Poloniex is the main exchange platform for altcoins, but it is apparently way too weak to handle volumes of the last couple of days. On top of that, Polo is not prepared to fight DDoS attacks whatsoever. It crashed like 3-4 times in 2 days. That's brutal.

Is Bittrex any better? I am considering leaving Polo for good until it fixes those problems.

My Stellar story:

1 - I smelled money

I bought myself into STR just before the pump for 0.45 BTC. I knew that the end was near, but I figured I would go for it on a short run to make some fast profits.

2- To the m00n

I won't lie, I was happy to see the price skyrocketing faster than my wildest dreams. I wanted to sell it at 4.3k first, but it just kept going. In 10 seconds it was 4.5k already. I was like "should I sell?" but the price kept growing. I was already ordering myself a lambo on Ebay when I pressed "sell" at 4.8k.

3- The ball dropped. Polo crashed. Me too.

My order was not placed... obviously. That was a freaking awkward moment to see the system crashing right before my order. I was 3 seconds too late... And my money was gone. Anger and frustration took over.

This one minute was a roller coaster to me. The only problem that Polo had problems with the carousel, so I crashed right into a freaking wall without any chances to save myself.

4- Reality hit hard

Every bubble explodes. Sadly, STR exploded right into my face. I had to settle for 0.2 BTC loss instead of 0.12 BTC profit. What can I say? Classic DDoS + dump scheme destroyed me.

It is funny now but I must say that it was a very hard hit to me. It was sad to lose money because of the stupid system.

Trading tip:

Take everything into consideration and don't be FOMO. Believe me, it sucks to be a bagholder.

Also, let me know what is the best alts exchange platform? Polo is def the most popular, but maybe there is something better? I just don't like the idea of losing $500 just because of some stupid crashes.