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# Technical Architecture

Arcadex is built on the infrastructure developed by Mangrove — a **battle-tested** and **audited** programmable order book protocol. This foundation provides a robust and flexible execution engine, well-suited for the demands of decentralized trading.

Arcadex offers its own interface, positioning, and feature set, while relying on a proven underlying technology.