Introduction

GoDark is a dark pool for perpetual futures. Matching is off-chain. Collateral sits in a program-controlled vault on Solana.

Venue model

PropertyDetail
BookDark pool CLOB (central limit order book) — private, not a public tape
PriorityPrice–time — better price first; same price, earlier arrival wins
Orders in transitHPKE-encrypted to the venue
MatchingOff-chain matching engine
CustodyProgram-controlled collateral vault on Solana
SettlementCheckpoints on Solana — not a public per-user fill ledger. Fills do not move SPL

The public market feed is aggregates (volume, open interest, funding), not the book.