# VALR

> Pro Trading, For Everyone

VALR helps users buy, sell, and trade cryptocurrencies using South African rand and other digital assets through spot, margin, and futures markets.

VALR helps cryptocurrency traders and investors access digital asset markets through advanced trading platforms. With it, users can buy and sell over 100 cryptocurrencies, trade futures with leverage, earn yield on holdings, and pay others instantly with VALR Pay. VALR serves both retail and institutional clients across South Africa and Europe with regulatory compliance.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Finance
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2018-04-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/valr

## Products

- [VALR Exchange](https://thegrid.id/profiles/valr): VALR Exchange provides centralized cryptocurrency trading through spot, margin, and perpetual futures markets, supporting over 100 digital assets with ZAR and crypto trading pairs. The platform features maker-taker fee structures, institutional-grade APIs, and advanced order types for both retail and professional traders. (Centralised Exchange, Live, Main Product)
- [VALR Pay](https://thegrid.id/profiles/valr): VALR Pay enables instant, fee-free cryptocurrency and fiat transfers between users using mobile numbers, email addresses, or VALR Pay IDs. The system supports over 10 cryptocurrencies and South African rand transfers with QR code functionality and merchant payment integrations. (Peer to Peer & Remittance, Live)

## Links

- [Main](https://www.valr.com)
- [Documentation](https://docs.valr.com)
- [Blog](https://blog.valr.com)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/VALRdotcom)
- [Instagram](https://instagram.com/valrdotcom)
- [Facebook](https://facebook.com/VALRdotcom)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/valr)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@VALRCryptoExchange)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/VALRdotcom)

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- [Attribution Guidelines](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data-attribution-guidelines): How to attribute The Grid's data when using the open data service.
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- [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