DEX

Bitcoin-based cross-chain decentralized exchange and wallet Portal raised $34 million in a seed funding round. Investors in the round included OKX Ventures, Arrington Capital, Coinbase Ventures, and Gate.io, the company announced on Jan. 30.  Portal co-founder and CEO Chandra Duggirala said the funding round comprised a combination of a simple agreement for future equity (SAFE) […]

Solana DEX Jupiter volumes topped $480 million in the last 24 hours, with much of it led by traders swapping stablecoins and flipping a new memecoin, Wen. Trading volumes on the Solana-based DEX Jupiter toppled the charts at $480 million in the last 24 hours amid a frenzy for a new memecoin airdrop and heightened […]

Solana, the proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain established by Solana Labs in 2018, has surpassed the Ethereum (ETH) network in DEX volume for the first time in history. The data from DefiLlama revealed that Solana has experienced an impressive surge of $1.536 billion in 24 hours, while Ethereum has amassed only $1.164 billion. The weekly change in […]

KyberSwap, a decentralized exchange (DEX), has fallen victim to a significant exploit, resulting in the loss of approximately $46 million in various crypto assets. The incident, which raised concerns among users about the security of their assets, was reported by Kyber Network on Nov. 23. The team said the attack targeted KyberSwap Elastic, its auto […]

THORChain, a decentralized crypto trading protocol capable of cross-chain swaps, has emerged as a prominent player in the decentralized exchange (DEX) landscape by securing the third-highest trading volume in the past week. Users appear drawn to the high yield associated with its native token, RUNE.  Last week, THORChain’s trading volume hit $1.32 billion, third to […]

The Uniswap Foundation aims to secure an additional $62 million in funding. They plan to allocate $15 million annually towards community grants supporting decentralized finance (DeFi) projects. The second tranche of funding is subject to an on-chain vote scheduled for October 4. This funding will bolster the development efforts of Uniswap, the leading decentralized exchange […]