Blockchain.com has launched its brand new cryptocurrency exchange “The Pit”.
In a blog post published by Blockchain.com, “The PIT” has been under development in stealth mode over the past year. Bloackchain.com claims that “The Pit” is the world’s fastest crypto exchange, clocking in at 40 microseconds per trade, capable of executing millions of orders per second. The PIT will integrate with Blockchain.com wallet and it allows instant trading access.
According to Blockchain.com, Blockchain.com built the first block explorer to visualize data and the first API to make it easy to build applications in the crypto space. Blockchain.com brought noncustodial wallets to the masses with the Blockchain Wallet – where you always have your own private key and truly own your crypto. Blockchain.com launched Swap: an in-Wallet retail brokerage, and launched the largest airdrop yet to get more people into crypto.
Currently Blockchain.com is serving more that 40 million clients.
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