Pocket Universe is a browser extension that sits in front of your wallet and simulates Web3 transactions before you sign. Plain-English preview of what assets move, plus warnings on drainers, fake listings, honeypot NFTs, and sketchy approvals. Not a wallet. Never asks for your seed. Works with MetaMask and other browser wallets. Free to install. Monetized with ~0.8% fees on certain DEX/aggregator routes and optional Pro coverage (up to ~$30k per eligible loss, claim rules apply). Acquired by Kerberus in 2025. Desktop browsers only.

Revoke.cash is a wallet-hygiene and scam-protection stack: a web dashboard to inspect and revoke token approvals across 100+ networks, plus a browser extension (Revoke Sidekick) that warns before you sign. Started 2019. Core job is killing leftover ERC-20 / NFT / Permit2 allowances that let drainers pull funds without your seed. Extension now adds tx simulation, phishing/ad warnings, and address-poisoning flags (Fairside partnership). Free Lite tier; paid Standard / Premium / Ultimate for deeper coverage and auto-revoke. Preventative only. Cannot un-steal money already gone.

Rainbow is a self-custody Ethereum / EVM wallet built for people who want crypto to feel less like spreadsheet software. Mobile-first (iOS/Android), browser extension later. Strong NFT gallery, L2s out of the box (Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Zora, and more), swaps, bridges, ENS. Open source. ~0.85% fee on in-app swaps. No Bitcoin, no Solana. Best “pretty and usable” EVM wallet, not the deepest DeFi power tool or the widest multichain kitchen sink.

Safe{Wallet} (formerly Gnosis Safe) is the standard smart-contract multisig for Ethereum and EVM chains. Not a MetaMask clone. Your Safe is an onchain account controlled by M-of-N owners (e.g. 2-of-3, 3-of-5). Used for DAO treasuries, protocol ops, and high-value self-custody. Modules, spending limits, batching, Safe Apps. Open source. No product license fee. You pay gas. Secures on the order of $100B+ AUM in ecosystem claims. EVM-only. Misconfigured signers or shady modules can still wreck you.

OKX Wallet is OKX’s self-custody Web3 app, not the OKX exchange balance. Mobile + browser extension (+ Telegram mini-app). 100–130+ chains, built-in DEX aggregator (Easy / Advanced / Meme modes), bridges, NFTs, DeFi earn, and an onchain data terminal. Seed or (legacy) MPC “keyless” setups. Strong as a multichain trading / dApp hub. Hot wallet. Swap UI fees often 0–0.5%+ on top of DEX costs. Exchange brand and geo limits are the trust baggage.

Exodus is a self-custody multichain wallet famous for looking good and being easy. Real desktop app (Windows, Mac, Linux) plus mobile and a browser extension. Hold, send, stake, NFTs, in-app swaps across 50+ networks / hundreds of curated assets. Keys stay on your device behind a 12-word seed. Best Trezor pairing in the category turns Exodus into a pretty front end for cold storage. Closed-source. Swap spreads often run ~2–5%. Everyday portfolio wallet, not a vault or a cheap DEX terminal.

Coinbase Wallet is Coinbase’s self-custody product, not the Coinbase exchange. You hold the keys. Mobile + browser extension for the classic seed-phrase wallet; newer Smart Wallet / Base Account uses passkeys and ERC-4337 instead of 12 words. Strong Base / Ethereum / L2 path, plus Solana and Bitcoin on the classic app. Easy hop from a Coinbase exchange balance into onchain dApps. Hot wallet. In-app swaps often ~1%. Coinbase cannot reset a lost seed or passkey backup.

Rabby is a DeBank-built, open-source self-custody wallet for Ethereum and 100+ EVM chains. Browser extension first, plus desktop and mobile. The killer feature is pre-sign transaction simulation: you see balance changes, approvals, and risk flags before Confirm. Auto network switching, approval revoke tools, scam-site warnings, Ledger/Trezor pairing. Built-in swap fee about 0.25% (cheaper than MetaMask’s ~0.875%). EVM-only. No Solana, no Bitcoin. Hot wallet made for people who actually sign DeFi txs every week.

Pocket Universe is a browser extension that sits in front of your wallet and simulates Web3 transactions before you sign. Plain-English preview of what assets move, plus warnings on drainers, fake listings, honeypot NFTs, and sketchy approvals. Not a wallet. Never asks for your seed. Works with MetaMask and other browser wallets. Free to install. Monetized with ~0.8% fees on certain DEX/aggregator routes and optional Pro coverage (up to ~$30k per eligible loss, claim rules apply). Acquired by Kerberus in 2025. Desktop browsers only.

