No. Orion is a suite of non-custodial DeFi trading products based on secure smart contracts, meaning it is available to traders globally.

Over 250 digital assets aggregated from the largest CEXs and DEXs are supported on Orion, including popular assets like: BTC, ETH, USDT, BNB, MATIC, ORN, XRP, DOGE, ADA, SOL, HOT, SHIB, NXRA, FLOKI and more. Swap by token address for any ERC20 and BEP20 token.

Orion’s utilization of atomic swaps – a peer-to-peer, trustless mechanism for near instant token transfers – makes trading and bridging assets as secure as possible without relying on a third-party intermediary, meaning that the tokens are securely exchanged directly between two parties. Users are able to own and control their assets at all times until the trade is fully executed. With no token minting or wrapping required, Orion's safe-by-design foundation eliminates common problems which plague most asset bridges.

Orion provides the best liquidity aggregation using decentralized CEX order books, transmuted AMM price curves, and complex CEX & DEX swaps. Virtual order book technology provides a front row view of the most optimal CEX and DEX trade routes, and Orion's cross-chain bridge integration takes advantage of prices on other blockchains, providing even more route options. Price feeds update in milliseconds due to ample liquidity sources and the capital efficiency of each trade.

The market lacks a single access point between inefficient decentralized exchange (DEXs) liquidity and the walls of differing accounts, interfaces, fees, and regional restrictions of centralized exchanges (CEXs). Equally pressing is the high-security risk to personal privacy and custodial assets inherent to these CEXs. The optimal solution has always been to have one decentralized access point to buy crypto at the best prices, and now it’s here.

Orion was founded in 2018 by Alexey Koloskov, with the goal to solve one of the biggest problems in crypto: segregated liquidity. Alexey started his journey in the crypto space in 2016 as Chief Architect and Creator of the Waves DEX, but before that was creating software for large banks in UniCredit and Deutche Bank. Orion’s token was launched in July 2020.

Orion is a suite of decentralized finance (DeFi) trading products with instant access to aggregated centralized and decentralized exchange liquidity to provide users with real-time best asset prices in a seamless trading experience. Orion offers the non-custodial equivalent of a DEX with access to the best priced liquidity in the world, empowering people with financial responsibility on a global scale.