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Sai Review: What to Know Before Trading

Sai is a Nibiru-based perpetual futures exchange, but the available details are too limited to assess its costs, safeguards or trading experience confidently.

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Sai key facts

Sai key facts
TypePerpetual futures exchange
ChainNibiru
TradingLeverage, long/short, orders and yield
AuditsNone listed
Value locked$221K−7.1% 7d
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Sai FAQs

What is Sai?

Sai is a perpetual futures exchange built on Nibiru. Its description says you can trade long or short with leverage and use limit orders, stop-losses and take-profits.

What does it cost to trade on Sai?

Sai describes its fees as low, but it does not publish fee rates in the details available. Check the actual trading costs in the app before placing a trade.

Has Sai been audited?

No audit is listed for Sai. That is not proof of a security issue, but you should not assume the contracts have been independently audited.

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