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- velo.xyz
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Details
Scored 69 out of 100 under methodology 2026.10.18, from the evidence read in September 2026.
Velo
Derivatives and market research terminal
Trading Tools
#5 Overall
Ranked #5 of 7 trading tools in the published ranking
69
ChainChoice Score
The ChainChoice Score, shown against 100: published scores run from 41 to 99.- High evidence confidence
Is Velo right for you?
Right for you if these matter most
- If my risk committee asks where this number came from, can I show them the working?8/10, the category best
- Which venues are inside this number, and do you tell me where it under-reports?8/10, the category best
Look elsewhere if these come first
- What does the tier I can actually afford refuse to give me?4/10 here; CoinGlass scores 9
- When you change the number I traded on last quarter, do I ever find out?1/10 here; Laevitas scores 8
Not yet tested for your country. Markets it lists: Global.
to test where you can use it.
The rank above is the published one, the same for every reader. Find my best crypto trading tool shows where it lands for you.
What will Velo cost you?
Not priced on this basis
- How do you buy?
- Trading
- Your monthly volume
- $1k
How safe is Velo?
- Evidence: verified4 of 4 criteria rest on quoted, sourced receipts. Read September 2026.
- LicenceMiCA (EU): no register record on file here.
Alternatives to Velo
Compare all 4- 3CoinGlass7 points above · stronger on what the affordable tier refuses (9 against 4)76
- 4Laevitas6 points above · stronger on when yesterdays number changes (8 against 1)75
- 6Hyblock Capital2 points below · stronger on when yesterdays number changes (5 against 1)67
For your setup
Find out if Velo fits you
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Why this rank
Why Velo ranks #5
Each strength is read from evidence on a 0–10 ladder and weighted as the published methodology states. The 32 objective points these produce (18.5 here) sit inside the score; availability, friction, trust record and measured data add the rest. Best in this ranking on 2 of 4.
4 published criteria · Σ weight 100
CriterionWeightStrength · 0–10ScoreContrib.MedianBestRankEvidence
328+8.197.08#1/7Loading evidence…
268+6.668.08#1/7Loading evidence…
244+3.076.09#6/7Loading evidence…
181+0.585.08#6/7Loading evidence…
Hairline = best in this ranking · tick = its median · a missing bar is "not scored", never zero
Margin−6behind Laevitas, #4
RobustnessOne point from changingacross a one-point change to each of its 4 criterion scores, the re-run scores 67–71 and ranks #5–#6
Evidence4 of 4 scored4 quoted, 4 with a source link
What would move the rank
Each line is the ranking run again with one of Velo’s criterion scores changed and every other value held: the smallest whole-point change on that criterion that moves its rank, and where the re-run puts it. Up to 4 climbs and 3 falls are listed, smallest change first. Nothing here is a forecast.
What does the tier I can actually afford refuse to give me? 4 → 8 on its ladder · passes Laevitas+475#5 → #4
When you change the number I traded on last quarter, do I ever find out? 1 → 7 on its ladder · passes Laevitas+676#5 → #4
If my risk committee asks where this number came from, can I show them the working? 8 → 7 on its ladder · Hyblock Capital passes it−167#5 → #6
Which venues are inside this number, and do you tell me where it under-reports? 8 → 7 on its ladder · Hyblock Capital passes it−167#5 → #6
What does the tier I can actually afford refuse to give me? 4 → 3 on its ladder · Hyblock Capital passes it−167#5 → #6
Smallest climb: “What does the tier I can actually afford refuse to give me?” 4 → 8 passes Laevitas, #4.
Strengths
2 from the score dataWhere it leads
Best for readers who weight
- If my risk committee asks where this number came from, can I show them the working? — 8/10, the category best
- Which venues are inside this number, and do you tell me where it under-reports? — 8/10, the category best
Tradeoffs
2 from the score dataWhere it trails
Not for readers who put first
- What does the tier I can actually afford refuse to give me? — 4/10 against a category best of 9/10
- When you change the number I traded on last quarter, do I ever find out? — 1/10 against a category best of 8/10
Record watch-outs
- If you pay monthly, you are buying a three-month memory. 'Subscriptions are payable monthly (3 month history) or yearly (full data history)' (https://docs.velo.xyz/api) means the affordable, cancellable way to buy Velo cannot restate or backtest anything older than a quarter — on a product whose own catalogue advertises history back to 2021-01-01 — and on 2026-09-28 the pricing page stated that cap only as a Premium-card bullet, '3 months of 1 minute resolution data' on monthly billing against '5+ years' yearly, not as a tier-table row. The second sting for the buyer who came for the heatmaps: orderbook depth exists for 32 products in total, across four venues, and Deribit is not one of them.
