Automated Market Makers

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Crypto’s Quirky Automated Market Makers and How They Differ From TradFi Exchanges
Crypto exchanges have order books just like the NYSE, but the digital asset realm also offers something very different known as automated market makers (AMMs).
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Maverick is entering an increasingly competitive market of decentralized exchanges. (Maverick Protocol)
DeFi Protocol Maverick Unveils UniSwap Rival Decentralized Exchange on Ethereum
Maverick Protocol said its automated market maker algorithm offers investors more customization and the potential to earn greater profits than on top decentralized exchange Un...
Maverick is entering an increasingly competitive market of decentralized exchanges. (Maverick Protocol)

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Automated NFT Market Maker Sudoswap to Release Its Governance Token via Airdrop
Holders of XMON, the native token behind the 0xmon NFT collection, will receive 41.9% of SUDO’s initial supply of 60 million.
Sudoswap is distributing its new governance token primarily by airdrop. (Stocktrek Images/Getty Images)

With memories still fresh from this year's crypto market crash, the Voltz protocol is already looking for ways to let traders use leverage to take more risk. (Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)
DeFi Protocol Voltz Could Bring 150% Interest Rate on Ether Deposits
As the Ethereum blockchain's Merge approaches, traders and venues are seeing the event as an opportunity to pocket fat yields – possibly signaling a renewed appetite for risk...
With memories still fresh from this year's crypto market crash, the Voltz protocol is already looking for ways to let traders use leverage to take more risk. (Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

There's less juice to go around in DeFi now. Is it worth the squeeze? (j4p4n/OpenClipArt)
The Era of Easy DeFi Yields Is Over
Alpha in DeFi is about to get a lot scarcer (although still super attractive). Luckily, risk management will eventually get much simpler.
There's less juice to go around in DeFi now. Is it worth the squeeze? (j4p4n/OpenClipArt)

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Understanding the Technology Behind Decentralized Exchanges
A deeper dive into liquidity pools, automated market makers, yield farming and other aspects of DEXs. This is the third part of a continuing series on understanding DeFi.
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Saddle Raises $7.5M to Reduce Slippage in DeFi Trading
The automated market maker wants to minimize the spread on stablecoin trades.
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Stellar Validators Vote In AMM Integration That Could Boost Liquidity
In addition to an order book-based token router, the protocol now boasts a parallel automated market maker.
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Gelato Raises $11M as Smart Contract Automation Market Heats Up
A three-way race involving Gelato, Keep3r and Chainlink to corner the massive automation market is gaining speed.
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Secret Network Adds Private Governance to Its DeFi Project
The practical implications of private DeFi governance may lead to more questions than answers.
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