(Most links here are referral links.)
Earning
Cointiply is a reliable site to get paid for offers, surveys and so on. They pay in BTC, DASH, LTC or DOGE. Minimum $5 for BTC, $3 for the others.
Deservve pays in dollars for surveys, social follows, book reviews and beta reading. You can withdraw from there to Cointiply instantly, effectively converting to crypto.
TrustDice has a reliable faucet with claims every 6 hours. Takes 4-6 months to hit payout (assuming 2-3 claims per day) but you don’t have to gamble or do anything except claim. They do BTC, ETH, LTC, DOGE, USDT and a bunch of other options (not swappable on-site, so choose and stick with one until payout).
BitcoinAliens run two faucets on mobile only: one for BCH and one for LTC. Completely reliable, automatic weekly payouts. But avoid their offerwalls because they pay really badly and you can do the same offers at Cointiply for more money!
Trading
I trade on MEXC. I’m also on StakeCube (with caveats).
MEXC requires KYC in most countries (though see Banking, below). SC does not.
MEXC no longer serves EEA users (blame MiCA) and recommends Kraken (which requires KYC).
MEXC has the lowest trading fees I’ve seen.
My picks for the best cryptos for 2026, the ones I hope are going to gain the most (in detail here) are: ADA, ALGO, AVAX, DOGE, GRT, LINK, PUMP, SHIB and SUI.
Copy Trading
I have stopped Copy Trading because it tends to lose large amounts very quickly.
The lead traders I followed were: Scalp daily as routine, Mexctrader-hLvmC0 and uRich Copy Trade.
I used Smart Ratio on them all and only change the margin settings to follow their lead.
Banking
I bank BTC, ETH, SOL and XAUT at MEXC and DASH at StakeCube.
I don’t bank stablecoins.
MEXC requires KYC for some offerings.
My requirements and strategy are here.
Both offer “hold to earn” banking, where you get automatic interest on whatever’s in your Spot and/or Futures wallet. Spot earning at MEXC requires KYC and works on most cryptos; Futures earning doesn’t but only applies to USDT, USDC and USDE.
StakeCube’s “hold to earn” works even when you have your coins listed for trade, and on their DASH debt token.