Base currency

The first asset in a pair — the one you are buying or selling.

In plain English

Order quantities are usually expressed in the base currency. A quantity of 2 on ETH/USDT is 2 ether, not 2 dollars.

Example

On ETH/USDT, ETH is the base currency.

Trading Basics

See also

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