Matcha review
Updated September 28, 2026 · HodlCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026
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Our verdict
Matcha is a self-custody dex aggregator, so it suits traders who already hold a wallet and want the widest coin list rather than a custodial account. Its 0.25% taker fee is the price of that reach, and it sits above the 0.2% median across the site.
Key facts
- Best for
- Self-custody swaps across a very wide coin list, priced at 0.25%.
- Taker fee
- 0.25%↗
- Coins listed
- 9,000,000↗
- Derivatives
- No↗
- Exchange type
- Dex↗
- Legal entity
- ZeroEx, Inc.↗
- Headquarters
- United States↗
- Founded
- 2020↗
- Support channels
- Help-centre, Community, Email↗
- Features
- Self-custody
- Official website
- matcha.xyz
Facts checked September 26, 2026, 5 sources
Pros and cons
Pros
- Self-custody through self custody, so assets stay in wallets you control rather than a company account.
- Coins listed of 9,000,000 put Matcha at the front of 172 brands ranked.
- Support through help centre, community and email covers routing and wallet questions.
- Bitpanda lists from 650 coins by comparison, so reach is the clear draw.
Cons
- A taker fee of 0.25% ranks 66 of 118 and sits above the 0.2% site median.
- Support runs on help centre, community and email only.
- Derivatives are not offered.
Who it suits
- Traders who already hold a wallet and control their own keys.
- Anyone after long-tail tokens, given a coin list of 9,000,000.
- Swappers willing to pay 0.25% for the widest route.
Who should look elsewhere
- ActivTrades, if a 0% taker fee matters more than coin breadth.
- Bitpanda, if a curated list of from 650 coins suits you better than a router.
- bunq, if you want crypto inside a bank account rather than a wallet you connect.
Where it sits among rivals
On coins listed Matcha leads, at 1 of 172 brands ranked, which is what a dex aggregator is built to do. Fees point the other way, at 66 of 118 on taker fee. Breadth is the prize, cost is the trade.
Who runs it
Matcha runs as ZeroEx, Inc., based in the US, and has been building since 2020. Support comes through help centre, community and email. It is a trading interface rather than a custodian, so questions tend to be about routing and gas rather than balances held on an account.
How Matcha compares
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Frequently asked questions
What is Matcha and how does it work?+
Matcha is a dex aggregator, so a swap is routed across on-chain liquidity rather than a single venue's order book. Because it works with self custody, the tokens you trade stay in wallets you control, and you connect a wallet of your own to start trading.
How much does it cost to trade?+
Matcha charges a taker fee of 0.25% on a trade. That sits above the 0.2% median across the site, and Matcha ranks 66 of 118 on taker fee, so the coin breadth comes with a price.
How many coins can I trade?+
Matcha lists 9,000,000 coins, which is the widest coverage in the comparison and puts it at 1 of 172 brands ranked. Much of that comes from aggregating several on-chain sources, so the long tail of tokens is available alongside the majors.
Who holds my coins?+
You do. Matcha lists self custody, which means the assets sit in your own wallet and are never parked in a company account. The trade-off is that a swap needs a connected wallet, so gas and the connected network form part of the cost of getting done.
Can I trade derivatives on Matcha?+
Derivatives are not offered. Matcha is a dex for spot swaps across 9,000,000 coins, and 38.9% of dex brands offer derivatives either, so the spot focus is normal in this corner of the market.
How do I get help if a swap stalls?+
Support runs through help centre, community and email, which covers questions about routing, wallets and gas. A live chat line is not part of the setup, and only 25% of dex brands offer one, so a stalled swap is something you work through with your own wallet provider.
Who is behind Matcha?+
Matcha is operated by ZeroEx, Inc., headquartered in the US and founded in 2020. It is a software business that routes trades rather than one that takes custody, so the company you deal with is the developer of the interface.
Is Matcha right for a beginner?+
Matcha suits traders who already hold a wallet. Its offer score part is 10 and the overall score is 6.4, with the cost part at 3.8 reflecting the 0.25% fee. A self-custody dex asks more of you on fees and gas than a custodial exchange does.
Sources
- help.matcha.xyz/articles/1222339831-are-there-any-fees-to... checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Taker fee
“Matcha Auto / Matcha Standard: 0.25% swap fee for most pairs, no fee for stablecoin-to-stablecoin pairs”
- help.matcha.xyz/articles/3063593359-what-is-matcha checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Exchange type, Features
“We are a decentralized exchange, or DEX, meaning that users swap their tokens peer-to-peer through the Ethereum smart contract infrastructure”
- help.matcha.xyz/collections/7752246105-faq-1 checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Support channels
“Contact Support ... Help center ... Discord (https://discord.com/invite/matchaxyz)”
- matcha.xyz/about-matcha-dex-aggregator checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Coins listed, Founded
“Matcha is the ultimate DEX with over 9 million tokens across 19 chains”
- matcha.xyz/terms checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Derivatives, Headquarters, Legal entity
“ZeroEx is not acting as an investment adviser or commodity trading adviser to any person, does not offer securities or derivatives services in the United States or to U.S. persons”
Compiled from 5 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.
Not confirmed yet: Regulators, Fiat deposit methods.