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Coinbase vs Kraken APIs: Which Is Faster for Python Trading Bots?
A developer benchmarked Coinbase Advanced Trade and Kraken APIs for Python trading bots, finding Coinbase offers an official SDK with JWT auth and tighter tail latency, while Kraken provides more API surface including FIX but requires manual HMAC signing. Coinbase's p95 and p99 latencies stay close to the median, whereas Kraken's tail runs several times wider. Kraken also has a Cloudflare connection limit that can ban IPs for 10 minutes if exceeded.
Meridian48 take
The benchmark is useful for bot builders but reflects only one US-East vantage point; real-world latency depends on your infrastructure and exchange proximity.
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