Pacifica vs Veranta
Same lines, side by side: fees, leverage, markets, KYC, custody and referral perks, from official pages and DefiLlama.
| Line | Pacifica | Veranta |
|---|---|---|
| 30-day volume | #P08 · $10,418.0MEdge | #P11 · $3,194.0M |
| Trading fees | 0.040% taker · 0.015% makerFees come from your rolling 30-day volume: 0.040% taker and 0.015% maker up to $5M, then 0.038%/0.012% above $5M and 0.036%/0.009% above $10M. From $100M of volume the maker fee is 0% and the taker fee bottoms out at 0.028%. Sub-account volume counts toward the master account and fees are settled on each fill.Edge | 0.045% taker · 0.001% makerNo order book: the venue prices against its vault and rewards the side that balances open interest. Opening or closing on the lighter side costs 0.001%, on the heavier side 0.045%, charged on notional at both ends. Forex, commodities, indices and equities trade with zero commission while those markets are in growth mode, and Upside Perps skip upfront fees to take a share of profits instead. Funding and borrow are charged while the position is open. |
| New-user perk | 5% bonus on the points you earnEdge | None documented |
| Max leverage | up to 50× | up to 500×Edge |
| Perp markets | 78 | 100Edge |
| Identity check | No KYC | No KYC |
| Custody | Non-custodial, Solana wallet | Non-custodial, gasless one-click trading from your wallet |
| Settles on | Solana | Base (Avantis/Veranta contracts) |
| Collateral | USDC | USDC |
| Where it runs | Web | Web |
| Chains | SolanaSolana | EVMBase |
| Documented features | 7 of 10Edge | 3 of 10 |
| Order book | Yes | No |
| Cross margin | Yes | Not documented |
| Spot trading | Yes | No |
| Vaults / copy vaults | Yes | Yes |
| Copy trading | Not documented | Not documented |
| Stocks, gold or forex | Yes | Yes |
| Points program | Yes | Not documented |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Not documented | Not documented |
| Telegram bot | Not documented | No |
Which one should you pick?
Pick Pacifica if
You trade on Solana and want published taker and maker fees without a points-first story.
The most readable fee ladder of the series, on a Solana book with unified spot and collateral margin. Keep in mind that $10.4B of 30-day volume is real but modest next to the top three venues, and that the points program is the main growth engine.
app.pacifica.fi
Pick Veranta if
You want one account for FX, equities, commodities and crypto, and you are willing to trade the balancing side to pay almost nothing.
Avantis became Veranta, and the model stayed the same: an AMM-style venue where your fee depends on which side of the market you take, from 0.001% when you balance open interest to 0.045% when you add to it. Leverage reaches 500x on FX majors and 250x on blue-chip crypto through Upside Perps.
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