Measured latency to Bitso around the world
REST ticker round-trip from eight AWS regions
Bitso latency from eight AWS regions
| AWS region | Round-trip |
|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | ~121 ms |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | ~224 ms |
| London eu-west-1 | ~239 ms |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | ~339 ms |
| Seoul ap-northeast-2 | ~374 ms |
| Hong Kong ap-east-1 | ~379 ms |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | ~519 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 Bitso
Host your trading server or bot in AWS N. Virginia (us-east-1): it reaches Bitso in about 121 ms, fast enough that order placement and market data stay effectively real-time.
Avoid running latency-sensitive strategies against Bitso from Singapore or other distant regions. At ~519 ms (4× 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.
Compare with other exchanges
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Where are Bitso's servers located?
Bitso responds fastest from AWS N. Virginia (us-east-1) — about 121 ms round-trip — which places its API infrastructure in or near N. Virginia.
What is the best server location for Bitso?
AWS N. Virginia (us-east-1). A server there reaches Bitso in ~121 ms, versus ~519 ms from Singapore — a 4× difference on every API call.
How much does server location change latency to Bitso?
In our measurements: ~121 ms from N. Virginia versus ~519 ms from Singapore — a 4× spread. Every order and every orderbook update pays this tax in both directions.