We're finally ready to reveal DerivaDEX, a derivatives DEX rivaling the performance and UX of centralized exchanges while letting traders keep control. Learn about our team, our DDX token, and our strategic investors - then sign up for early access! 🔥🔥
We’re excited to announce the details around our upcoming insurance mining program. This is a new standard for exchanges: total transparency, community control.
Did you know? Perpetual futures were proposed in 1992 by economists, but only implemented in 2016-- for cryptocurrencies. Now, these unique derivatives are crypto's most popular product by volume. 🎇
DerivaDEX is using the Diamond Standard for managing our smart contracts. The Diamond Standard is a pattern for upgradeability that overcomes existing limitations around storage and contract size, and provides exceptional modularity.
We kicked off DerivaDEX's first (private) competition today. Next up: onboarding more users and sharing documentation. Want to be the first to know? Join us on Discord --> !
Spending $300 on a transaction? With DerivaDEX, you'll pay ETH gas only for deposits and withdrawals. Trading fees won't fluctuate with network congestion.
Update regarding Proposal 10: Deploy DerivaDEX Pilot to Mainnet. Node 0 for the DerivaDEX protocol is online, and has processed 163 epochs.
Over the next few days the remaining operator nodes will be coming online and mainnet testing will continue.
UPDATE:
Cambrian testnet is public -->
The trading competition will begin NEXT WEEK, so plenty of time to register and hit the ground running!
See Discord for in-depth update, DerivaDEX🤝 testnet traders.
Trouble trading this morning? DerivaDEX is bringing an open order book. Transparent liquidations. Community-controlled insurance fund. Fully verifiable transaction histories. It's time to grow beyond the walled gardens.
Decentralized derivatives will see new levels of adoption in 2022. What do you think will kick-start this? We're looking at:
- improved performance, competitive with centralized exchanges
- new governance and revenue models
- de-fi native composable derivatives
What sets DerivaDEX apart?
DAO-run from day 1, the DerivaDAO controls the entire exchange. All changes must go through governance. Unlike most DAOs, there never have been and never will be admin keys of any kind.
Read more-->
What is "insurance mining"? Where is DeFi going next? Where do order books fit in for the future of DEXes? Tune in for this and more with
@apalepu23
and our guests
@hosseeb
,
@niraj
, and
@cmsholdings
"What L2 is DerivaDEX going to use?" <-- we get this question a lot.
DerivaDEX uses a custom-built L2 that's optimized for the exchange: efficient, secure, and designed uniquely for DerivaDEX.
It's what you've been waiting for!
TL;DR?
- Competition March 15- April 14
- Register here:
- Spaces event on Thursday:
- More instructions coming soon!
On DerivaDEX, the DerivaDAO determines product listings, leverage limits, and other exchange parameters: key elements of the risk and business models for exchanges. How will centralized exchanges compete?
From today's
@matt_levine
: "Robinhood Markets Inc. collects more payment for order flow for crypto orders than it does for stock orders."
On DerivaDEX, order flow is encrypted. Operators do *not* have privileged access to order flow. What will this mean for traders? 1/n
What's next for DerivaDEX? The next development milestone will be a public testnet trading competition.
Stay tuned for more info, here and on the Discord!
First-look testing is underway, and surfacing awesome feedback. Thanks to all who signed up and have participated so far! 🧑🔬🧪
Want to be notified in case there's a cancellation / extra appointment? --> sign up for the Discord!
DerivaDEX is built with next-generation infrastructure, including a decentralized back-end and speed on par with centralized exchanges. Ready for 2022 and beyond 🔥🔥🔥
1/3 We now support a new set of
#DeFi
, infrastructure, and data management tokens!
Alchemix $ALCX, Ankr Network $ANKR, Fantom $FTM, Mirror Protocol $MIR, API3
#API3
, and DerivaDAO $DDX are now supported for deposits and custody on Gemini⬇️
Excited to be included in this comparison of
#DeFi
derivative protocols from
@MarcinPress
. What other categories would you like to see these exchanges compared across?
Great thread from
@FabiusMercurius
on the risks of providing liquidity in an AMM (automated market maker) system.
DerivaDEX's central-limit order book means market-makers can concentrate liquidity where it's most needed. Less risk for market makers, better liquidity for traders.
TLDR: Yield farming on an AMM doesn't actually pay a "yield."
It pays an options premium resembling somewhere between a covered call strategy and a short straddle strategy.
It's not passive income.
It's not guaranteed profit.
Know your risks before you trade.
Perpetual swaps are by far the most widely traded instrument in crypto.
While they're in the early days in DeFi, there exists a huge discrepancy in valuations between spot/derivative exchanges
Have to imagine this gap will narrow if not flippen in the coming future🔁
Only a successful DerivaDAO vote can add the exchange to mainnet. This means that when the exchange is live, the DAO starts off in control of the *entire* exchange, not just certain features.
Competition Session 3 has started!
Get started at
Liquidated in a previous session? You get a new life! 👼
All registered traders have 100K USDC to deposit for the session.
🔬Go deep with the DerivaDEX Explorer: Follow individual transactions, traders, epochs, and trading products.
🌍Zoom out with DerivaDEX Stats: See a selection of current aggregates, exchange balance sheet, and operator network status.
What are we currently testing?
- market AND limit orders
- ETH-PERP
- high-performance trader API
- real-time price feed + swift liquidations
What's up next?
- multiple trading products (BTC-PERP + ? )
- advanced order types (reduce / post only)
- ??? What would you like to see?
🚰 the DerivaDEX testnet faucet is live! 🚰
1. tweet your address with
#DerivaDEXtestnet
2. get Kovan ETH (
#keth
-requests in DerivaDEX discord!)