Revoke.cash is a wallet-hygiene and scam-protection stack: a web dashboard to inspect and revoke token approvals across 100+ networks, plus a browser extension (Revoke Sidekick) that warns before you sign. Started 2019. Core job is killing leftover ERC-20 / NFT / Permit2 allowances that let drainers pull funds without your seed. Extension now adds tx simulation, phishing/ad warnings, and address-poisoning flags (Fairside partnership). Free Lite tier; paid Standard / Premium / Ultimate for deeper coverage and auto-revoke. Preventative only. Cannot un-steal money already gone.

Rainbow is a self-custody Ethereum / EVM wallet built for people who want crypto to feel less like spreadsheet software. Mobile-first (iOS/Android), browser extension later. Strong NFT gallery, L2s out of the box (Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Zora, and more), swaps, bridges, ENS. Open source. ~0.85% fee on in-app swaps. No Bitcoin, no Solana. Best “pretty and usable” EVM wallet, not the deepest DeFi power tool or the widest multichain kitchen sink.

Safe{Wallet} (formerly Gnosis Safe) is the standard smart-contract multisig for Ethereum and EVM chains. Not a MetaMask clone. Your Safe is an onchain account controlled by M-of-N owners (e.g. 2-of-3, 3-of-5). Used for DAO treasuries, protocol ops, and high-value self-custody. Modules, spending limits, batching, Safe Apps. Open source. No product license fee. You pay gas. Secures on the order of $100B+ AUM in ecosystem claims. EVM-only. Misconfigured signers or shady modules can still wreck you.

OKX Wallet is OKX’s self-custody Web3 app, not the OKX exchange balance. Mobile + browser extension (+ Telegram mini-app). 100–130+ chains, built-in DEX aggregator (Easy / Advanced / Meme modes), bridges, NFTs, DeFi earn, and an onchain data terminal. Seed or (legacy) MPC “keyless” setups. Strong as a multichain trading / dApp hub. Hot wallet. Swap UI fees often 0–0.5%+ on top of DEX costs. Exchange brand and geo limits are the trust baggage.

Exodus is a self-custody multichain wallet famous for looking good and being easy. Real desktop app (Windows, Mac, Linux) plus mobile and a browser extension. Hold, send, stake, NFTs, in-app swaps across 50+ networks / hundreds of curated assets. Keys stay on your device behind a 12-word seed. Best Trezor pairing in the category turns Exodus into a pretty front end for cold storage. Closed-source. Swap spreads often run ~2–5%. Everyday portfolio wallet, not a vault or a cheap DEX terminal.

Coinbase Wallet is Coinbase’s self-custody product, not the Coinbase exchange. You hold the keys. Mobile + browser extension for the classic seed-phrase wallet; newer Smart Wallet / Base Account uses passkeys and ERC-4337 instead of 12 words. Strong Base / Ethereum / L2 path, plus Solana and Bitcoin on the classic app. Easy hop from a Coinbase exchange balance into onchain dApps. Hot wallet. In-app swaps often ~1%. Coinbase cannot reset a lost seed or passkey backup.

Rabby is a DeBank-built, open-source self-custody wallet for Ethereum and 100+ EVM chains. Browser extension first, plus desktop and mobile. The killer feature is pre-sign transaction simulation: you see balance changes, approvals, and risk flags before Confirm. Auto network switching, approval revoke tools, scam-site warnings, Ledger/Trezor pairing. Built-in swap fee about 0.25% (cheaper than MetaMask’s ~0.875%). EVM-only. No Solana, no Bitcoin. Hot wallet made for people who actually sign DeFi txs every week.

Kraken is the security-first exchange people mean when they say “I actually trust leaving size here.” Online since 2011, never lost customer funds to a classic exchange hack, early on proof-of-reserves, and properly regulated in places that matter (U.S., UK, EU rails). Fees aren’t Binance-cheap on day one instant buys are expensive, Pro is the real venue but versus Coinbase it’s often the sharper regulated pick. Spot, staking, margin/futures where allowed, and a growing TradFi crossover for eligible users.

Crypto.com is less a pure exchange and more a consumer crypto ecosystem polished mobile app, Visa debit card with CRO cashback, Earn/staking, plus a separate Exchange order book for people who actually trade. App buys look easy and cost more (spread + card fees). Exchange fees start higher than Binance unless you stake CRO, then they get competitive. Strong licensing footprint; rewards and fees are glued to locking CRO. Great for spend-and-earn users, average for fee-obsessed day traders who won’t touch the token.

