# Poloniex > Your one-stop shop for crypto trading Poloniex is a centralized cryptocurrency exchange offering spot, margin and futures trading services. Poloniex operates a global digital asset exchange that provides spot, margin and perpetual futures markets for a wide range of cryptocurrencies. The platform also supplies APIs, mobile apps and fiat on-ramp options for individual and institutional traders. - Type: Company - Sector: Finance - Status: Active - Founded: 2014-01-01 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/poloniex ## Products - [Poloniex Exchange](https://thegrid.id/profiles/poloniex): Poloniex Exchange is a centralized exchange for spot, margin and perpetual futures trading in digital assets. Users trade from one account, with leveraged margin positions and USDT-settled perpetual futures alongside spot markets. The same account offers automated grid trading strategies for spot and futures, and futures copy trading that replicates the positions of lead traders. Users can buy crypto by card through third-party payment providers or trade with other users on a peer-to-peer fiat marketplace. Earn products pay interest on deposited assets over fixed or flexible terms. (Centralised Exchange, Live, Main Product) - [APENFT Market](https://thegrid.id/profiles/poloniex): APENFT is a multichain NFT marketplace and ecosystem built to bridge traditional fine art with the blockchain and digital art world. It seeks to make high-value artworks—by icons like Picasso, Warhol, and Beeple—accessible through tokenization and NFT trading (NFT Marketplace, Live) ## Links - [Main](https://poloniex.com) - [Blog](https://poloniex.com/blog) - [Documentation](https://api-docs.poloniex.com) - [Twitter / X](https://x.com/Poloniex) - [Telegram](https://t.me/poloniexenglish) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/poloniexofficial) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/poloniexpage) - [Twitter / X](https://x.com/PoloSupport) - [Telegram](https://t.me/PoloniexFutures) - [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/poloniex) ## Legal This data is provided under two licensing models. Model 1 - open data. The open data core is licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL) — a copyleft/share-alike license allowing free use, modification, and sharing for any purpose. Attribution is required: include "Powered by The Grid" linking to https://thegrid.id wherever the data is used. Derivative databases must be shared under ODbL terms. Trademarks, logos, and brand names (marked "Special TPIP") are not covered by the ODbL. For ML/AI use: training datasets that substantially extract ODbL data are Derivative Databases and must be shared under ODbL if publicly used; models must be attributed in documentation. Model 2 - commercial licenses. The Grid Data Service (TGDS) is also available as a commercial license. See [Web Services Terms](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/web-services-terms) for commercial use that is not covered by the open data service. The following applies to both licensing models. - All data is provided AS IS with no guarantees of accuracy. - The Grid does not provide investment, legal, or tax advice, and - a project's presence in The Grid's data does not imply endorsement. - [Data Licensing & Disclaimers](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/data-licensing-and-disclaimers): Licensing models and disclaimers - [Open Data (ODbL)](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data): Open Database License terms and scope for The Grid's open data service. - [Attribution Guidelines](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data-attribution-guidelines): How to attribute The Grid's data when using the open data service. - [Web Services Terms](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/web-services-terms): commercial Terms for using data services. - [All Legal Documents](https://about.thegrid.id/legal): Full index of terms, policies, and disclosures ## Optional - [TGS Field Descriptions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-field-descriptions.md): Schema field definitions for The Grid's data model - [TGS JSON Structure](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-json-structure.md): Data model structure and relationships - [Product Type Definitions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-definitions.md): Definitions for each product type - [Product Type Classification](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-classification.md): Guide for classifying products into types - [Grid MCP Guide](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/grid-search/skills/grid-query/references/grid-mcp-guide.md): How to query The Grid programmatically via MCP