3. visit and make a deposit!
Transparency🪟 + verifiability ✅
On DerivaDEX, the entire state of the exchange can be monitored in real-time & verified on-chain each checkpoint.
There's also a stats page ()!
The DerivaDAO sets maker/taker fees, determines which markets are listed, and sets other exchange and market parameters via "contract specifications". Traders=stakeholders. Learn more-->
Wondering what this means for your trades?
👇Negative = the perp is priced LOWER than the underlying. Shorts pay longs.
👆Positive = the perp is priced HIGHER than the underlying. Longs pay shorts.
Everything that happens on DerivaDEX is visible to the Auditor, a key part of the Trader API. Come check out
#api
-onboarding in the Discord to get set up today!
Liquidation data (and all data for that matter) should be public, accessible, efficient, and verifiable by end-users of the exchange. Stoked for the level of transparency
@DDX_Official
is bringing into the exchange fold
Deposits are on-chain. Withdrawals are on-chain.
Matching, execution, and all balances are streamed to all traders, and verified on-chain via checkpointing.
There are no admin keys. There is no gray area.
DEX transparency is a necessity, not a nice-to-have.
Crypto markets can be wild, but nothing's more extreme than testnet! Why are testnet deployments so useful?
- exogenous human chaos ✅
- regular extreme price movements ✅
- develop operational expertise prior to mainnet ✅
Be a part of the beginning!
Let's learn about perpetual swaps! Here are some good resources for learning about this unique derivative that has been called "crypto's killer product"
In coming weeks,
@DEXLabs1
founder
@apalepu23
will be sharing super-readable guides to simple crypto concepts. A good follow for the crypto-curious friend!
Security models are as strong as their weakest link. ⛓️
DerivaDEX combines Ethereum's security for consensus and governance with the speed of an off-chain network for matching and execution.
Fast, secure, and coming soon!
Crypto is volatile, making speed and instant finality critical for derivatives exchanges. Read about how DerivaDEX makes this a reality ->
(Prefer to learn by doing? stay tuned for the upcoming public testnet!)
Insurance funds are key to crypto derivatives products, and protect traders in volatile markets. Learn more about how they're financed (and who pays)-->
Do you know the hidden cost of leverage? As traders, we have looked high and low for detailed explanations for liquidation and bankruptcy pricing. We couldn't find it, so we made one ourselves.
DerivaDEX has a completely transparent orderbook and execution flow. Everyone has access to the same data, at the same time: exchange operator nodes, liquidity providers, traders, and the DAO.
What makes a DEX a DEX? 1. Self-custody 2. Decentralized matching. 3. governance. DerivaDEX will be launching with all 3. Get ready -- next trading competition coming soon:
I say this constantly when asked about what I’m most excited about but on chain derivs futures/perps and then options are going to be sizeable and we’ll see a top 5 exchange be a decentralized on by volume for just derivs
Coming soon ⌚️ --> an introduction to the DerivaDEX exchange architecture, as designed by
@DEXLabs1
.
What do you most want to learn about the DerivaDEX system design?
Hybrid systems can be incredibly performant, but they can't sacrifice resilience.
Learn about DerivaDEX's backend operator network-- and why an AWS outage won't halt trading.
Coming Monday! DerivaDEX cofounder
@apalepu23
,
@hosseeb
,
@niraj
and Dan from
@cmsholdings
talk AMMs vs open order books, DeFi investment thesis, and our *upcoming* insurance mining program.
Sign up --> and stay tuned!
Happy Friday! We're still registering a limited number of users for AMOEBA, kicking off next week.
(PS-- even if you don't have a registration link, you'll be able to follow along with competition chatter in the Discord next week!)
Remember, many tools you relied on this cycle were built during the last 🐻. Take a break from staring at charts, sign up to be an alpha tester-- the future looks bright!
What makes DerivaDEX unique?
- 0 gas fees for trading transactions
- security of Ethereum, with the speed and cost of centralized exchanges
- CLOB in a world of AMMs
Stay tuned for the next testnet trading session 👀
Are you registered for Cambrian, DerivaDEX's first public testnet and trading competition? The competition will kick off soon, so make sure you're signed up today!
DerivaDEX public testnet is at
A "testnet" allows developers and users to build and test applications safely. To use a testnet app with metamask, select "Kovan" from the network dropdown. You'll also need a little kovan Eth (ask for this in the Discord)
Perpetual swaps are the most popular product in crypto. The funding rate fees that power them are a function of the notional position size (regardless of leverage), so can have a significant impact on highly-leveraged traders.
DerivaDEX is a trader-focused exchange. This means:
- Central-limit order book with lightning-fast trade execution
- Fair and sustainable trade mining
- No frontrunning-- not by miners, and not by exchange operators.
Check it out today
Data transparency will be a new paradigm for derivatives, and DerivaDEX is leading the way.
Take a look at some early data from trading competition Session 2 (and sign up for Session 3 if you're not already!)
Happy $BTC ATH! If you're trading with leverage, make sure you understand how the funding rate in a highly bullish market affects your bottom line. Happy trading! h/t
@apalepu23
Update ✅: The proposal to extend insurance mining has been executed.
Want to get a heads-up for all governance actions? Make sure you're in the Discord!
DerivaDEX addresses liquidation speed with a real-time price feed and a sound insurance fund strategy to protect traders. Perp swaps are coming to DEX-land!
@snarkyzk
@compoundfinance
@MakerDAO
@AaveAave
liquidations have to be very fast -> high mnt margin which is bad for traders
gas wise ~5-10x more expensive than spot trading so scaling is a must have not a good to have here