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-# Simdex
+# Simdex – SIMulated DEXchange (Spring Boot Backend)
 
-Simdex é a parte do servidor do projeto de simulação de exchange de criptomoedas descentralizada.
+**Simdex** is a simulation platform for decentralized crypto exchange logic, built with Spring Boot. It features secure user registration/login, crypto price tracking via CoinMarketCap, and basic portfolio management. Designed as an educational and prototyping project for fullstack blockchain enthusiasts.
 
-## Configuração
+> 🧪 This backend powers the [Simdex Frontend](https://github.com/sbrunomello/simdex-web)
 
-- Certifique-se de ter o Java Development Kit (JDK17) instalado.
-- Você precisa configurar o banco de dados no arquivo `src/main/resources/application.properties`.
-- Execute o backend com o comando `mvn spring-boot:run`.
+---
 
-## Documentação
+## 💡 Key Features
 
-A documentação da API está disponível no arquivo `documentação.md`.
+- ✅ **User Registration & Login** with Spring Security
+- 🔑 **JWT Authentication** with token-based sessions
+- 📈 **Live Crypto Price Tracking** using CoinMarketCap API
+- 💼 **User Portfolio Structure** for holding simulated assets
+- 📦 Modular architecture with clean domain separation
+- 🧪 Ready for REST API testing (Postman/Insomnia)
 
-## Contribuição
+---
 
-Aceitamos contribuições! Sinta-se à vontade para abrir problemas e enviar pull requests para melhorar o projeto.
+## 🔐 Auth System
+
+- `/auth/register` → creates a new user  
+- `/auth/login` → returns JWT token  
+- Role system via `ERole.ROLE_ADMIN`, extendable
+
+Spring Security is fully configured with:
+
+- AuthenticationManager
+- BCrypt password encoding
+- TokenService for JWT generation
+
+---
+
+## 📊 Crypto Price Endpoint
+
+- `/api/v2/price` → Returns real-time BTC price from CoinMarketCap API
+- Uses native Java 11+ `HttpClient` and `javax.json` to parse the response
+- Requires a valid API key from CMC in the controller
+
+```java
+JsonObject cryptoData = jsonObject.getJsonObject("data").getJsonObject("BTC");
+JsonNumber price = cryptoData.getJsonObject("quote").getJsonObject("USD").getJsonNumber("price");
+```
+
+---
+
+## 📂 Project Structure
+
+```
+/controllers
+    AuthController.java          → login/register endpoints
+    CMCIntegrationController.java → price data from CoinMarketCap
+    SimdexController.java        → basic health/test routes
+
+/domain
+    user/                        → user, roles, DTOs
+    crypto/                      → (holdings, portfolio – WIP)
+
+/repositories
+    UserRepository.java
+
+/security
+    SecurityConfig.java
+    TokenService.java
+
+/resources
+    application.properties
+
+pom.xml
+```
+
+---
+
+## ▶️ How to Run
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- Java 17+
+- Maven
+- PostgreSQL (or H2 for dev)
+- CoinMarketCap API Key (free plan works)
+
+### Steps
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/sbrunomello/simdex.git
+cd simdex
+mvn spring-boot:run
+```
+
+Backend will run on:  
+`http://localhost:8080`
+
+---
+
+## 🧪 Example Requests
+
+### Register
+
+```http
+POST /auth/register
+{
+  "username": "mello",
+  "password": "123456",
+  "email": "mello@example.com",
+  "firstName": "Bruno",
+  "lastName": "Mello"
+}
+```
+
+### Get BTC Price
+
+```http
+GET /api/v2/price
+→ name: Bitcoin | price: 69234.56
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🧩 Frontend
+
+Simdex is designed to work with:  
+👉 [`simdex-web`](https://github.com/sbrunomello/simdex-web) – Angular app for user interface, wallet, and order management
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 Roadmap
+
+- [ ] Add real-time price updates via WebSocket
+- [ ] User portfolio API (add/remove simulated assets)
+- [ ] Simulated buy/sell logic
+- [ ] Historical chart tracking (via CMC)
+- [ ] Admin dashboard
+
+---
+
+## 📬 Contact
+
+- [GitHub](https://github.com/sbrunomello)  
+Built with ⚙️ by Mello