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A matching engine in a crypto exchange platform is a high-speed system that processes and matches buy and sell orders placed by users. It compares the prices of incoming orders with existing orders in the order book to find the best possible match. For example, if a user wants to buy Bitcoin at a certain price, the engine looks for a seller offering that price and facilitates the trade instantly. It uses algorithms such as price-time priority, ensuring that the earliest order at the best price gets filled first. The matching engine also updates the order book continuously and handles various order types, including limit and market orders. Its efficiency directly impacts the speed, fairness, and liquidity of the platform.

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It is the core of the platform, but the matching engine is not just an algorithm — performance also depends on the backend architecture. Large transactions without optimization are prone to lag, slow order matching immediately loses reputation.