Kraken is a US-based cryptocurrency exchange and one of the largest bitcoin exchanges in terms of volume and liquidity.
It provides Bitcoin pricing to the Bloomberg Terminal and has considerable influence on the overall crypto market. Kraken offers a number fiat funding and transfer options.
There are 18 BTC pairs and 16 USD pair to trade
Fees vary depending on the volume - for main trading pairs this is between 0.1-0.35% - however for other less common crypto pairs the range can be as low as 0.05% or as high as 0.75%. There are also 0% fees for some trades.
Withdrawals and deposits are variable depending on the method - although in general all fees are 0.19% with a $20 minimum.

Liquid is a blockchain platform that was created by the fintech company Quoine, that has a suite of blockchain powered financial services. Liquid is focused on providing liquidity to crypto industry. The platform offers a "worldbook" which is a multi-market order book that aggregates liquidity sources to one order book and supports trading in multiple currencies. Liquid has several features that are aimed at increasing the liquidity of crypto assets. The platform includes smart order routing, a currency conversion engine, fiat management, and other trading tools. Liquid is powered by the QASH token, which was released in an ICO that raised $105 million.

HitBTC is an exchange for advanced traders that was founded in 2015. It has one of the largest selection of currency pairings and is a very good exchange for technical traders. Unfortunately, the trading platform has a variety of detailed features that can be intimidating to newer users that aren’t familiar with them.
They have a very good record on security and provide a variety of options to secure accounts, including two factor authentication.
Trading fees vary depending on whether the order is executed immediately or not (.01%-0.1%). There are also no fiat deposit or withdrawal options, making cashing in more difficult.
HitBTC offers a number of trading tools aimed at experienced technical traders. The hundreds of coin pairings and advanced charting tools, allow traders to better take advantage of market opportunities,