X Layer launches Exchange OS for custom crypto market creation
X Layer has launched Exchange OS, enabling the creation of custom crypto markets on its Layer 2 network. This upgrade allows developers and institutions to deploy trading venues without permission, featuring zero gas fees and high transaction throughput. The first application will be a prediction market for the 2026 World Cup, set to go live in June 2026.
- ▪Exchange OS allows the creation of spot, perpetual futures, and prediction markets.
- ▪The Trade Zone can handle up to 300,000 transactions per second, significantly outperforming Ethereum and Solana.
- ▪Market operators must stake OKB, OKX's native token, to activate their trading venues.
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