Crypto trading is dominated by increasingly complex supply side systems dominated by middlemen. The intelligent investor knows where capital is being sourced from in order to gain the most from trades. Commission extraction is a function of the number of intermediaries between a buyer and actual supply of capital. Follow these best practice tips to better your trades: do not buy from an OTC desk that only sources from another desk. Buy from the desk with access to multiple exchanges or desks using algorithmic trading systems. If buying from a proprietary desk, know if they are supplying your buy and the associated costs. Proprietary immediacy costs extra. The more intelligent investors make the best orders, the more the market matures and the more traditional money enters the space.