Engineering the infrastructure behind a South African digital asset exchange.
ChainEX is a South African digital asset exchange that enables clients to trade, hold and manage supported crypto assets using ZAR markets.
Lunatech operates as a core strategic engineering partner to ChainEX, taking long-term technical responsibility for critical platform infrastructure.
The challenge
Operating a digital asset exchange requires more than a trading interface. The underlying platform must coordinate orders, balances, deposits, withdrawals, wallet activity, external integrations and transactional records reliably.
These systems must remain traceable and maintainable while handling continuously changing market and regulatory requirements.
Lunatech’s role
Trading execution & exchange backend
High-performance order matching, balances, and market execution engines built for stability.
Transactional ledger & reconciliation
Immutable ledger accounting and automated reconciliation systems across liquid digital asset markets.
Wallet & blockchain automation
Secure wallet infrastructure, hot/cold custody automation, and deposit/withdrawal event processing.
API gateway & third-party integrations
Scalable REST/WebSocket API endpoints and third-party payment/banking service integrations.
Platform monitoring & ops
Continuous 24/7 infrastructure observability, automated alert pipelines, and production maintenance.
Ledger & transaction audit tooling
Custom analytical and transaction audit tools built for financial integrity and compliance reporting.
Technology
Long-term platform ownership
ChainEX demonstrates Lunatech’s approach to complex software: understand the operational risk, engineer the critical paths carefully and remain accountable after the initial launch.
Our involvement extends beyond project delivery into ongoing platform engineering, infrastructure improvements, integrations and operational support.
How can we help you?
Building a fintech platform?
Speak to Lunatech about secure transaction systems, exchange infrastructure, payment integrations or complex financial software.
Interested in using ChainEX?
Explore ChainEX and create an account on the South African digital asset platform.
Lunatech is a technology partner to ChainEX and has a commercial interest in the platform. Lunatech may receive referral rewards if you register through this link. Crypto assets are high-risk and may result in loss of capital. This content is informational and does not constitute financial advice.
ChainEX (Pty) Ltd is an authorised financial services provider, FSP 53799.