How we choose which exchanges Aurono works with
You wouldn’t hand your house keys to a stranger
When you connect an exchange to Aurono, you’re giving it API access to place orders on your behalf. That’s a significant level of trust — not just in Aurono, but in the exchange on the other end.
We take that seriously. Not every exchange belongs in Aurono.
Why we don’t support “all exchanges”
It would be technically straightforward to build adapters for dozens of exchanges. The APIs are documented, the order types are similar, the integration patterns are well-understood.
But “can we connect to it?” is a very different question from “should we connect to it?”
An unregulated exchange operating from a jurisdiction with no consumer protection laws is a risk to you, regardless of how reliable the API is. An exchange with a history of frozen withdrawals, opaque fee structures, or questionable reserve practices doesn’t belong in software that’s built on transparency and user control.
We believe the exchanges Aurono works with should reflect the same values we hold: transparency, reliability, and operating in the user’s interest.
Our criteria
We’re planning to build partnerships with exchanges licensed to operate in the Dutch and EU market. Our evaluation process looks at:
1. Regulatory standing
The exchange must hold a valid license to operate in the European Union. This means they comply with MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets) regulations, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) requirements, and consumer protection standards.
This isn’t bureaucratic box-checking. Regulation means there’s a framework for dispute resolution, there are capital requirements, and there’s a supervisory authority watching. If something goes wrong, you have recourse.
2. Security track record
We look at the exchange’s history: have they been breached? How did they respond? Do they offer two-factor authentication, withdrawal whitelisting, and API key permission controls? Are customer funds held separately from company funds?
A clean track record isn’t a guarantee, but a messy one is a warning.
3. Execution quality
Aurono places limit orders at specific prices. The exchange needs to execute those orders reliably, with accurate fill reporting, reasonable fees, and timely settlement. We test this thoroughly before any integration goes live.
Poor execution — delayed fills, phantom liquidity, inflated spreads — directly affects your strategy’s performance. We won’t integrate an exchange where execution quality is a gamble.
4. API reliability
Aurono evaluates strategies around the clock. If the exchange API goes down every other night, your strategies miss evaluation windows. We need stable, well-documented APIs with reasonable rate limits and proper error handling.
5. Fee transparency
You should know exactly what you’re paying per trade. No hidden fees, no variable spreads disguised as “zero commission,” no surprise charges for withdrawals or inactivity.
6. Values alignment
This is the hardest to quantify but maybe the most important. Does the exchange gamify trading? Does it push margin products to retail users? Does it run aggressive referral schemes that prioritize growth over user welfare?
Aurono exists to help people trade calmly and deliberately. We want to partner with exchanges that share that ethos — not ones that profit from encouraging overtrading.
What this means for you
When you see an exchange available in Aurono, you can trust that we’ve vetted it. Not just technically — but ethically and regulatorily.
We’d rather launch with one excellent exchange partner than ten mediocre ones. Quality over quantity. Each integration is a relationship we maintain and monitor, not a connector we built and forgot about.
A word about the future
As Aurono grows, we plan to formalize the exchange evaluation process through the Aurono Foundation. This means published criteria, transparent evaluation reports, and community input on which exchanges to prioritize.
The goal is a governance model where exchange partnerships are held to a standard that’s visible, consistent, and independent of commercial pressure. If an exchange partner degrades in quality, security, or regulatory compliance, there’s a clear process for re-evaluation.
We’re not there yet — we’re a small team focused on building a great product. But the principle is established from day one: exchange integrations are curated, not open, and the curation criteria should be as transparent as the decision engine.
The trust chain
Aurono’s trust model works in layers:
- You trust the decisions because the evaluation engine is open source — you can inspect every signal, every guard, every reason code.
- You trust the execution because Aurono runs on your device — your keys, your data, your control.
- You trust the exchanges because we vet them for you — regulatory compliance, security, execution quality, and values alignment.
Each layer reinforces the others. Open decisions, local execution, curated partners. That’s how we build software you can rely on when money is on the line.
Aurono is planning partnerships with exchanges licensed to operate in the Dutch and EU market. Our exchange evaluation criteria will be published as part of the Aurono Foundation governance framework.
Want to see which exchanges are supported and how to connect them? The Connect an Exchange guide walks through the setup for each.