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WTF Is Anoma? Part 3: WTF is Typhon?
In Comet there are 3 steps in consensus: propose, pre-commit, and commit....Then another round “3” runs later, again committing new blocks (X3) with referenced certificates....For two DEX’s on separate chains this probably makes sense....For a gaming and DEX chain, again probably not, as the opportunity cost of foregoing atomic execution...
28 Min
Layer 1 / L1
Oct 2023
DEX Wars and Aggregation Theory
We are seeing a similar dynamic occur with DEXes....While initially users interacted with their favourite DEX directly, aggregators such as 1inchexchange...consumers eventually interacting with DEXes via aggregators rather than with the individual DEXes....the DEX itself, but rather the LP....: Most DEXes currently offer only ERC20 tokens.
5 Min
DeFi
Aug 2020
Infrastructure
Mar 2020
Bitcoin Outlook 11/3/2020
In this report, we dig into Bitcoin’s outlook as BTC enters back into the limelight after taking a backseat to the “summer of DeFi” craze. We unpack notable long-term indicators, exchange, and holder...
1 Min
Analytics
Nov 2020
BlackHoleSwap - The Unlimited Liquidity DEX
The BlackHoleSwap’s whitepaper and its “Unlimited Liquidity” claims have made its rounds over Twitter and Telegram this week. Let's dive in....
4 Min
DeFi
Aug 2020
Uniswap vs Sushiswap: A Tale of Two DEXes
Sushiswap didn’t pioneer AMM models or spend the time actually building the first iteration of the DEX...Broadly, there are many features Uniswap could add to make the DEX more robust, but apart from a few...While Uniswap has been the go-to DEX for new projects to bootstrap liquidity on, Sushiswap is attempting...
8 Min
DeFi
Jan 2021
Ribbon Expands to Options DEX With Aevo
Aevo is a unique derivatives DEX built on its own L2 EVM called the Aevo rollup....It offers a hybrid off-chain order book and on-chain settlement DEX, similar to dYdX v3....leader for options DEXs....The Aevo rollup will be an app-specific rollup that only supports the Aevo DEX.
11 Min
Options
Feb 2023
Maverick Takes Aim at the DEX Landscape
Introduction There’s a brand new DEX in town, and it’s quietly sitting among Ethereum’s top 5 DEXs by...Let’s explore why Maverick isn’t just another DEX; it might be the most serious challenger to Uniswap...Many new DEXs struggle to generate new users initially....As the most similarly designed DEX to Maverick, the comparison is inevitable.
11 Min
AMM
Jun 2023
DEX Tokens Outperform CEX Counterparts
Today, we compare the performance of CEX tokens with DEX tokens, and our Research team shares some insights...Curve (fintech company, not the DEX) is in discussions to acquire BlockFi’s credit card customers....BTC and a basket of DEX tokens vs. BTC....Since the bankruptcy filing, the DEX basket is up 24% whereas the CEX basket is down 2%.
5 Min
Macro & Markets
Nov 2022
Axie's New DEX and a DeFi Update
DEX Volume Quietly Shoots Back Up Their tokens may not see it yet, but DEX usage is beginning to trend...Sonnenshein @bitcoinetf $BTC pic.twitter.com/344kkhkf75 — ETF Hearsay by Henry Jim (@EtfHearsay) November 3,...3 words Decentralise. Social. Media....(@iamRahul20x) November 3, 2021 Travala now accepts UST .
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DeFi
Nov 2021
BAYC Flips CryptoPunks, NFT Search Trends, & Derivative DEXes Slow
Derivative DEXes Slowdown on Shaky Markets Volume on derivative DEXes has cooled off as market conditions...shaky. dYdX maintains a strong lead against its competitors as it makes up the bulk of all derivative DEX...MCDEX volume dwindles on both BSC and Arbitrum, GMX and Perpetual Protocol seem to be the only two DEXes...
3 Min
NFTs
Dec 2021
More Bitcoin Hopium, Yearn Won't Stop, And Polygon DEX Volume
Polygon DEX Volume Recovers DEX volumes on Ethereum are still beaten down and yet to recover....But DEX volume on Polygon has bounced hard off lows made earlier in June....into action, BTC options are ticking up again, Yearn's fundamentals detach from YFI price, and Polygon DEXes...
3 Min
DeFi
Jun 2021
DYDX Valuation Analysis & DEX Perps Comparison
A 3% increase in DEX volume share will spur a $470B increase in volume for DEXs at current run rates....This scenario holds the total futures volume (CEX+DEX) constant, meaning DEX volume is a result of CEX...Perps v2 offers three key improvements over a traditional oracle-based DEX.
40 Min
Derivatives
Jul 2023
DEX Volume Spikes After FTX Collapse
📊 DEX Volume Spikes After FTX Collapse Weekly DEX volume across all chains increased 146% from...Monthly DEX volume  also increased 110% from $107B in October to $50.8B in November....This was reflected in market prices as a basket of DEX tokens vs....w/ Stephen Palley In episode 3 of Full Disclosure, Gabe and Sarah are joined by Stephen Palley, a digital...
3 Min
Spot Exchange
Nov 2022
Uniswap vs Curve: Which Is the Best DEX?
Uniswap v3: The Most Dominant DEX in DeFi As mentioned earlier in this post, Uniswap v3 is the latest...Curve v2: A Truly Automated Market Maker While Uniswap focused on being a general purpose DEX for all...Curve intended to build an extremely efficient DEX to trade stablecoins and liquid derivatives....And so, the DEX wars are once again igniting.  ...
14 Min
AMM
Jul 2022
Examining the Design and Traction of GMX's Hybrid DEX
The DEX space is rife with innovative designs that enable efficient swaps across a multitude of assets...One of the newer additions to this space is GMX – a hybrid spot-derivatives DEX on Arbitrum and Binance...Over the past two weeks, GMX traders on average have been 97% long and 3% short.
13 Min
Derivatives
Nov 2021
DEX Aggregator Wars: The Positive Slippage Experience
As 2020 came to an end, which aptly coincided with the launch of the 1inch token (DEX aggregator), talks...Still, with the recent growth in 2020 of DEX aggregators (1inch, Matcha, ParaSwap), Defi Dashboards (...October, 0x released a fantastic, all be it possibly biased, piece breaking down the nuances behind DEX...
4 Min
DeFi
Jan 2021
Terra's TVL Growth, Lido's LUNA Benefits, DEX Valuations
...native token prices as they are very commonly used as collateral in DeFi and as base pairs for native DEXes...In Terra’s case, DEX base pairs usually utilize UST instead of LUNA, therefore this growth in TVL is...Relative DEX Valuations Accusations broke out against the Sushi team this week, as investors and the...
4 Min
Staking
Dec 2021
Finding a Balance: Review of 3 Newly Approved Balancer Governance Proposals
To mitigate the issues at hand, over the weekend the Balancer community proposed and pushed through 3...
2 Min
AMM
Jul 2020
UST Enters Top 3, Moonbirds Take Flight, & SOL Staking
Chart of The Day: UST is Now a Top 3 Stablecoin UST’s growth has been remarkable in 2022, expanding...It now has an estimated market cap of >$600M, almost similar to Azuki which launched 3 months ago....through inflation, it has some drawbacks, namely: SOL is locked and requires a cooldown period of 2-3...
6 Min
Stablecoins
Apr 2022