For startups diving into Web3, the biggest shock usually isn’t coding — it’s the crypto exchange development cost.
Between licensing, security modules, liquidity management, and cloud hosting, expenses pile up fast. Many founders underestimate post-launch costs like maintenance, audits, and compliance updates.
So here’s the question — if you were building an exchange from scratch, would you go lean with a white-label platform or invest in a full custom build early on?