xChange is a Rust-based workspace for building a centralized cryptocurrency exchange (CEX). Overview xChange aims to provide a robust, scalable, and secure foundation for creating a centralized cryptocurrency exchange. This project leverages Rust's performance and safety features to ensure a reliable trading platform. Features
- User account management
- Deposit and withdrawal functionality
- Order book management
- Trade execution engine
- Real-time market data streaming
- API for external integrations
The workspace is organized into multiple crates, each responsible for a specific aspect of the exchange:
- crates/core: Core functionality for handling kycs and docs
- crates/engine: Order book management and matching engine
- crates/api: RESTful API for interacting with the exchange
- crates/notif_worker: Worker for handling notifications
- crates/subscriber: Real-time market data streaming from engine
- crates/market_maker: Market maker for providing liquidity
- crates/db: Database interactions and management
- crates/time_db: Time series database for storing historical market data
- crates/monitor: Monitoring and alerting system
- manifests: K8s Configuration files for the exchange
Rust (latest stable version) PostgreSQL (for data storage) Redis (for caching and pub/sub)
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/8shaws/xChange.git cd xChange- Build the project:
cargo build --release- Set up the database and configure environment variables (see Configuration section). Run the exchange:
cargo run --release