Gate is the veteran altcoin warehouse of crypto exchanges online since 2013, with one of the widest token catalogues of any major CEX. Spot fees are middling (often around 0.1–0.2% before GT/VIP cuts), futures are more competitive, and the Startup/pre-market rails are why hunters show up early. The UI is busy, long-tail liquidity can be thin, and plenty of countries are blocked. Use it to find coins not as your only forever vault.

Bitget is a trader-first crypto exchange that made its name on copy trading and cheap perpetual futures, then bolted on solid spot, bots, and Earn so you don’t need three apps. Base spot fees sit at 0.10% (about 0.08% with BGB); futures start around 0.02%/0.06%. Big Protection Fund and monthly proof-of-reserves help the trust pitch. Not for U.S. users, not a simple buy-and-hold bank on-ramp — it’s for people who actually click trade.

KuCoin is still the altcoin-hunter exchange most people mean when they say “lots of coins, decent fees, bots included.” Roughly a thousand-plus assets, spot and perps, free grid/DCA bots, and KCS discounts that pull spot fees from 0.10% down toward 0.08%. The platform got more compliance-heavy after U.S. legal pressure — mandatory KYC now, U.S. users withdrawal-only — so the old “anonymous KuCoin” vibe is gone. For non-U.S. traders who want breadth without Binance’s brand tax, it remains a workhorse.

Binance is a leading cryptocurrency exchange for buying, selling, and trading Bitcoin, Ethereum, and digital assets with advanced tools and global market access.

Coinbase is a U.S.-based crypto exchange built for people who want to buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other coins without wrestling with a complicated platform. It’s publicly listed (NASDAQ: COIN), heavily regulated, and widely treated as one of the safer on-ramps from bank money into crypto. The catch is cost — the default buy button is pricey — but Advanced Trade brings fees back into a more normal range if you bother to switch.

MEXC is the exchange people open when they want a new altcoin early and don’t want to bleed fees doing it. Spot maker fees often sit at 0%, takers around 0.05%, with futures priced just as aggressively and the catalogue runs into the thousands of tokens. It’s built for active traders chasing listings and leverage, not for anyone who needs Coinbase-level regulation or a simple buy-and-forget vault. Use it to trade, then move size off when you’re done.

Orca is a Solana DEX known for a clean swap UI and Whirlpools, its concentrated liquidity pools. You connect a wallet, trade SPL tokens, or LP inside a price range for higher fee potential. It feels simpler than Raydium’s product pile. Security track record is solid for Solana DeFi. Liquidity on majors is strong and Jupiter routes through it often. Memecoin chaos and launchpad sprawl are more Raydium/Pump territory. Good for clean swaps and serious LPs. Not a full launchpad casino.

Aerodrome is the main DEX on Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum L2. You swap tokens, provide liquidity, and (if you lock AERO) vote on which pools get weekly rewards. It uses a ve(3,3) setup: lock AERO for veAERO, direct emissions, and collect fees plus bribes from the pools you back. Deepest liquidity on Base for a lot of pairs. Cheap gas. The model is powerful and confusing. Built for LPs and governors more than one-click beginners.

Raydium is one of Solana’s main decentralized exchanges. You swap from liquidity pools, provide LP, farm yields, and launch tokens through LaunchLab. It is not just a swap button. CPMM covers simple full-range pools. CLMM is concentrated liquidity for active LPs. Jupiter and wallets often route through Raydium without you noticing. Deep Solana liquidity and launch tools are the draw. Scam tokens, IL, and a busy UI are the cost of entry.

Uniswap is the big dog of decentralized exchanges. You connect a wallet, swap tokens from a liquidity pool, and keep custody yourself. No account signup, no bank KYC for the protocol itself. It started on Ethereum in 2018 and now runs across many chains and L2s. V2 is the simple pool model. V3 lets LPs aim liquidity at a price range. V4 adds programmable “hooks” so pools can behave in custom ways. Deepest on-chain liquidity for majors. Gas, scams, and LP complexity are the tax you pay for that freedom.

PumpSwap is Pump.fun’s own Solana DEX for tokens that finish the bonding curve and “graduate.” Instead of shipping those coins to Raydium like before, liquidity moves straight into a PumpSwap pool. It’s a basic constant-product AMM (same style as Uniswap v2), built for memecoin trading after launch. Fees are much lower than the bonding-curve phase. Most coins are still pure speculation. Great for pump.fun traders. Useless if you want blue-chip DeFi.

