Building a universal trading venue for 24/7 global markets with edgeX
How edgeX uses Privy to onboard traders instantly and power seamless mobile-first trading
Debbie Soon
|Mar 12, 2026
With crypto trading 24/7, markets have never been more global, fast-moving, or interconnected. The pressure is on for traditional markets to increasingly mirror that speed and accessibility. Yet today, most trading platforms remain fragmented, with crypto assets on one platform, equities on another, and commodities somewhere else.
For traders who want to express views across markets, that fragmentation creates friction.
edgeX is building a new kind of platform designed for the modern trader: a universal trading interface that brings global markets into a single experience.
With mainnet approaching, edgeX is preparing to deliver institutional-grade liquidity, mobile-native trading, and seamless onboarding to a global audience.
Unifying multiple asset classes into a single trading app
edgeX is a next-generation trading platform designed to unify multiple asset classes into one cohesive experience.
Instead of forcing traders to jump between platforms, edgeX allows them to access crypto, stocks, commodities perpetual, and prediction markets from a single interface.
edgeX has built its platform around four core ideas:
All-in-one trading engine: edgeX combines crypto, equities, commodities perps, and soon prediction markets into one platform. Traders can express views across global markets without switching between different applications.
Mobile-first trading with institutional-grade liquidity: edgeX is designed for mobile from the ground up, allowing traders to execute anywhere without sacrificing execution quality, liquidity, or reliability.
Stablecoins as working capital: USDC on edgeX acts as margin, settlement, and liquidation capital. With 1:1 redeemability and regulated settlement rails, the platform enables efficient capital usage and seamless onramps and offramps.
Trading as a global competitive arena: edgeX embraces a trading-as-sport model through global events, leaderboards, and community engagement. Trading becomes social, competitive, and performance-driven as retail traders enter a global arena.
How Privy removes friction for global traders
For a trading platform targeting both crypto-native and mainstream users, onboarding is critical.
edgeX needed a way to allow users to start trading immediately without forcing them to navigate seed phrases, browser extensions, or complex wallet setups.
Using Privy, edgeX embeds secure wallets directly into its onboarding flow, allowing traders to sign in and begin trading in seconds.
“We chose Privy to remove onboarding friction. It lets users sign in and start trading seamlessly without dealing with wallet complexity, while still maintaining security.” — Kevin Wang, CEO of edgeX
Privy’s infrastructure allows edgeX to focus on building liquidity, markets, and trading experiences rather than wallet infrastructure.
“The integration was smooth, and it’s helped us focus on product and liquidity instead of infrastructure.” — Kevin Wang
For high-performance trading environments, reliable and low-latency wallet infrastructure is essential. Privy’s embedded wallets provide secure transaction signing while keeping the user experience fast and intuitive.
What’s next for edgeX
As edgeX prepares for mainnet, the team is focused on scaling the platform into a global trading venue.
The immediate priority is expanding liquidity and market coverage. edgeX is working to deepen liquidity pools, tighten spreads, and add more instruments across crypto, stocks, and commodities—bringing more global markets into a single interface.
On the retail side, the team continues to refine the mobile-first experience, with faster onboarding, smoother fiat ramps, and a simpler interface designed to lower the barrier for new traders.
For more sophisticated participants, edgeX is introducing advanced execution tools and further optimizing its liquidity infrastructure, alongside institutional-grade onramps and offramps for larger participants.
In the long run, edgeX’s vision is simple: bring global markets together into a single trading venue that never closes.
Privy is proud to support edgeX as they build the next generation of global trading infrastructure. Start trading on edgeX by visiting edgex.exchange.
