UNUS SED LEO vs HitBTC vs Bithumb
What problem does this service solve?
UNUS SED LEO aims to increase the transparency of how revenues from Bitfinex, Tether, and its related entities are allocated. | HitBTC is an exchange for advanced traders that was founded in 2015. It has one of the largest selections of currency pairings and is a very good option for technical traders. It has one of the largest trading volumes in the industry. | Bithumb is a top 30 exchange and the largest exchange in South Korea. |
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Company Description
UNUS SED LEO is an initiative started by Bitfinex that is focused on increasing the exchange's transparency. UNUS SED LEO means "one, but it's a lion" in Latin. The iniatative was created to increase the transparency of the exchange's finances, following a controversy related to the allocation of reserves from the stablecoin Tether, that was created by the same parent company as the Bitfinex exchange, iFinex. It is built around a token burning redemption mechanism which is tied to the parent company's revenues. Their dashboard provides insights into the fees that are collected, and the LEO tokens that are burned. | 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. | Bithumb is the biggest Korean crypto exchange. It is a top 30 exchange by trading volume and it is one of the most significant blockchain companies in South Korea. In June, 2018, Bithumb was hacked and around $870,000 in bitcoin were stolen from customers. |