Measured latency to Bit2C around the world
REST ticker round-trip from eight AWS regions
Bit2C latency from eight AWS regions
| AWS region | Round-trip |
|---|---|
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | ~104 ms |
| London eu-west-1 | ~125 ms |
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | ~343 ms |
| N. California us-west-1 | ~621 ms |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | ~624 ms |
| Hong Kong ap-east-1 | ~877 ms |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | ~892 ms |
| Seoul ap-northeast-2 | ~979 ms |
Indicative REST round-trips from our multi-region measurements — for comparing regions, not an SLA. WebSocket feeds are faster in absolute terms, but the regional proportions hold.
Best server location for trading on Bit2C
Host your trading server or bot in AWS Frankfurt (eu-central-1): it reaches Bit2C in about 104 ms, fast enough that order placement and market data stay effectively real-time.
Avoid running latency-sensitive strategies against Bit2C from Seoul or other distant regions. At ~979 ms (9× the co-located figure) every price you see is stale before you can act on it, and that staleness turns into slippage on every market order.
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Where are Bit2C's servers located?
Bit2C responds fastest from AWS Frankfurt (eu-central-1) — about 104 ms round-trip — which places its API infrastructure in or near Frankfurt.
What is the best server location for Bit2C?
AWS Frankfurt (eu-central-1). A server there reaches Bit2C in ~104 ms, versus ~979 ms from Seoul — a 9× difference on every API call.
How much does server location change latency to Bit2C?
In our measurements: ~104 ms from Frankfurt versus ~979 ms from Seoul — a 9× spread. Every order and every orderbook update pays this tax in both directions.