Every score on this site comes from the same repeatable process: our own money, our own accounts, documented tests, and criteria we publish in full below. Here's exactly how it works.
1
We buy it ourselves
Products are purchased at retail. When a company sends a review unit, we say so in the review — and it never affects the score.
2
We use it for real
Exchanges get real deposits, buys, and withdrawals. Wallets hold our own sats for 30+ days. No spec-sheet reviews, ever.
3
We break things on purpose
Seed-recovery drills, support tickets, locked accounts, fee edge cases. A product earns its score when something goes wrong.
4
We re-test on a schedule
Exchange fees re-verified monthly; wallets re-tested quarterly or on major firmware. Every review shows its last-updated date.
SCORINGWhat the numbers mean
Exchanges — five criteria, equally weighted
Ease of useonboarding to first buy, measured in minutes