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Exchange safety checklist
Use this worksheet before you register or deposit—especially if you plan to hold stablecoins in simple earn. It helps you avoid obvious beginner mistakes like trusting a lookalike domain or a headline APY without reading terms.
Pair it with How to choose a safe crypto exchange and How BitHunt scores exchanges.
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Official platform & account hygiene
Reduce phishing and account takeover risk before you send funds anywhere.
Reserves & transparency
Opaque custody is a core platform risk for passive earn users.
Security track record
Past behavior under pressure predicts how the next incident may be handled.
Liquidity & product fit
Depth and product simplicity affect how safely you can enter and exit positions.
Personal guardrails
No checklist replaces your own loss tolerance and time horizon.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this checklist financial or legal advice?
- No. It is an educational worksheet to help you research centralized exchanges before depositing. Laws, products, and risks vary by region and change over time.
- Why does BitHunt keep this in the browser only?
- So you can work through the list privately without creating an account. Clearing site data or using another device resets progress unless you copy the summary yourself.
- How does this relate to the Financial Safety Score?
- The score summarizes public signals into one number on exchange profiles. The checklist asks you to verify the underlying themes—reserves, incidents, liquidity, and product fit—before trusting any headline score.
- What should I do after completing the checklist?
- Open the exchange profile on BitHunt, read methodology pages you are unsure about, then compare beginner-friendly earn rates on the yield table if the platform still fits your risk tolerance.