If you interested in investing in Ethereum or bitcoin one of the most painful processes is funding your exchange. I have tried accounts on many of the major exchanges (Kraken, QuadrigaCX, Poloniexetc) and one thing I have learned is that time is money and funding can take what feels like an eternity when you're watching the crypto currencies climb.
The major issues I faced with funding were fees and time. To mitigate both I found the best combination was:
- Sign up with QuadrigaCX as funding via Bank Wire was faster than other exchanges and they offer other instant or next day funding options. QuadrigaCX is a quality Canadian exchange and you can find out more and signup here with my referral code: https://www.quadrigacx.com/?ref=ra6t4tnx5o493vzohepis02j
With QuadrigaCX you have more options to fund via bank wire (FREE NO FEES) with a turnaround time of 2-3 days. You can also fund very quickly using INTERAC Online (1.5% fee) direct bank transfers (1% fee). The fees may sound like a lot but now I don't even hesitate as I've realized the way the crypto currency is moving a bank wire can end up costing me far more than 1.5% in missed growth in my portfolio.
- Choosing a bank that allows for convenient and fast funding. I had issues with my PC Financial account as well as my BMO account. I have colleagues who have had a hard time with TD as well. Bank wires can take up to 3 days in my experience (with BMO) and the wire fees are steep. My BMO account rejected INTERAC payments which was a huge let down. Untimely I settled on Tangerine no fee banking.
Tangerine is a great choice in combination with QuadrigaCX as they allow for INTERAC Online payments for a small fee (1.5%) and next day Direct Bank Transfers for 1%. Like I said time is money and these fees are small when they enable you to get into your investment days ahead. Tangerine has a great web interface and a really nice Android app (i haven't seen iOS yet but I'm sure it's good too).
As an added bonus Tangerine will deposit $50 into your new account once you fund it to give you more crypto purchasing power by creating your Tangerine account using this referral code 49542809S1
Happy investing.