Meteora is a Solana DEX built for people who provide liquidity — not just click swap. Its main tool, DLMM, lets you park tokens in specific price “bins,” earn fees when trades hit those bins, and watch fees rise when markets get wild. A lot of Solana volume actually routes through Meteora via aggregators like Jupiter even if you never open the site. Great for active LPs and token launches. Rough for beginners who treat farming APR like free money.

Jito is Solana’s main MEV / block-ordering stack plus the largest liquid staking pool on the chain. Stake SOL, get JitoSOL, earn base staking rewards plus a cut of tips and priority fees from validators running Jito software. Separate product layers: Block Engine / BAM for auctions and block building, TipRouter for on-chain tip distribution, Jito Restaking (NCNs) for optional extra yield and extra risk. JTO is governance, not the yield token. Solana-native infrastructure play more than a generic “DeFi farm.”

Maple Finance is onchain institutional credit: deposit stables, get lent to KYC’d trading firms and market makers against overcollateralized crypto (custodied offchain), earn the spread as yield. Retail front door is Syrup (syrupUSDC / syrupUSDT receipt tokens). Institutional side is permissioned pools and borrower tooling. Not Aave. Credit risk and withdrawal queues matter. Rebuilt hard after 2022 uncollateralized defaults. SYRUP is the governance token (ex-MPL).

JustLend DAO is the main lending protocol on TRON. Think Compound V2 style money markets: supply TRX and TRC20 assets (USDT is the big one), earn variable interest, borrow against collateral, get liquidated if you slip. Same app also does one-click TRX liquid staking (sTRX) and TRON Energy rental, which is why a lot of TRON users live here even when they are not looping loans. Huge TVL relative to the rest of TRON DeFi. JST is the governance / buyback token. Tied hard to TRON liquidity, USDT-TRC20 flows, and Justin Sun ecosystem politics.

Spark is the lending and savings front end of Sky (formerly MakerDAO). SparkLend looks a lot like Aave V3 because it is an Aave V3 fork tuned for DAI/USDS liquidity. You supply collateral, borrow stables, or park USDS in savings wrappers (sUSDS / older sDAI) that earn the Sky Savings Rate. Sky can mint liquidity into Spark via D3M-style modules, which often keeps USDS borrow rates competitive. Big TVL. Tightly tied to Sky governance and stablecoin health. Not a standalone money market in spirit.

EigenCloud (perv. EigenLayer) is Ethereum’s main restaking marketplace. You take already-staked ETH (or LSTs like stETH) and opt that capital into securing extra services called AVSs, for extra rewards and extra slashing risk. Operators run the software. Most people touch it through liquid restaking tokens (ether.fi and peers). Dominant restaking TVL. Infrastructure play, not a simple savings APY. Slashing is live. Complexity is the tax.

Hyperliquid is a perpetual futures DEX that feels closer to Binance than to Uniswap. It runs on its own high-speed chain with a real onchain order book, sub-second fills, and no gas on each trade once you are bridged in. Self-custody wallet trading, deep BTC/ETH books, high leverage. HYPE is the ecosystem token for fees and staking discounts. Best onchain perps venue for active traders in 2026. Not for beginners. Validator concentration and liquidation risk are the real costs of that speed.

Pendle is a DeFi yield marketplace. It takes a yield-bearing asset (stETH, sUSDe, aUSDC, and similar), wraps it, and splits it into PT (principal) and YT (future yield). Buy PT at a discount and hold to maturity for a fixed APY in the underlying. Buy YT if you want leveraged bets on that yield (and points/airdrops). Custom AMM prices the rates. Powerful interest-rate tooling. Easy to misuse. Not a simple “deposit and chill” farm.

Morpho is a DeFi lending stack built in two layers. Morpho Blue is a tiny, mostly immutable engine for isolated loan markets. MetaMorpho vaults sit on top so curators pick markets and you just deposit for yield. Think “Aave-like deposit UX” with less shared-pool contagion and often tighter rates. TVL sits in the multi-billion range and trails only Aave among pure lenders. You trade DAO risk-parameter theater for curator-selection homework.

Rainbow is a self-custody Ethereum / EVM wallet built for people who want crypto to feel less like spreadsheet software. Mobile-first (iOS/Android), browser extension later. Strong NFT gallery, L2s out of the box (Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Zora, and more), swaps, bridges, ENS. Open source. ~0.85% fee on in-app swaps. No Bitcoin, no Solana. Best “pretty and usable” EVM wallet, not the deepest DeFi power tool or the widest multichain kitchen sink.

