For Customers Log in
Contact Us

Ruby (programming language) Meaning

Ruby is a high-level, interpreted programming language known for its simplicity and productivity. While not a Native blockchain language like Solidity or Rust, Ruby is widely used in the fintech industry for building the backend Rails of exchanges, wallets, and payment gateways.

Its philosophy, Matz is nice and so we are nice (MINASWAN), emphasizes human-readable code and developer happiness.The Ruby on Rails framework became the gold standard for rapid startup development. Many of the first Bitcoin exchanges and block explorers were built using Ruby because of its powerful Gems (libraries) that allowed developers to easily integrate with Bitcoin Core via RPC calls.

Ruby is excellent for Glue Code-the systems that connect a user's web browser to the secure, low-level cryptographic operations happening on a server.However, Ruby is rarely used for writing smart contracts or high-frequency trading engines because it is slower and more resource-intensive than Compiled languages like C++ or Go.

In modern fintech stacks, Ruby is often used for the Management Layer-handling user authentication, database management, and UI logic-while the performance-critical Matching Engine or Blockchain Node is written in a more performant language, creating a balanced, hybrid architecture.

← Back to Glossary

Explore our services
Providing liquidity in the cryptocurrency market?
Authorize on our platform and do it smarter with FM Pulse.
pic

FM Marketplace

A reliable and high-performance crypto liquidity marketplace for institutions and businesses.

Learn more
pic

FM White Label

Launch your fully branded B2B crypto trading platform in under one week.

Learn more
pic

FM Liquidity Match

Crypto OTC-as-a-Service infrastructure for enhanced monetization and trade control.

Learn more

Scale your business, leave the hard work of your trading needs to us

Reduce your integration costs and operational risk across multiple access points with our platform

Get started