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Welcome to the Vela Exchange documentation. Vela is a central limit order book (CLOB) spot exchange where every match is cryptographically verifiable.

What is Vela?

Learn about Vela’s architecture, performance, and design philosophy.

Getting Started

Connect your wallet and place your first order in minutes.

API Reference

Full HTTP and WebSocket API documentation for developers.

Market Making

Learn about Vela’s capital-efficient MM credit system.
Vela is currently in public beta on Ethereum Sepolia testnet. ETH and USDC deposits are settled on-chain. Do not deposit real mainnet funds.

Key Stats

MetricResult
Match latency (p50)1.38 μs
Throughput725k ops/sec
vs. Pulse baseline5.8× faster
p99.9 tail reduction−73%
Tests passing142+