Gemini delivers high performance, cloud-native trading API with AWS Local Zones
Global Infrastructure and Sustainability Blog
This article describes how Gemini, a NASDAQ-listed crypto exchange, deployed its trading infrastructure on AWS Local Zone NYC-2A to achieve sub-2ms latency for cloud-native traders.
- Gemini deployed trading API on AWS Local Zone NYC-2A in New York City metropolitan area
- Achieved sub-2ms round-trip latency, 4-5x improvement over 8-12ms from AWS us-east-1 region
- Customers connect via VPC Peering with automated provisioning in minutes, not months
- Architecture uses HAProxy load balancing, Route 53 service discovery, and EKS for WebSocket API
- DMZ VPC pattern enables scalable multi-tenant VPC Peering connections
- Direct Connect link from Equinix NY5 to Local Zone provides dedicated network path
- Combines cloud operational benefits with near-colocation proximity to trading engine
Gemini successfully bridged the gap between cloud scalability and ultra-low-latency trading requirements using AWS Local Zones, enabling faster client onboarding than traditional physical colocation.
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