Crypto exchange development
Exchange platforms built to keep up with the market.
We build centralised and hybrid crypto exchanges with a fast matching engine, secure wallet infrastructure, and the compliance and admin tooling operators need. Performance, custody, and auditability are designed together from the start.
- Low-latency matching engine
- Hot, warm, and cold wallet design
- KYC/AML provider integration
- Full admin and back-office tools
Exchange engineering
Speed, custody, and compliance in one platform.
An exchange is several demanding systems at once: a trading engine that must be fast and exact, a custody system that must protect funds, a ledger that must always balance, and a compliance layer that must satisfy regulators. Weakness in any one of them puts the whole business at risk.
We engineer each component with that in mind, using event-driven architecture, strict double-entry accounting, segregated wallet tiers, and extensive monitoring. Licensing, KYC/AML, and market rules differ by jurisdiction, so we design the platform to accommodate the requirements your legal and compliance advisers set.
Exchange services
Every component a trading platform needs.
Core trading, custody, compliance, and operations, built to work together under load.
01 Matching engine +
- Order book
- Limit and market orders
- Low latency
- Event sourcing
An in-memory order book and matching engine supporting common order types, with deterministic processing and replay for recovery.
02 Wallet and custody infrastructure +
- Hot and cold wallets
- MPC
- HSM
- Multisig
- Withdrawal controls
Hot, warm, and cold wallet tiers with automated sweeping, withdrawal limits, and multi-party approvals for large movements.
03 Ledger and balance accounting +
- Double-entry
- Reconciliation
- Audit trail
- Reporting
Double-entry internal ledger with continuous reconciliation between user balances, on-chain holdings, and trading records.
04 KYC/AML integration +
- Identity verification
- Sanctions screening
- Transaction monitoring
- Travel Rule
Integration with identity verification and transaction-monitoring providers chosen with your compliance team.
05 Trading interfaces and APIs +
- Trading UI
- Charts
- REST API
- WebSocket
- Mobile apps
Web and mobile trading screens with live charts, plus REST and WebSocket APIs for professional and algorithmic traders.
06 Admin and back office +
- Admin panel
- Role-based access
- Fee management
- Listings
Tools for user management, listings, fees, withdrawal approvals, support cases, and compliance reviews, with role-based access.
07 Liquidity and market connectivity +
- Liquidity providers
- Market makers
- FIX
- Risk limits
Connections to external liquidity providers and market makers, with risk limits and monitoring.
08 Security and operations +
- DDoS protection
- 2FA
- Monitoring
- Incident response
Infrastructure hardening, DDoS protection, real-time monitoring, and incident runbooks for a platform that never sleeps.
What you gain
An exchange your traders and regulators can trust.
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Fast, fair matching
Orders processed quickly and in a strict, verifiable sequence.
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Layered custody
Most funds kept offline, with strict controls on what moves online.
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Balances that reconcile
Continuous checks that internal ledgers match on-chain reality.
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Compliance-ready
KYC/AML workflows integrated to match your advisers' requirements.
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Operator control
Admin tools that give your team visibility and control over every function.
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Planning an exchange or upgrading an existing one? Book a free consultation with a senior engineer.
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Why Agleam Labs
Exchange engineering without shortcuts.
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How we work
A careful route to opening for trading.
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Requirements
We confirm markets, assets, jurisdictions, and compliance needs with you and your advisers.
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Architecture
We design the engine, ledger, custody, and integrations, with performance targets agreed.
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Build and test
We build in stages and run load, security, and reconciliation tests, plus independent security reviews.
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Launch and run
We launch with controlled limits and support operations, monitoring, and upgrades.
Agleam Labs in numbers
- Enterprise apps delivered
- 50+
- Enterprise apps delivered
- On-time delivery
- 99.8%
- On-time delivery
- Years of senior experience
- 10–30
- Years of senior experience
- Years of DevOps experience
- 20+
- Years of DevOps experience
- Technologies in production
- 20+
- Technologies in production
- Office, worldwide clients
- 1
- Office, worldwide clients
Technologies
A stack chosen for speed and safety.
The languages, data systems, and infrastructure we use for high-throughput trading platforms.
- Go
- Rust
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Java
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Node.js
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TypeScript
- Kafka
- Redis
- PostgreSQL
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React
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Flutter
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Kubernetes
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AWS
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Terraform
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Monitoring
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Security
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Networking
Industries
Trading platforms for financial businesses.
Exchanges, brokerages, and payment businesses adding digital-asset trading.
FinTech
Payment, lending, and transaction platforms for always-on financial operations.
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E-Commerce
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Telecom
Digital platforms, integrations, and service systems for continuous delivery.
Real estate management
Property platforms for portfolios, leasing, tenants, sales, and day-to-day operations.
Logistics
Platforms for fleets, shipments, warehouses, and connected supply-chain operations.
FAQs
Crypto exchange questions.
Straight answers about crypto exchange with Agleam Labs.
Talk to an expert
Tell us what you are working on. A senior engineer will reply with honest advice and a suggested next step.
Book a call →What does a crypto exchange platform include? + −
Typically a matching engine, user accounts, wallet and custody systems, an internal ledger, KYC/AML integration, trading interfaces and APIs, and an admin back office. We tailor the scope to your business model.
Can you build a decentralised or hybrid exchange? + −
Yes. Alongside centralised exchanges, we build hybrid models with off-chain matching and on-chain settlement, and on-chain AMM-based exchanges through our DeFi practice.
How do you protect user funds? + −
With layered custody: most funds in cold storage, limited hot-wallet balances, multi-party approvals for large withdrawals, and continuous reconciliation. We also recommend independent third-party security reviews. No system can be guaranteed secure, so incident response is planned in advance.
Do we need a licence to run an exchange? + −
In most jurisdictions, yes, and requirements for licensing, KYC/AML, and market conduct vary significantly. These must be confirmed with your legal and compliance advisers. We build the platform to meet the requirements they specify.
Which KYC/AML providers can you integrate? + −
We integrate with established identity verification, sanctions screening, and transaction-monitoring providers. The choice depends on your markets and your compliance team's preferences.
How long does it take to build an exchange? + −
It depends heavily on scope, number of assets, and compliance requirements. We usually recommend a phased launch, starting with a focused set of markets, and give a detailed timeline after discovery.
Start a project
Let's plan your exchange platform.
- A free consultation with a senior engineer
- Clear scope, timeline, and budget
- Confidential, with an NDA on request
- Support after delivery
Prefer email?
info@agleamlabs.comBuild an exchange ready for real trading.
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