DEX

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Opinion

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.

Tech

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.

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Policy

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 objecting.

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Tech

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)

Finance

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)

Finance

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)

Finance

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 can store four times as much carbon as other ainforests, according to the WWF. (Jonathan Wilkins/Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

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.

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Finance

Uniswap Weighs Proposal to Enrich Token Holders, Switch on Liquidity Pool Fees

The plan to turn on fees for some of Uniswap’s liquidity pools would funnel money to the protocol’s treasury and token holders.

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Tech

Crypto Derivatives Protocol Vega's Mainnet Goes Live for Futures, Options Trading

The blockchain is said to be built mainly to support decentralized derivatives trading.

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