Variational vs Pacifica
Same lines, side by side: fees, leverage, markets, KYC, custody and referral perks, from official pages and DefiLlama.
| Line | Variational | Pacifica |
|---|---|---|
| 30-day volume | #P04 · $50,872.0MEdge | #P08 · $10,418.0M |
| Trading fees | 0% trading feesOmni charges no trading fee: the venue keeps the market-making spread instead. Deposits and withdrawals cost a flat $0.10 in USDC, and a forced liquidation is executed 0.5% away from the bid or ask.Edge | 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. |
| New-user perk | 1 point for every 10 points earned | 5% bonus on the points you earn |
| Max leverage | Not documented | up to 50×Edge |
| Perp markets | 500Edge | 78 |
| Identity check | No KYC | No KYC |
| Custody | Non-custodial, EVM wallet, gasless deposits | Non-custodial, Solana wallet |
| Settles on | Arbitrum (Variational settlement pools) | Solana |
| Collateral | USDC | USDC |
| Where it runs | Web | Web |
| Chains | EVMArbitrum | SolanaSolana |
| Documented features | 4 of 10 | 7 of 10Edge |
| Order book | No | Yes |
| Cross margin | Yes | Yes |
| Spot trading | No | Yes |
| Vaults / copy vaults | Yes | Yes |
| Copy trading | Not documented | Not documented |
| Stocks, gold or forex | Yes | Yes |
| Points program | Yes | Yes |
| API | Not documented | Yes |
| Mobile app | Not documented | Not documented |
| Telegram bot | No | Not documented |
Which one should you pick?
Pick Variational if
You want one cross-margined account for crypto, equities, commodities and forex with no visible trading fee.
A zero-fee venue built on RFQ rather than an order book: the platform earns the spread it quotes, so your real cost is the price you accept, not a line on a fee schedule.
omni.variational.io
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
