Bitstamp was formed in 2011, based out of Slovenia, and has multiple headquarters, both in New York and Luxembourg. Bitstamp has one of the lowest fee systems in the world, with 0.05% for international wire transfer, and imposes 0.09% on international withdrawals. It allows USD, EUR, Bitcoin, Litecoin, ethereum, ripple or bitcoin cash deposits, and withdrawals.
CoinbaseBased out of San Francisco, California, Coinbase is considered by many to be the most beginner-friendly exchange. It accomplishes this through its beautiful yet simple user interface. Coinbase is a brokerage, meaning that instead of buying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from other users, you are buying directly from Coinbase.