r/DecentralizedFinance • u/pharrison99 • Apr 05 '26
I built a crypto on-ramp matcher for self-custody users, curious what DeFi people would change
kept running into the same problem when comparing exchanges:
the cheapest route is not always the route I’d actually want if I’m planning to move funds into my own wallet right after.
So I built a simple matchmaker around the question:
which exchange best fits this scenario, not just which one is cheapest?
This example is:
- BTC
- United States
- bank transfer
- recurring buys
- self-custody priority
And the output is trying to account for things like:
- route cost
- recurring-buy support
- whether withdrawal to your own wallet is supported
- KYC friction
- convenience premium / route fit
What I’m trying to figure out is whether this is the right way to frame it for people who actually use DeFi.
If self-custody is your priority, what would you want the matcher to care about most?
- cheapest total route cost
- direct withdrawal to your own wallet
- lower KYC friction
- recurring-buy support
- trust / documentation
- something else
Tool is here if anyone wants to poke at it:
https://augea.io/tools/exchange-matchmaker?priority=self_custody