Competitive position
Where Velo leads and where it trails
Rank on every objective dimension among the rows scored on it. A criterion in the top third of its pool is listed as a lead, the bottom third as a trail; the middle is neither. Popularity, size and commercial terms are not dimensions.
Availability#1 / 714.0 of 20 · constant here
Published criteria#5 / 713.9 of 30 · best 18.6
Friction#1 / 72.7 of 10 · constant here
Trust record#1 / 73.2 of 8 · constant here
Measured data#1 / 78.3 of 18 · constant here
Where Velo leads
- If my risk committee asks where this number came from, can I show them the working?#1 / 7
- Which venues are inside this number, and do you tell me where it under-reports?#1 / 7
Where it trails
- What does the tier I can actually afford refuse to give me?#6 / 7
- When you change the number I traded on last quarter, do I ever find out?#6 / 7
Closest alternatives
The 3 nearest rows by score
Nearest by published score in either direction. Each card states the criteria on which the two rows differ and the cost difference under the same scenario inputs; the compare arithmetic below shows why the higher one ranks higher.
Hyblock Capital#6 of 7 · score 67 · 2.0 points behind
Velo leads on
- If my risk committee asks where this number came from, can I show them the working?8 vs 6
- Which venues are inside this number, and do you tell me where it under-reports?8 vs 6
Hyblock Capital leads on
- What does the tier I can actually afford refuse to give me?5 vs 4
- When you change the number I traded on last quarter, do I ever find out?5 vs 1
Largest single reason Velo is ahead: published criteria (+1.3 display points).Scenario cost: Hyblock Capital has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Laevitas#4 of 7 · score 75 · 6.0 points ahead
Velo leads on
- If my risk committee asks where this number came from, can I show them the working?8 vs 7
Laevitas leads on
- When you change the number I traded on last quarter, do I ever find out?8 vs 1
Largest single reason Laevitas is ahead: published criteria (+5.7 display points).Scenario cost: Laevitas has no verified pricing for this scenario.
CoinGlass#3 of 7 · score 76 · 7.0 points ahead
Velo leads on
- If my risk committee asks where this number came from, can I show them the working?8 vs 6
CoinGlass leads on
- What does the tier I can actually afford refuse to give me?9 vs 4
- When you change the number I traded on last quarter, do I ever find out?4 vs 1
Largest single reason CoinGlass is ahead: published criteria (+6.8 display points).Scenario cost: CoinGlass has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Against the leader
81 vs 69 · gap 12.0Why TradingView ranks above Velo
The compare workspace's arithmetic applied to these two rows. Each dimension's share of the gap is its weight × the difference, on the displayed scale — it reproduces the displayed gap of 12.0 to within rounding.
DimensionThisTradingViewGap share
Availability · 23% weight · constant here14.014.0same
Published criteria · 35% weight13.918.6−12.2, worse
Friction · 12% weight · constant here2.72.7same
Trust record · 9% weight · constant here3.23.2same
Measured data · 21% weight · constant here8.38.3same
Published criterionThisTradingViewPoints
If my risk committee asks where this number came from, can I show them the working? · w3287+1.02, better
What does the tier I can actually afford refuse to give me? · w2449−3.84, worse
When you change the number I traded on last quarter, do I ever find out? · w1817−3.46, worse
Net6981−12.0
Your scenario
Velo is not priced for this scenario
Taker fee on what you buy: on one purchase, or for a year of purchases or of trading. Fixed purchase fees and deposit fees are not published as fields yet, so they are excluded, as are network gas and any withdrawal fee. Change an input and every figure recomputes from the published rate; the published rank does not move.
your cost/yr · default scenario — set your own
How do you buy?
How do you buy? · your inputTrading
Your monthly volume · your input$1k
Rate read from the provider’s published pricing ↗ on 28 September 2026.
your cost/yrCost is stated as your cost/yr in USD; it is never a yield, never annualised, and it does not enter the score.
Not priced on this basis
Under the default inputs · USDCategory medianNot priced0 of 7 rows priced
Cheapest pricedNone pricedDifference not stated · availability not applied — set your country to filter
7 of 7 rows in this ranking have no verified rate for this scenario and are absent from the median, not counted as free.
