://twitter.com/richielaCo-Founder, CIO at Bittrex GlobalJanuary 2014 to present
Professional Experience:
- Amazon: 6 years 11 months. Senior Security Engineer, Senior Security Manager
- Microsoft: 12 years. Software Security Engineer — Principal Development Manager
Rami Kawach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rami-kawach-413a63194/, https://twitter.com/ramikawachCTO at Bittrex Global
Professional Experience:
- Amazon: 7 years. PSA
- Microsoft: Software Security Engineer, Principal Development Manager
Crypto Exchange Partners
Bittrex is constantly moving forward, embedding a strategy that leads the innovative future of the crypto-financial industry. To implement its strategy, the platform interacts with the most interesting innovative crypto projects based on blockchain technology. They have developed an affiliate program that helps launch trading platforms from 13 countries around the world.
Today Bittrex cooperates with the following businesses across the globe:
- Bitmonex
- RAIN
- Bitvoicex
- VCC
- Bitsdaq/BQ.net
- Biteeu
- Cryptofacil
- VALR
- Ibitt
- Catalx
2. What Bittrex Is and How It Works
Bittrex is a multi-currency trading platform where you can exchange, buy, or sell cryptocurrency and fiat money. The exchange is available in all facets: you have great opportunities in making foreign exchange transactions, both with digital assets and with ordinary money.
Not everyone understands what fiat currencies are, but in fact, these are the good old usual paper cash and non-cash money that are issued by the central banks of various states. Fiat money mainly differs from cryptocurrencies in that it is regulated by governments, which can influence their output and exchange rate.
On the Bittrex crypto exchange, you will find more than a quarter of thousand of various types of cryptocurrencies and 364 currency pairs. A currency pair is a pair of currencies that can be exchanged one for another at a certain rate. The most common currencies can be exchanged for hundreds and thousands of other currencies, both digital and fiat. Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin Litecoin or Ether have the largest number of pairs available for exchange.
Appearance cements the first impression, and the user interface is key in any digital. In Bittrex, the interface is intuitive even for those taking their first steps in trading. Not only does it look sleek but it’s also very easy-to-use. You only see what you need on the trading screen.
Here you can see structured information about trading pairs, history of changes in exchange rates, and wallets. The website will guide you on how to make a deposit, how to work with orders, what happens to your money, and how to withdraw it.
All work with such a platform begins with the opening of an exchange account. You can find everything you need to configure a wallet in Settings.
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