Which links earn us money
Buttons like "Check price," "Open account," and "Visit" on our
exchange,
wallet, and
ETF pages may be affiliate links. When you click one and make a purchase or open an account, the company pays us a referral fee. The price you pay is identical either way — the commission comes out of the company's marketing budget, not your pocket.
How you can tell
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What commissions never buy
Scores, rankings, "best of" placements, or softer criticism. Our review process is documented in full at
How we review — commissions are not an input to it. Several products we rank highly pay us nothing; several that pay us rank below them.
Sponsored content
Occasionally we publish content a company paid for. When we do, it's labeled "Sponsored" at the top, styled visibly differently from editorial, and never written by our review team. Sponsors get no say in our news coverage or reviews.
Our own holdings
We hold bitcoin — testing wallets and exchanges requires it, and we believe in doing our homework with real stakes. We do not hold positions in the exchange or ETF companies we review, and staff may not trade around our coverage.
Questions
This disclosure is required by the FTC's endorsement guides — and it's also just how we'd want to be treated. If anything is unclear, email us: hello@bitcoinalmanack.com.