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…Contributing to these pools makes you an LP, or liquidity provider. LPs need to contribute an equal value of both tokens to the pool. As an example, if you deposit CRO and ETH into a liquidity pool, the pair gets swapped into a CRO-ETH LP token that represents the value of both currencies. Every time a user makes use of the liquidity pool, they have to pay a small fee, which automatically goes to the Automated Market Maker (AMM). This is then paid out to LPs to the pool as a reward, proporti…
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…Contributing to these pools makes you an LP, or liquidity provider. LPs need to contribute an equal value of both tokens to the pool. As an example, if you deposit CRO and ETH into a liquidity pool, the pair gets swapped into a CRO-ETH LP token that represents the value of both currencies. Every time a user makes use of the liquidity pool, they have to pay a small fee, which automatically goes to the Automated Market Maker (AMM). This is then paid out to LPs to the pool as a reward, proporti…
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…It is short for ‘Let’s f—ing go!’.Full definitionLightning NetworkThe Lightning Network is a Layer-2 protocol built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain.Full definitionLiquidation CallA liquidation call is the process where a trading platform forcibly closes a trader's position because the margin account balance falls below the required maintenance margin.Full definitionLiquidityLiquidity refers to the ease with which a cryptocurrency can be bought or sold in the market without causing a sig…
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…On most DEXs, every trade is subject to fees, which are paid out to liquidity providers (LPs), as well as validators of the blockchain. Essentially, users of DEXs interact with smart contracts on the relevant blockchain. There are three main types of DEXs, all of which allow users to trade directly through smart contracts: Automated Market Makers (AMMs)Order book DEXsDEX aggregators Automated Market Makers (AMMs) An AMM relies on information provided by exchanges and blockchain oracles to set th…
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…It pools liquidity from liquidity providers (LPs) who supply the system with tokens for a proportional share of transaction fees. The AMM portion of MM Finance allows for liquidity to be provided to the exchange, and it operates through automated trading methods. MM Finance handles a large volume of trades on the Cronos blockchain, and users can find different yield farming opportunities from over 20 different farms. Since MM Finance does not have an order book, it relies on pooled liquidity. Us…
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…It pools liquidity from liquidity providers (LPs) who supply the system with tokens for a proportional share of transaction fees. The AMM portion of MM Finance allows for liquidity to be provided to the exchange, and it operates through automated trading methods. MM Finance handles a large volume of trades on the Cronos blockchain, and users can find different yield farming opportunities from over 20 different farms. Since MM Finance does not have an order book, it relies on pooled liquidity. Us…
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…On most DEXs, every trade is subject to fees, which are paid out to liquidity providers (LPs), as well as validators of the blockchain. Essentially, users of DEXs interact with smart contracts on the relevant blockchain. There are three main types of DEXs, all of which allow users to trade directly through smart contracts: Automated Market Makers (AMMs)Order book DEXsDEX aggregators Automated Market Makers (AMMs) An AMM relies on information provided by exchanges and blockchain oracles to set th…
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…It pools liquidity from liquidity providers (LPs) who supply the system with tokens for a proportional share of transaction fees. The AMM portion of MM Finance allows for liquidity to be provided to the exchange, and it operates through automated trading methods. MM Finance handles a large volume of trades on the Cronos blockchain, and users can find different yield farming opportunities from over 20 different farms. Since MM Finance does not have an order book, it relies on pooled liquidity. Us…
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…BNT is +0.00% in the last 24 hours.BNT has a circulating supply of 115.19 M BNT and a max supply of 114.54 M BNT.What is Bancor? Bancor is a blockchain-based decentralised exchange (DEX) that runs on the Ethereum and EOS blockchains, focusing on providing liquidity to small- and micro-cap coins and returns for liquidity providers. To support token trades against token liquidity pools without matching buyers and sellers, the Bancor protocol leverages an automated market maker (AMM) smart contrac…
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…It implements an automated liquidity protocol based on a ‘constant product formula’ traders pay a 30-basis-point fee on trades, which goes to liquidity providers. Uniswap v2 is a new implementation based on the same formula, with several new highly desirable features. UNI is now available on DeFi Swap. Users can swap UNI, be UNI Liquidity Providers to earn fees and boost their yield by up to 20x when staking CRO.A brief history of UniswapUniswap is the largest decentralised exchange protocol…
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