Safe{Wallet} (formerly Gnosis Safe) is the standard smart-contract multisig for Ethereum and EVM chains. Not a MetaMask clone. Your Safe is an onchain account controlled by M-of-N owners (e.g. 2-of-3, 3-of-5). Used for DAO treasuries, protocol ops, and high-value self-custody. Modules, spending limits, batching, Safe Apps. Open source. No product license fee. You pay gas. Secures on the order of $100B+ AUM in ecosystem claims. EVM-only. Misconfigured signers or shady modules can still wreck you.

OKX Wallet is OKX’s self-custody Web3 app, not the OKX exchange balance. Mobile + browser extension (+ Telegram mini-app). 100–130+ chains, built-in DEX aggregator (Easy / Advanced / Meme modes), bridges, NFTs, DeFi earn, and an onchain data terminal. Seed or (legacy) MPC “keyless” setups. Strong as a multichain trading / dApp hub. Hot wallet. Swap UI fees often 0–0.5%+ on top of DEX costs. Exchange brand and geo limits are the trust baggage.

Exodus is a self-custody multichain wallet famous for looking good and being easy. Real desktop app (Windows, Mac, Linux) plus mobile and a browser extension. Hold, send, stake, NFTs, in-app swaps across 50+ networks / hundreds of curated assets. Keys stay on your device behind a 12-word seed. Best Trezor pairing in the category turns Exodus into a pretty front end for cold storage. Closed-source. Swap spreads often run ~2–5%. Everyday portfolio wallet, not a vault or a cheap DEX terminal.

Coinbase Wallet is Coinbase’s self-custody product, not the Coinbase exchange. You hold the keys. Mobile + browser extension for the classic seed-phrase wallet; newer Smart Wallet / Base Account uses passkeys and ERC-4337 instead of 12 words. Strong Base / Ethereum / L2 path, plus Solana and Bitcoin on the classic app. Easy hop from a Coinbase exchange balance into onchain dApps. Hot wallet. In-app swaps often ~1%. Coinbase cannot reset a lost seed or passkey backup.

Rabby is a DeBank-built, open-source self-custody wallet for Ethereum and 100+ EVM chains. Browser extension first, plus desktop and mobile. The killer feature is pre-sign transaction simulation: you see balance changes, approvals, and risk flags before Confirm. Auto network switching, approval revoke tools, scam-site warnings, Ledger/Trezor pairing. Built-in swap fee about 0.25% (cheaper than MetaMask’s ~0.875%). EVM-only. No Solana, no Bitcoin. Hot wallet made for people who actually sign DeFi txs every week.

Trezor is the original hardware wallet brand (SatoshiLabs, Czech Republic, since 2014). Keys stay offline on the device; you approve sends on the screen. Current lineup is Safe 3 / Safe 5 / Safe 7, managed through Trezor Suite. Open-source firmware is the main pitch versus Ledger. Shamir multi-share backups, passphrase wallets, CoinJoin and Tor for Bitcoin privacy. Strong for BTC/ETH self-custody. Weaker than Ledger on some altcoin / Solana convenience and mobile Bluetooth history (Safe 7 closes that gap).

Ledger is the mainstream hardware wallet brand: a physical device that keeps private keys inside a Secure Element chip so signing happens offline, not in a browser. Pair with Ledger Live (rebranded Ledger Wallet app) for balances, sends, swaps, staking, and dApp connect. Lineup runs Nano S Plus / Nano X / Nano Gen5 through Flex and Stax touchscreens. Broad coin support. Closed-source SE firmware and optional Ledger Recover still divide the community. Device security is strong; phishing and user error still drain people.

Pocket Universe is a browser extension that sits in front of your wallet and simulates Web3 transactions before you sign. Plain-English preview of what assets move, plus warnings on drainers, fake listings, honeypot NFTs, and sketchy approvals. Not a wallet. Never asks for your seed. Works with MetaMask and other browser wallets. Free to install. Monetized with ~0.8% fees on certain DEX/aggregator routes and optional Pro coverage (up to ~$30k per eligible loss, claim rules apply). Acquired by Kerberus in 2025. Desktop browsers only.

Revoke.cash is a wallet-hygiene and scam-protection stack: a web dashboard to inspect and revoke token approvals across 100+ networks, plus a browser extension (Revoke Sidekick) that warns before you sign. Started 2019. Core job is killing leftover ERC-20 / NFT / Permit2 allowances that let drainers pull funds without your seed. Extension now adds tx simulation, phishing/ad warnings, and address-poisoning flags (Fairside partnership). Free Lite tier; paid Standard / Premium / Ultimate for deeper coverage and auto-revoke. Preventative only. Cannot un-steal money already gone.