This week on Nexus 05.29.26 — This week on Nexus

This week is about getting the Exchange ready to open its doors the right way. Before anyone places a trade, the venue needs to be safe, stable, and clear about the rules. That’s where this work went: controlling who gets in, keeping the venue steady under load, and putting the terms of using Nexus in plain sight.

Getting ready to open

We put a coming-soon gate in front of the Exchange so we can stage the launch instead of flipping a single switch. While we finish hardening, the venue runs in read-only mode: you can see the markets without anything live being at risk. When trading opens, it opens on top of controls that have already been tested.

A coming-soon gate and read-only mode in front of the Exchange, with access opening in stages

Keeping the venue stable

To keep the Exchange responsive for everyone, we added rate limits on incoming traffic, both per visitor and per access key. This stops any single source from overwhelming the venue and keeps performance steady under load.

Configured request ceilings: 50 requests per second per browser IP, 20 per API key

Configured request ceilings that keep the venue stable — the limits we set, not a measured throughput.

There’s also a new account endpoint that lets you check your own status directly, so it’s easy to see where you stand.

Trust and compliance

Access to the Exchange is now screened against sanctions and geographic restrictions, so the venue stays within the rules from day one. We treat this as a trust feature, not a hurdle: a venue that is careful about who it lets in is a venue you can rely on.

We also published clear Terms of Use and a Privacy Policy, presented up front, so the terms of using Nexus are never buried.

To explore the latest, visit nexus.xyz, docs.nexus.xyz, or github.com/nexus-xyz.