Evidence
Evidence read 28 September 2026
One row per published criterion: the page each strength was read from, its source type by domain, the reading date and whether the file and the published table agree. Open a row for the quote and the receipt.
4 of 4 cells scored
Score evidenceVerified4 of 4 criteria reconstruct from receipts
4 of 4 criteria reconstruct from a quoted, sourced receipt equal to the published strength.Public receiptsReading…4 quoted with a source URL
The receipt file has not been read yet.Evidence confidenceHighcoverage and corroboration, never freshness
4/4 criteria scored, with 4 dated sources quoted.RobustnessOne point from changingrank #5 to #6 across one-point re-runs
Whether the position holds when one criterion score is changed by one point and the ranking is run again. It is always a re-run of the ranking, never an estimate.The newest evidence read on the platform is 3 November 2026; this category's reading is older. The scores stand as read on 28 September 2026.
Reading the evidence ledger…
CriterionSourceTypeReadFreshnessStatusReceipt
If my risk committee asks where this number came from, can I show them the working?strength 8 · weight 32Report an error—28 September 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Which venues are inside this number, and do you tell me where it under-reports?strength 8 · weight 26Report an error—28 September 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.What does the tier I can actually afford refuse to give me?strength 4 · weight 24Report an error—28 September 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.When you change the number I traded on last quarter, do I ever find out?strength 1 · weight 18Report an error—28 September 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
- Information failure: the number is wrong or bought, or your data leaks.Scored by If my risk committee asks where this number came from, can I show them the working? · 32% (Velo 8/10)Scored by Which venues are inside this number, and do you tell me where it under-reports? · 26% (Velo 8/10)Scored by When you change the number I traded on last quarter, do I ever find out? · 18% (Velo 1/10)
Not assessed by this ranking: Exit failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: What does the tier I can actually afford refuse to give me? (24%).
Facts
facts, not scoresWhat the record publishes
- Pricing
- API (https://
docs .velo .xyz /api, read 28 September 2026, HTTP 200, server-rendered): "Velo API keys are available at $199/mo." and "Subscriptions are payable monthly (3 month history) or yearly (full data history)." and "Please see the pricing page in the web app to get a key or send us an email to support@velo.xyz to request a trial." WEB SEAT (https:// velo .xyz /pricing, 28 September 2026): to a non-JavaScript loader the URL returns HTTP 200 and a 7,231-byte application shell, md5 a61a368e688b57fe58c00cff639ec53b, byte-identical to https:// velo .xyz / and to a nonsense path (it was a different 6,234-byte shell on 17 August 2026); rendered in a headless browser the same URL shows the seat prices. Monthly view: "News" "Lightning fast news overlay" "$149" "/mo"; "Premium" "Total access" "$199" "/mo" with "3 months of 1 minute resolution data". Yearly view (the default): "News" "$129" "-13%" "/mo"; "Premium" "$199" "/mo" with "5+ years of 1 minute resolution data". Premium also lists "API", "2750+ products", "Easily connect to AI with our MCP" and "Typescript & Python SDKs"; "Enterprise" "Powered by Velo" is "Contact us". Related published constraints: "The API rate limit is 120 requests per 30 seconds ." and "Single requests return a max of 22.5k values" and "If more than three IPs try to use the same account or API key within 5 minutes, only one may be allowed access." (https:// docs .velo .xyz /api /rate-limits); "Your API key + data, derived data, and news from your API key are for your own use only" and "Please contact support@velo.xyz if you are interested in getting accounts or API keys for multiple people at your organization, or if you are interested in using our data or news for non-internal purposes." (https:// docs .velo .xyz /terms-of-service).Velo — official pricing page ↗ · 28 September 2026 - Prices published in
- USDVelo — official pricing page ↗ · 28 September 2026
- Licences held
- Not published
- Compliance level
- partial
- Regulatory note
- Not published
- Supported chains
- Multi-chain
- Markets served
- global
- Primary markets
- Not published
- Restricted markets
- Not published
- Operating limits
- Not published
- Availability note
- NEITHER a market restriction NOR the standard OFAC/sanctions representation was found — and the absence of the latter is itself unusual enough to record. The complete Terms of Service at https://
docs .velo .xyz /terms-of-service (HTTP 200, 47,750 bytes, read 17 August 2026) is eight bullets long and contains no geographic language at all: no country list, no restricted-jurisdictions clause, no sanctions or OFAC representation, no governing law and no jurisdiction clause. The only quasi-geographic strings anywhere in the documentation are timezone definitions inside metric constructions, not availability rules: 'US - 8 :00am to 6 :00pm New York time EU - 8 :00am to 6 :00pm Brussels time APAC - 8 :00am to 6 :00pm Seoul time' (https:// docs .velo .xyz /features /reference /futures) and 'CME data will typically update as we receive it each day around 10:30pm ET.' (https:// docs .velo .xyz /features /reference /tradfi). No privacy policy or separate legal page could be loaded, because velo.xyz serves the same SPA shell on every path. Marked global on the basis that nothing published restricts it; this is an absence of a stated restriction, not an affirmative grant of global availability.
