{"id":18866,"date":"2019-12-13T16:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T16:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ci027cfe67200626c3"},"modified":"2025-01-27T20:57:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T20:57:03","slug":"hodl-hodl-launches-exchange-api","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/markets\/hodl-hodl-launches-exchange-api","title":{"rendered":"Hodl Hodl Launches Exchange API"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hodl Hodl has launched the first part of the exchange\u2019s API today, December 13, 2019.<\/p>\n

The new API release will allow any website or application to display offers from Hodl Hodl, best known for its peer-to-peer (P2P) structure that allows it to operate without holding user funds. This will help the bitcoin exchange\u2019s offers to gain greater exposure, which might translate into more trading activity and increased demand for the listed bitcoin. Furthermore, Hodl Hodl users will be empowered to create, edit and update their offers through the API, so they don\u2019t necessarily have to open the exchange\u2019s website in order to benefit from its features.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe API was developed due to the high demand from OTC [over-the-counter] brokerage desks. It will allow other services such as wallets and different types of aggregators to include Hodl Hodl in their offering. Obviously, this will increase our popularity,\u201d Hodl Hodl CEO Max Keidun<\/a> told Bitcoin Magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Hodl Hodl API Integrates Wallets, OTC Desks and Aggregators<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In addition to these features, a list of countries, currencies and payment methods supported on the exchange will also get published. The information was already available to everyone who visited the Hodl Hodl website, but the new open-sourcing makes it more accessible and easier to integrate into applications.<\/p>\n

Venezuelan bitcoin exchange rate calculator Yadio<\/a> is the first service to integrate Hodl Hodl\u2019s API, with Bitcoin and Lightning wallet BlueWallet<\/a> working on an integration as well. As a way of increasing use and extending functionality, other wallets, aggregator websites and even automated trading applications can easily find beneficial uses for Hodl Hodl\u2019s code.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur ideal partners are those who understand the value proposition of Hodl Hodl,\u201d said Keidun. \u201cI think the main use cases for our API are OTC trading desks, bitcoin wallets and aggregators. For example, our first integration is Yadio \u2014 a bitcoin price discovery platform from Venezuela. They were only using LocalBitcoins data, but now they will be able to use our data as well by displaying our offer list.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for the forthcoming BlueWallet integration, Keidun envisions more users accessing Hodl Hodl in more ways.<\/p>\n

\u201cBasically, BlueWallet users will be able to buy\/sell Bitcoin through the mobile app interface,\u201d he said. \u201cThis will allow us to increase Hodl Hodl usage vie mobile phones. Some OTC desks are currently in [the] process of doing the integration as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

In October 2019, the exchange announced the escrow API<\/a>, to be released in March 2020.<\/p>\n

Following this most recent exchange API release, Keidun hinted at future improvements in user experience. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn January or February 2020 we will roll out very important changes to our platform, which will completely change our users\u2019 experience and interaction with Hodl Hodl,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the release of the Hodl Hodl exchange API, Venezuelan BTC price discovery platform Yadio and bitcoin wallet BlueWallet now integrate it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3423,"featured_media":15362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1667,3166,1852,3234],"class_list":{"0":"post-18866","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-markets","8":"tag-bluewallet","9":"tag-decentralized-exchange","10":"tag-hodl-hodl","11":"tag-max-keidun"},"author_data":{"id":3423,"name":"Vlad Costea","nicename":"vladcostea","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dcf8df0c5a9b46a72d343c10a23bf0777a27a34001a19284e14f1439f3bfacca?s=96&d=robohash&r=g"},"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/hodl-hodl-launches-exchange-api.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3423"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}