# Deribit Reports Median Request-Response Latency of 76 Microseconds

By Simon Yoon

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Published: 2026-10-01T18:27:18.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-01T18:27:18.000Z
Section: Technology

> The six-day comparison found the median fell from 4.7 milliseconds after more than 90% of order-entry messages moved through Starbase.

The six-day comparison showed median request-response latency of 76 microseconds, down from 4.7 milliseconds, after more than 90% of Deribit’s order-entry messages moved through Starbase. The figures measure request-response latency; they do not establish how quickly every trader’s order will execute.

The comparison covered six days before rollout and six days after broad adoption. Deribit’s reported measurements also put the slowest 1% of responses at 234 microseconds, down from 124 milliseconds.

A burst of 23,836 requests in one second on Aug. 25 had a worst round trip of just under 0.8 milliseconds.

Starbase gives order entry and market data dedicated paths in place of parts of the Classic system; the Classic API remains available. New binary interfaces let latency-sensitive firms submit orders and receive market data directly. People trading through Deribit’s website or mobile app do not need to change their setup.

The figures do not establish a uniform end-to-end latency for traders. Network distance and traders’ own systems also affect that measure. Deribit is based in London’s Equinix LD4 data center and is unavailable to users in the United States and other restricted countries.

Deribit has framed the upgrade as infrastructure for supporting more products and higher trading volumes. The latency figures alone do not establish that liquidity or execution quality improved.