DEX

Vertex Protocol co-founder Darius Tabatabai (Vertex)
Wintermute Backs DEX Vertex Protocol in Strategic Investment
The amount of the investment wasn’t disclosed and Wintermute will provide liquidity services to the decentralized exchange.
Vertex Protocol co-founder Darius Tabatabai (Vertex)

Funding (Shutterstock)
DeFi Protocol Maverick Raises $9M Led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund
The round also included contributions from Pantera Capital, Binance Labs, Coinbase Ventures and Apollo Crypto.
Funding (Shutterstock)

Protesters gather outside the Senate Gallery minutes before midnight to stall Senate Bill 5, a bill that would put strict regulations on abortion facilities, from going to a vote at the Texas State Capitol. Photo by Lauren Gerson.
Every CEX Needs a DEX
Decentralization used to be a cherished principle, it’s now a competitive necessity.
Protesters gather outside the Senate Gallery minutes before midnight to stall Senate Bill 5, a bill that would put strict regulations on abortion facilities, from going to a vote at the Texas State Capitol. Photo by Lauren Gerson.

A trading screen. (Shutterstock)
Cross-Chain Bridge deBridge Launches App for Trading Without Liquidity Pools
The DLN app is now live with support for Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon, Fantom, BNB Chain, and Avalanche.
A trading screen. (Shutterstock)

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/Coindesk)
U.S. SEC Out-of-Bounds in Dragging DeFi Into Proposed Exchange Rule, Industry Says
The agency’s comment window is closing for its proposal to expand how it defines exchanges, including a major swath of decentralized finance, and the crypto sector is objectin...
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/Coindesk)

Uniswap booth at ETHDenver 2023 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Uniswap Labs Releases Its Plan for Uniswap v4, Invites Community Feedback
The biggest decentralized crypto exchange is opening its development process to the public for the first time as the SEC cracks down on its centralized competitors.
Uniswap booth at ETHDenver 2023 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

VELO/USDT chart (TradingView)
Optimism-Based Velodrome Token Slides Nearly 8% Ahead of Major Upgrade
Velodrome’s upgrade is slated for June 15 and is a complete overhaul of the protocol.
VELO/USDT chart (TradingView)

0x releases new Matcha version (0x)
0x Releases Latest Version of DEX Aggregator Matcha
The newest iteration is focused on enhancing the trading experience for users.
0x releases new Matcha version (0x)

Mangroves (Jonathan Wilkins/Wikimedia Commons)
DEX Mangrove Launches on Polygon Testnet, Plans to Go Live on Mainnet in June
Wintermute and Cumberland-backed Mangrove plans a mainnet launch of its programmable order book DEX in early June.
Mangroves (Jonathan Wilkins/Wikimedia Commons)

(DeFiLlama)
Weekly DEX Volume on BNB Chain Hits Highest in a Year
Lower fees and Binance’s popularity are among the reasons noted by market analysts.
(DeFiLlama)