diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 37a1eae..3de9f8a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,34 +1,40 @@
-FROM python:3.11-slim
+# ── Stage 1: build ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Compiles native extensions (ckzg, asyncpg, cryptography) so the final image
+# only carries the compiled .so files, not the build toolchain.
+FROM python:3.11-slim AS builder
 
-# System deps needed for native extensions:
-#   gcc, libpq-dev  → asyncpg (Postgres driver)
-#   libffi-dev      → cryptography
-#   build-essential → general C compilation fallback
-#   curl            → healthcheck probe
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    gcc build-essential libpq-dev libffi-dev curl \
+    gcc build-essential cmake libpq-dev libffi-dev \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-WORKDIR /app
+WORKDIR /build
 
-# Upgrade pip + install wheel first so pre-built wheels are preferred
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip wheel setuptools
 
-# Install Python deps (separate layer for cache efficiency)
 COPY requirements.txt .
-RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --prefix=/install -r requirements.txt
 
-# App source
+
+# ── Stage 2: runtime ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+# Only runtime shared libs needed (libpq for asyncpg, libgomp for numpy if used)
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    libpq5 curl \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy compiled packages from builder
+COPY --from=builder /install /usr/local
+
+WORKDIR /app
 COPY . .
 
-# Make entrypoint executable
 RUN chmod +x entrypoint.sh
 
-# Non-root user for security
+# Non-root user
 RUN useradd -m appuser && chown -R appuser /app
 USER appuser
 
 EXPOSE 8000
 
-# Runs: alembic upgrade head → uvicorn
 ENTRYPOINT ["./entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2c9a9a6..d7e8c44 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-fastapi==0.111.0
-uvicorn[standard]==0.29.0
-sqlalchemy[asyncio]==2.0.30
-aiosqlite==0.20.0
-asyncpg==0.29.0
-alembic==1.13.1
-pydantic==2.7.1
-pydantic-settings==2.2.1
-httpx==0.27.0
-feedparser==6.0.11
-websockets==12.0
-anthropic==0.28.0
-hyperliquid-python-sdk==0.8.0
-eth-account==0.11.0
-redis==5.0.4
-apscheduler==3.10.4
-python-dotenv==1.0.1
-cryptography==42.0.8
+fastapi==0.128.8
+uvicorn[standard]==0.39.0
+sqlalchemy[asyncio]==2.0.49
+aiosqlite==0.22.1
+asyncpg==0.31.0
+alembic==1.16.5
+pydantic==2.13.2
+pydantic-settings==2.11.0
+httpx==0.28.1
+feedparser==6.0.12
+websockets==15.0.1
+anthropic==0.96.0
+hyperliquid-python-sdk==0.23.0
+eth-account==0.13.7
+redis==7.0.1
+apscheduler==3.11.2
+python-dotenv==1.2.1
+cryptography==46.0.7