Mikko Mikailov

Mikko Mikailov

Senior reviewer, financial products

Mikko has been writing about money since 2015, covering payment services, trading platforms and crypto for readers in several markets. He leads exchange and wallet reviews at CryptoInfoBase.

Mikko started out as a copywriter in 2015 and soon specialised in financial products: bank accounts, payment apps, brokers, and later crypto exchanges and wallets. Over the years he has written for audiences in different countries, which taught him how much the same product can change from one market to the next. Fees, licences, supported coins and even customer support often depend on where you live.

At CryptoInfoBase he covers exchanges, wallets and the bigger coins. His reviews start with the paperwork most people skip: fee schedules, terms of service, licence registers and security disclosures. From there he works through user reviews, community discussions and video walkthroughs to see how a product holds up in daily use, and where people keep running into problems.

What he focuses on

  • Exchange fees, spreads and withdrawal costs, and how they compare in practice
  • Security track records, custody arrangements and proof-of-reserves reporting
  • Wallet usability for people who are new to self-custody
  • How products differ for readers in the US, UK, Canada and Australia

Mikko writes to explain, not to sell. You will not find buy or sell calls, price targets or portfolio tips in his work.

You can reach him through the contact page.

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