 kept running into the same problem when comparing exchanges:



the cheapest route is not always the route I’d actually want if I’m planning to move funds into my own wallet right after.



So I built a simple matchmaker around the question:



**which exchange best fits this scenario, not just which one is cheapest?**



This example is:

* BTC
* United States
* bank transfer
* recurring buys
* self-custody priority



And the output is trying to account for things like:



* route cost
* recurring-buy support
* whether withdrawal to your own wallet is supported
* KYC friction
* convenience premium / route fit



What I’m trying to figure out is whether this is the *right* way to frame it for people who actually use DeFi.

If self-custody is your priority, what would you want the matcher to care about most?

* cheapest total route cost
* direct withdrawal to your own wallet
* lower KYC friction
* recurring-buy support
* trust / documentation
* something else



Tool is here if anyone wants to poke at it:

[https://augea.io/tools/exchange-matchmaker?priority=self\_custody](https://augea.io/tools/exchange-matchmaker?priority=self_custody)

I built a crypto on-ramp matcher for self-custody users, curious what DeFi people would change