No confirmed legal entity is on file for this record. Nothing is inferred from the brand name.
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How this page is reviewed
Reviewed means this product in this category was read against its sources on or after that date; every ranked category is re-read at least every 45 days. Models research, extract and parse. A deterministic engine ranks. Every quote passes an adversarial refute pass.
Accountable for this review: Mathias Siemonsmeier, Founder.
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History
What the record carries
Changes to published ranks are recorded in a ledger; every step and its cause is listed on the rank-history page. The entries below begin with the current verified snapshot, then the methodology versions whose changes applied to this category, newest first.
10 methodology entries
- 28 September 2026Current verified snapshot · methodology 2026.10.18Score 69, #5 of 7. 4 of 4 criteria scored. History starts here; earlier values are not interpolated.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.8When nothing serves your country, the list shown for reference is the published ranking · platform-wide- fixed The reference list shown when nothing serves your country is the published order with the published scores, and a build check now fails any such list out of that order or with a score the ranking does not publish.
- fixed The explorer prints an overall rank only for a row the published ranking holds; a country entrant such as Coinbase Commerce for US merchants shows no overall rank.
- changed Published orders do not move. Country results change only where nothing serves the country: in India bill pay keeps Bitcoin Well first and now shows Strike second, as published; 35 such runs across all categories and countries now match the published list exactly.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.6A criterion you require re-scores the rows that meet it · platform-wide- changed The explorer sends each criterion you require, at any band, as fit_required with your other answers; region, licence, chain and fact filters stay filters. On /best, a required criterion joins For you as a marked preference does, which needs your country; Overall stays the published ranking, filtered.
- added Every published criterion has a golden case as the explorer sends it (require:<criterion>), so the order a requirement gives is replayed and gated as the published order is, and a change to it needs an entry here.
- 1 October 2026
2026.10.0Layer-2 chains are ranked on whether you can leave with your funds- added Four l2_chains criteria with published band ladders: proof system (18), withdrawals if the operator stops (18), rollup stage (14) and exit window before an upgrade (6). EVM equivalence moves 40 to 17, Ethereum data availability 25 to 15 and maturity 35 to 12. Every chain's emergency exit window reads None, so the exit-window ladder also reads L2BEAT's regular, non-emergency upgrade path (Arbitrum One 10 days, Starknet and Arbitrum Nova 7, zkSync Era 4 days 3 hours); data availability separates full transaction data (10) from state diffs only (9, L2BEAT: Onchain (SD)). A stage L2BEAT marks Under review keeps its last score for at most one 45-day cycle and is never interpolated.
- changed l2_chains ranks through scoreCriterionObjective on fitStrength, like the other criterion-ranked categories; the hand-written structural scorer is deleted. All 105 criterion scores across 15 rows carry a quote and source in research-pending/rereads/2026-10-01-l2_chains.json; 131 of 135 quotes re-fetched verbatim on the read date, and the four behind a bot wall or a JavaScript shell were read by the adversarial model run.
- fixed Four facts corrected on the read: Scroll, Mantle and Blast are EVM-compatible, not equivalent (their own documentation, and for Blast live RPC probes); Starknet's public mainnet opened to users in 2022, not 2021. Arbitrum Nova's data has gone to Ethereum as blobs since 31 August 2026, and the row now leads with the Arbitrum DAO's decision to minimise it.
- fixed The old scorer credited Ethereum data availability whenever the data-availability text contained the word "ethereum", so Arbitrum Nova's committee ("…Ethereum L1 rollup fallback") and Polygon zkEVM's off-chain data ("…Ethereum L1 before the sunset") both scored full marks. Data availability is now a quoted L2BEAT reading.
Methodology 2026.10.18, the same published run every visitor sees · receipt trading_tools:velo:2026.10.18:fe3bbc501d8a
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