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I am wondering about a question related to this post. According to bitcoinity, the number of bitcoin-trades at major exchanges per minute is roughly 400. However, as also pointed out by @eponymous in this answer, this number exceeds the trades which are verified on the bitcoin blockchain by far. However, how should I trust exchanges who do not provide real transactions in the sense that bitcoins are moved to my wallet? Is there a documentation on which exchanges provide this service and what exactly happens if I trade, say, USD versus BTC on a exchange which is not settling the trade on the blockchain?