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If you're in the US it might pay to open accounts on multiple exchanges because they often go down at the worst possible moment.

That's a good idea, what do you recommend besides Coinbase, Bitstamp and Kraken?

In terms of volume Poloniex and Bitfinex are popular but there are plenty of others
https://www.cryptocoincharts.info/markets/info

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