{"id":17328,"date":"2024-06-30T22:36:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T02:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coincentral.com\/?p=17328"},"modified":"2024-07-01T17:36:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T21:36:34","slug":"uphold-exchange-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coincentral.com\/uphold-exchange-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Uphold Exchange Review: Can You Trust Uphold with Your Crypto? (Updated 2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Uphold has developed a unique exchange for trading both digital and physical assets since its official launch in 2015. It\u2019s one of the few crypto exchanges that also supports commodity and forex trading. It\u2019s also one of the first financial service companies to share its reserve holdings in real-time publicly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our Uphold review explores everything you need to know about the company\u2019s history, the exchange\u2019s utility, how to best use the exchange, a signup bonus, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Uphold Exchange Key Information<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Project Type<\/td>\nCryptocurrency Exchange<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beginner Friendly<\/td>\nYes<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mobile App<\/td>\nYes<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Company Location<\/td>\nUnited States<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Availability<\/td>\n184+ countries, 30+ currencies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Company Launch<\/td>\n2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cryptocurrencies Supported<\/td>\n250+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fees<\/td>\nAbove Average<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Community Trust<\/td>\nGreat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Site<\/td>\nVisit Uphold<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

About the Uphold Company: Diving into the Cryptocurrency Exchange\u2019s History<\/span><\/h2>\n

Launched in 2014 under the name Bitreserve as a Bitcoin trading platform, <\/span>Uphold<\/span><\/a> has established its reputation as a scandal-free functional exchange through multiple bull and bear cycles. It shares this standing with exchanges like Kraken (founded 2011), Coinbase (founded 2012), and Gemini (founded 2015).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Uphold is a relatively lesser-known exchange compared to its graduating class, which strikes us as strange given the resume of its founder, Halsey Minor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Halsey Minor<\/span><\/a> is best known for also founding CNET, an early blog covering computers and software largely considered a pioneer in profitable blogging. Between 1995 and 2000, CNET was one of the top fifteen largest websites in the world based on traffic and generated billions of dollars in revenue. Minor is also credited with foundering or co-founder companies such as Salesforce, Google Voice, OpenDNS, E! Online, NBCi, and Vignette.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to Uphold, Minor launched cryptocurrency companies like Live Planet and Vivid Labs, both of which involve tokenizing computing power, video, and NFTs. We interviewed Minor in 2018 about Live Planet and his thoughts on cryptocurrency.<\/span><\/p>\n