Orderly Network Launches "Shopify for Perp DEXs"—Build Your Exchange in Minutes

Orderly Network launched Orderly ONE in September 2025, a no-code platform enabling anyone to create perpetual contract DEXs in minutes without writing code. The platform targets DAOs, funds, and trading communities seeking revenue streams from crypto trading without relying on centralized entities.

Users capture 100% of trading fees while leveraging Orderly Network’s institutional-grade infrastructure, including a shared central limit order book (CLOB) pooling liquidity from top market makers across 17+ blockchains. Execution speed matches centralized exchanges with sub-200ms latency while maintaining DeFi transparency and self-custody benefits.

Launching a DEX is free, but enabling fee income requires $1,000 or using $ORDER tokens at a 25% discount.

Understanding Orderly ONE: The No-Code DEX Revolution

What is Orderly ONE, and why does it matter for DeFi’s evolution? The platform fundamentally lowers barriers to entry for decentralized exchange creation. Traditionally, launching a perpetual contract DEX required months of development work, including smart contract auditing, liquidity bootstrapping, UI/UX design, and market maker integrations. This complexity meant only well-funded teams could compete, concentrating DEX infrastructure among a few dominant players.

Orderly ONE inverts this model by abstracting away technical complexity. The platform provides turnkey infrastructure where communities handle branding and community building while Orderly Network supplies the sophisticated backend. This division of labor mirrors how Shopify democratized e-commerce—merchants focus on products and marketing while Shopify handles payment processing, inventory management, and hosting.

The economic implications are profound. Every trading community—whether a DAO coordinating hundreds of members, a fund managing institutional capital, or an influencer with engaged followers—can now monetize trading activity directly. Instead of directing users to existing DEXs where platform owners capture fees, communities retain 100% of trading revenue generated by their users.

Infrastructure Backbone: Institutional-Grade Performance

How does Orderly ONE deliver centralized exchange performance in a decentralized context? The answer lies in Orderly Network’s institutional-grade backend infrastructure, particularly its shared central limit order book (CLOB).

Central Limit Order Book (CLOB): Unlike automated market makers (AMMs) that quote prices algorithmically based on pool ratios, a CLOB matches buyers and sellers directly using limit orders. Traders specify exact prices they’re willing to accept, and the order book matches compatible orders. This mechanism provides:

Price Discovery: Transparent bid-ask spreads reflecting actual market depth

Capital Efficiency: No need for massive liquidity pools sitting idle

Advanced Order Types: Stop-loss, take-profit, trailing stops, and conditional orders

Institutional Familiarity: Professional traders accustomed to order book mechanics can trade without learning new paradigm.

The “shared” aspect is crucial. All DEXs built on Orderly ONE tap into the same unified order book, pooling liquidity from top market makers across 17+ blockchains. This solves the cold-start problem that kills most new DEXs—launching with deep liquidity from day one rather than struggling to attract market makers.

Sub-200ms Latency: Execution speed matches centralized exchanges, a critical factor for traders executing strategies sensitive to timing. High-frequency traders, arbitrageurs, and liquidation bots require predictable latency. Orderly Network achieves this through optimized infrastructure while maintaining blockchain settlement for transparency and self-custody.

Cross-Chain Support: The 17+ blockchain integrations mean users can trade using assets from Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum, Optimism, and other major chains without manual bridging. Orderly’s infrastructure handles cross-chain complexity behind the scenes, presenting users with a unified trading interface regardless of underlying asset origins.

Customization and AI-Powered Design

How do communities personalize their DEXs? Orderly ONE provides AI-powered design tools allowing extensive customization without coding knowledge. Communities can:

Brand Identity: Upload logos, choose color schemes, and define typography that reflects community aesthetics. A DeFi DAO might choose sleek minimalism, while a meme coin community could opt for vibrant, playful designs.

Layout Configuration: Arrange trading interface elements—order books, charts, position managers—according to target user preferences. Professional traders might prioritize dense information displays, while retail-focused communities emphasize simplicity.

Feature Selection: Enable or disable specific trading features based on community sophistication. Beginners might need only spot and simple leverage, while advanced communities require complex order types and cross-margin capabilities.

The AI tools accelerate this customization. Instead of manually configuring every design element, users describe their vision in natural language, and AI generates appropriate layouts and styling. This approach makes professional-quality design accessible to non-technical communities.

Economic Model: Free Launch, Paid Revenue Enablement

What does it cost to launch an Orderly ONE DEX? The platform employs a tiered model:

Free Launch: Creating a DEX costs nothing. Communities can deploy fully functional exchanges, test trading mechanics, and build user bases without upfront investment. This eliminates financial barriers that previously restricted DEX creation to funded projects.

Revenue Activation: To enable fee collection—the primary monetization mechanism—communities pay $1,000 or use $ORDER tokens at a 25% discount ($750 equivalent). This one-time fee unlocks the ability to capture 100% of trading fees generated by community members.

The $ORDER token discount creates dual incentives. Communities save money by using native tokens, while $ORDER gains utility beyond governance. As more communities launch DEXs, demand for $ORDER increases for both fee discounts and ecosystem participation.

Fee Retention: Once activated, communities keep 100% of trading fees—a radical departure from traditional platforms where DEX operators extract 20-30% of fees. This economic alignment means successful communities that generate significant trading volume retain all revenue for treasury growth, token buybacks, or community rewards.

Target Audiences and Use Cases

Who benefits most from Orderly ONE?

DAOs: Decentralized autonomous organizations can launch branded DEXs as community infrastructure. Trading fees flow directly to DAO treasuries, creating sustainable revenue streams that reduce dependence on token sales or external funding. A DeFi protocol DAO might launch a DEX for its native token perpetuals, capturing trading activity that would otherwise occur on third-party platforms.

Funds and Asset Managers: Crypto hedge funds can operate proprietary DEXs for clients, offering customized trading experiences while maintaining fee revenue. This verticalization allows funds to control entire user experiences rather than fragmenting clients across multiple platforms.

Trading Communities and Influencers: Communities built around trading strategies or market analysis can monetize expertise through branded DEXs. An influencer with 100,000 followers interested in leverage trading can launch a DEX, capture fees from community trades, and align incentives—better trading tools benefit both community and creator.

Geographic Communities: Regional crypto communities can launch localized DEXs supporting local languages, payment methods, and culturally relevant features. This customization improves accessibility for non-English speakers underserved by generic platforms.

Why Orderly ONE Matters for DeFi’s Future

Orderly ONE represents infrastructure democratization—the pattern where complex technical capabilities become accessible to non-technical users. Just as AWS democratized server infrastructure and Shopify democratized e-commerce, Orderly ONE democratizes perpetual contract DEX creation.

The implications extend beyond individual communities. By fragmenting trading across hundreds or thousands of community-owned DEXs while maintaining shared liquidity, Orderly Network could reduce the systemic risks of concentrated DEX dominance. Currently, a handful of DEXs control most trading volume. If one experiences technical failure, regulatory action, or governance capture, entire markets suffer.

Distributed ownership through Orderly ONE creates resilience. Each community-owned DEX operates independently with its own governance, yet all access shared liquidity and infrastructure. Regulatory action against one DEX doesn’t affect others. Community disagreements can fork into separate DEXs without fragmenting liquidity.