Cryptocurrencies are mainly traded on Coinbase. Coinbase only allows trading on about four cryptocurrencies.
Trading on the thousands of other cryptocurrencies is often on less secure exchanges.
Getting a hardware wallet like Ledger Nano S (about $110) is needed to securely trade on these other exchanges.
The alternative cryptocurrencies that make the leap to the big exchanges then tend to have a run-up in prices.
In order to get ahead of the popular cryptocurrency trading you need to get a hardware wallet.

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