← All work · 2019 · Fintech
CEX.IO: scaling a high-availability crypto exchange
Strategy and product for one of the earliest Bitcoin exchanges — scaled from cloud-mining roots to thousands of active traders with 99.9% uptime.
About the project
Development and strategy for CEX.IO, a revolutionary cloud-mining platform turned leading crypto exchange. The work spanned trading-platform robustness, liquidity, advanced order-driven and quote-driven markets, and AML/KYC compliance — while scaling operations to support thousands of active traders.
Challenge
Build a secure, scalable Bitcoin exchange with high availability and strong regulatory compliance. Liquidity, varied trader segments, and transparency under volatility were the operational pressure points.
Solution
- 01Designed long-term development strategies for scalability
- 02Built both order-driven and quote-driven market features to deepen liquidity
- 03Developed compliance mechanisms for AML / KYC regulations
- 04Enhanced trading with margin, stop-loss, and take-profit orders
Results
- →Scaled the company from 4 to 150 employees
- →Maintained 99.9% platform uptime
- →Attracted thousands of active traders with advanced trading features
- →Strengthened market liquidity and transparency
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