Dai spreads and order-book depth

Kraken has the tightest measured spread on Dai right now, at <$0.01 per DAI (2.00 bps) on DAI/USD, sampled 1 hour ago. RampAtlas reads 2 venues' public order books for DAI every two hours and reports the spread, the resting depth within 1% of the mid, and what a market buy of $500, $5,000 or $50,000 would pay above the mid.

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Where DAI trades tightest

ExchangePairSpread24h medianBid depth 1%Ask depth 1%$500 buy$5,000 buy$50,000 buySampled
KrakenDAI/USD<$0.012.00 bps1.95 bps$158,735$39,0001.00 bps2.10 bps50.5 bps1 hour ago
GeminiDAI/USD<$0.0114.4 bps14.6 bps$527,215$2,10632.3 bps129 bps188 bps1 hour ago

Spread is the latest reading, shown as what crossing it costs on one DAI and as a share of the mid in basis points; the median column is over the last 24 hours. Depth is the notional value of resting orders within 1% of the mid on each side, converted to US dollars. Slippage is what a market buy of that size would pay above the mid on the book we read, and is blank where the visible book could not fill it.

Spread history

DAI spread over the last 7 daysOne panel per venue. Each point is a single order-book read; the vertical scale is that venue's own range, so panels show shape rather than comparing venues to one another. Compare levels in the table above.

  • Kraken

    DAI/USD · 0.600 bps–340 bps

    Sep 22.00 bpsSep 2: 1.90 bpsSep 2: 1.90 bpsSep 2: 1.90 bpsSep 2: 1.90 bpsSep 3: 1.80 bpsSep 3: 1.90 bpsSep 3: 0.600 bpsSep 3: 1.00 bpsSep 3: 1.00 bpsSep 3: 1.70 bpsSep 3: 104 bpsSep 3: 340 bpsSep 3: 1.90 bpsSep 3: 1.80 bpsSep 3: 1.90 bpsSep 3: 286 bpsSep 4: 1.90 bpsSep 4: 1.90 bpsSep 4: 1.90 bpsSep 4: 1.90 bpsSep 4: 2.00 bpsSep 4: 1.90 bpsSep 4: 1.80 bpsSep 4: 1.70 bpsSep 4: 1.80 bpsSep 4: 1.80 bpsSep 4: 1.90 bpsSep 4: 338 bpsSep 5: 2.00 bpsSep 5: 2.00 bpsSep 5: 2.00 bpsSep 5: 2.00 bps

  • Gemini

    DAI/USD · 3.00 bps–88.2 bps

    Sep 214.4 bpsSep 2: 87.5 bpsSep 2: 78.7 bpsSep 2: 83.3 bpsSep 2: 78.9 bpsSep 3: 88.2 bpsSep 3: 77.9 bpsSep 3: 80.3 bpsSep 3: 82.6 bpsSep 3: 83.9 bpsSep 3: 81.4 bpsSep 3: 67.5 bpsSep 3: 22.9 bpsSep 3: 8.30 bpsSep 3: 3.00 bpsSep 3: 3.00 bpsSep 3: 3.00 bpsSep 4: 14.6 bpsSep 4: 14.6 bpsSep 4: 14.6 bpsSep 4: 14.6 bpsSep 4: 14.6 bpsSep 4: 14.6 bpsSep 4: 14.6 bpsSep 4: 14.6 bpsSep 4: 14.6 bpsSep 4: 14.6 bpsSep 4: 14.6 bpsSep 4: 14.6 bpsSep 5: 14.6 bpsSep 5: 14.5 bpsSep 5: 14.5 bpsSep 5: 14.4 bps

Method

Pairs are fixed per venue so each series measures the same book over time: the quote currency is chosen once, preferring US dollars, then dollar stablecoins, then euros or the venue's home currency. A non-dollar book's depth is converted using that book's own mid against DAI's snapshot US dollar price.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which exchange has the tightest DAI spread?
Kraken, at <$0.01 per DAI (2.00 bps) on DAI/USD as of the sample taken 1 hour ago. Spreads move, so this page is re-measured every two hours.
Does a tighter spread mean DAI is cheaper to buy there?
Only in part. The spread is one of three costs: the trading fee, the spread you cross, and the deposit or card fee that got your money onto the venue. The fee pages put all three together for a given purchase size, and use the measured spread on this page wherever we have one.
What does 1% depth tell me?
It is the dollar value of orders resting within 1% of the mid price on one side of the book. A venue with a tight spread but shallow depth will still move against a large order — which is why the table also shows what $500, $5,000 and $50,000 market buys would pay.

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