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Blockchain · Service Crypto exchange development
CEX and DEX development: matching engine, wallets and custody, KYC and AML, liquidity, admin tools, and a security review before launch.
In short
A crypto exchange lets users buy, sell and trade digital assets. A centralised exchange (CEX) holds user funds and matches orders on its own servers; a decentralised exchange (DEX) settles trades through smart contracts while users keep their keys. We build both, and we treat custody, compliance and security as the core of the product rather than features added at the end.
- How to engage
- Product build, Security review
- Practice
- Blockchain
Signs this is the right service
- You are launching an exchange, a brokerage or a trading feature inside an existing app.
- A white-label exchange cannot do what your market, licence or users need.
- You need fiat on-ramps, KYC and AML checks that satisfy your regulator.
- An existing exchange needs better security, custody or performance before it grows.
What you get
Trading core
Order books and a matching engine for a CEX, or swap and liquidity contracts for a DEX, with market, limit and stop orders as required.
Wallets and custody
Hot and cold wallet separation, withdrawal limits and approvals, and multi-signature or MPC custody chosen with you.
Compliance
KYC and AML provider integration, transaction monitoring hooks, and the reports your licence requires.
Fiat and liquidity
Fiat on and off ramps and connections to liquidity providers so the order book is not empty on day one.
Admin and security
Back-office tools for operations and support, audit logs, and a security review of contracts and infrastructure before launch.
The process
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Licence and market first
Where you operate decides custody, KYC and reporting, so we start there with your legal advisers.
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Architecture
Matching, custody, wallets and compliance designed together, with a written threat model.
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Build and test
Load tests on the matching engine, invariant tests on contracts, and failure drills on withdrawals.
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Staged launch
Limited users and withdrawal caps first, raised as monitoring proves the system.
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Crypto exchange development: common questions
Should we build a CEX or a DEX?
- A CEX gives a familiar experience and fiat access but makes you the custodian, with the regulatory duties that brings. A DEX avoids custody but needs liquidity and careful contract security. The choice usually follows your licence and your users.
Is a white-label exchange enough?
- Sometimes. White-label is fast but limits what you can change and who controls the code. We build custom exchanges and can also extend or secure one you already run.
How do you keep user funds safe?
- Most funds in cold storage, withdrawals over set limits approved by more than one person, MPC or multi-signature custody, monitoring on every wallet, and a security review before launch.
Do you handle licensing?
- No — that is for your legal advisers. We build the KYC, AML and reporting your licence requires and work with your counsel on the details.
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Studio
Based in India and working remotely, with overlap hours agreed up front so your team always has a time to reach us.
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