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Trade

DeltaDeFi offers spot trading on an order-book model, powered by Hydra L2 for near-instant execution.

Key specs

Metric
Value

Avg confirmation

~50ms on Hydra L2

Trading fee

0.10% flat (10bps)

Gas fees

None

Spread vs AMM

~5–6x tighter

Cost per $1K trade

~$1.40 (vs ~$8.50 on AMM)

Custody

Non-custodial, L1 settlement guarantee

How it works

  1. Connect wallet β€” Create a DeltaDeFi account linked to your Cardano wallet address.

  2. Deposit β€” Transfer ADA or supported tokens into your trading account.

  3. Trade β€” Place limit or market orders on the order book. Orders are matched on Hydra L2 with sub-second confirmation.

  4. Withdraw β€” Move funds back to Cardano L1 at any time.

All trades happen on Hydra L2, giving you centralized-exchange speed without giving up custody of your assets.

Order types

See Order Types for details on supported order types including limit orders and market orders.

API access

DeltaDeFi provides a Binance-compatible REST + WebSocket API for programmatic trading. See Developers for full API documentation and SDKs in TypeScript, Python, Rust, and Go.

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