Guys, which crypto to crypto exchange will you recommend? I was looking at Poloniex, but I want to explore more options...
Honestly, I just pulled everything out of polo. Here's the primary reason: their deposit contracts on both eth and etc are wonky. Under stress, they don't seem to allocate enough gas to smaller transactions. So, for example, last week I had to keep mining etc to get to the threshold where their contract would allocate enough gas to get the transaction through to my actual account (in this case I think it was 9 etc). I have had the same thing happen with eth. And, I have had similar issues on the withdrawal side. TLDR: You get your money eventually, but it may take some time and frustration. (never did get an answer to any ticket raised about this either).
I use gemini to convert straight to fiat if I need to (it's US based and regulated in NY), but I don't think they are available outside the US or in every US state.
For alts like etc, I've switched to bittrex even though they have higher fees and a basically unusable interface (if you are trying to trade).
I was with polo for a long time trading, but the recent issues make me too nervous to keep any money there. So, I'm just not trading and only mining. So, user interface is not that important to me now.