# Ordinal Hive BETA is LIVE


By [Ordinal HIve](https://paragraph.com/@ordinal-hive) · 2024-07-15

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Ordinal Hive is proud to announce the launch of its professional-grade ordinal trading platform. Traders can use the platform on the Merlin Mainnet to trade Bitcoin ordinals, marking a significant advancement in Bitcoin-based asset trading.

Ordinal Hive is a pro-trading platform for Bitcoin Ordinals. Our Beta operates on the Merlin Chain. To engage with our platform, simply bridge your Bitcoin and Ordinals to Merlin Chain through our platform, and you're ready to start.

Features
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Ordinal Hive is designed to cater to the sophisticated needs of high-frequency and high-volume Ordinal traders. To do so, we leverage a suite of powerful features that elevate the trading experience for high-volume ordinal traders. These include;

*   **High-Speed Transactions:** The platform has partnered with Merlin Chain to leverage infrastructure for rapid trade execution.
    
*   **Low Transaction Fees:** Ordinal Hive features an optimized cost structure for frequent traders.
    
*   **Advanced Market Analytics**: Comprehensive data and insights are available to traders to help them make informed decisions
    
*   **Professional Trading Interface:** The Ordinal Hive interface is intuitive with powerful tools for efficient trading.
    
*   **Robust API Support**: The platform's API enables seamless integration for algorithmic trading strategies.
    

To engage with our platform, simply bridge your Bitcoin and Ordinals to Merlin Chain through our platform, and you're ready to start.

We are giving away points for those who bridge over their assets and list them on our platform. A full breakdown on this here.

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*Originally published on [Ordinal HIve](https://paragraph.com/@ordinal-hive/ordinal-hive-beta-is-live)*