The Peak - Edition #3, August 2023

The Peak is a monthly newsletter for the Vertex community. Join us as we unpack the past month’s highlights for the community; trading stats; and new features and markets.   Co-Written by team members: @0xConor @Jackisnotinabox August 2023 What we’ll be covering in the August issue (TLDR); * Big releases:

Making Sense of Margin - Understanding the Terms on Vertex

This blog post will aim to explain concepts of cross-margin trading and how it relates to Vertex. It will also cover the terms used across the Vertex app - found at the bottom. Introduction Exchanges bring together buyers and sellers. A quality exchange should make it easy and efficient for

Introducing Collab+Currency to Vertex’s Partner Network

Vertex Protocol, a decentralized exchange for digital asset spot and derivatives trading, is pleased to announce Collab+Currency has joined its Partner Network, a seasoned crypto-focused venture fund. Partnering in 2022, Collab+Currency participated in Vertex’s seed round, bringing years of experience in DeFi, crypto, and consumer products.  “We've

Announcing Stops Orders - The First of New Order Types Coming To Vertex

Introducing the first stop order type and a tutorial on how to use them.  At Vertex, we’re in pursuit of the ultimate trading experience. No exceptions.  We’re excited to share that Vertex will soon support stop-order types, with the first being a stop-market. Order types and risk management

Vertex Protocol partners with Toa Capital Partners to provide deeper on-exchange liquidity

Vertex Protocol, a decentralized exchange for digital asset spot and derivatives trading, is pleased to announce it has partnered with Toa Capital Partners, a proprietary algorithmic trading firm. This partnership will see Toa Capital engage with Vertex as a market maker to help provide deeper liquidity, tighter spreads, and an

The Peak - Edition #2, July 2023

The Peak is a monthly newsletter for the Vertex community. Join us as we unpack the past month’s highlights for the community; trading stats; and new features and markets.  July 2023 July - did that ever fly by? Feels like just yesterday we released the first edition of The

Introducing the Vertex Partner Network: Scaling to new heights.

At Vertex Protocol, we believe in the power of collaboration and innovation, and in how it will help shape the future of decentralized finance.  Today, we are excited to introduce the Vertex Partner Network, a group composed of Vertex investors, liquidity providers, and market makers. Together, we embark on a

Notifi Integration - Push Notifications on Vertex

We’re excited to announce our partnership with Notifi to bring traders push notifications.  Notifi offers flexible notification services for users to their preferred social accounts, such as Discord, Telegram, and email. Vertex will leverage Notifi to give traders the option to get alerts around trades, account health and more.

The Peak - Edition #1, June 2023

The Peak is a monthly newsletter for the Vertex community. Join us as we unpack the past month’s highlights for the community; trading stats; and new features and markets.   June 2023 June - what a month that was. As the saying goes - Rome wasn’t built in a

DEX

Uncovering the Ultimate Exchange: A Comparison of Vertex Competitors

The rapidly evolving world of DeFi is transforming the way we think about crypto trading and ownership. The search for the ideal crypto exchange that aligns with the true principles of decentralization, while simultaneously ensuring efficiency and versatility, has often led to a dead-end. We're excited to introduce Vertex Protocol:

Vertex Protocol secures strategic investment from Wintermute Ventures

Vertex Protocol, a decentralized exchange for digital asset spot and derivatives trading, announced today that it has received a strategic investment from Wintermute Ventures, the venture arm of Wintermute, a leading algorithmic liquidity provider for digital assets. This move will see both firms deepen each other’s ties across various

Introducing Spot Pools - Earn Fees & Utilize Your LP Position as Margin

Gone are the days of deciding between being a DeFi yield farmer or trader. With the introduction of Pools you can eat your cake and have it too! Provide liquidity, earn fees, and utilize LP positions as margin, unlocking the potential to farm yield while trading, all on one vertically

Introducing One-Click Trading – A Seamless Experience

Sign once and unleash the full performance of Vertex with near-instant trade execution. Welcome to one-click trading (1CT). What is One-Click Trading (1CT)? Placing trades and performing any action on Vertex previously required an independent signature. A browser wallet prompt would appear, and users had to sign an approval transaction

Decentralized exchange Vertex Protocol launches beta on Arbitrum

Hey everyone, we have big news to share today! Vertex’s contracts are now deployed on the Arbitrum mainnet! The API-only Beta marks the first phase of the launch sequence – allowing automated traders to trade on Vertex for the first time. This beta test, which is API-only, enables market participants

Perpy Finance x Vertex Social Copy Trading Partnership

Vertex is pleased to announce an ongoing partnership with Perpy Finance to bring social copy trading to Vertex users in Q2 2023! Perpy will launch support for Vertex as part of their V2 vaults release in Q2 2023, which will incorporate HFT trading execution for Perpy vault traders, multiple new

Unpacking The Optimal DEX – Mapping Out Vertex’s Design

All trading venues share a relatively simple goal – to enable cheap and efficient trading for users in the greatest volume possible. That means liquidity, defined as: 1. Tight spreads 2. Low slippage The differences between CEXs and DEXs force trade-offs between control and performance for traders in the context of

Vertex x OtterSec Security Partnership

Vertex is pleased to announce a Security Partnership with OtterSec! OtterSec is a reputable blockchain security firm with an extensive track record of Web3 and traditional security expertise across a diverse range of notable clients with bespoke demands. “We’re thrilled to work with OtterSec directly on a comprehensive security

The Dominoes of Centralized Risk - Solving for the Right DEX

A $10 billion hole on a balance sheet. Untenable risk exposure fueling yields on customer deposits leading to insolvency. A daisy chain of contagion as retail users are left to pick up the pieces once again.   FTX, Celsius, and Crypto 2022. Centralized trust breaches are running rampant in crypto lately.

Part 4: The Benefits of Decentralization & Market Safety

TLDR: Transparency, tokenomics, and DAO governance allow decentralized exchanges to reduce risk in financial markets. This series has introduced the concept that exchanges are public goods. We argue that for various reasons, we ought to prefer DEXs over CEXs. Much of what we covered has dealt with user experience on

Introducing Everest — The Vertex Ambassador Program

Welcome to Basecamp, the start of your journey to Everest’s Summit. The Mission Today’s current market structure contains an amalgamation of competing interests. The narrative of crypto has not changed, yet the majority settle for less by surrendering power to the few. CEXs have held the market majority

Part 3: Tokens and Governance — A solution to natural monopolies

TLDR: Making exchanges work in the best interests of their communities is essential. We advocate for user-driven control of exchanges to ensure value is kept within an ecosystem for long term growth. In Part 1 of our ‘Call to Arms’ series we discussed how exchanges are both public goods and

Part 2: The Ideal Exchange — Key Features (and Why They Are Essential)

TLDR: The ideal exchange is- cheap, fast, fair, safe, and convenient. Because they are public goods, exchanges should be prioritizing community service over profits. Vertex aims to meet these ideals. In our call to arms we identified the monopolistic nature of CEXs and their adverse effects on the current market,

DEX vs. CEX — Part 1: What is an Exchange?

This series seeks to answer: Why should exchanges be decentralized? In our last article, we laid out a call to arms for Crypto users everywhere. In this article, we ask: What is an exchange? (and what does it do?) TLDR — Exchanges are: 1. A public good designed to help users

Testnet Announcement & Roadmap Update

Quick recap — It’s been 4 weeks since we shared our last roadmap update. In that time we have: * Published our new Litepaper (and threads 1, 2, 3) * Rebranded (check out the website) * Attended Mainnet (have you seen our booth 😂 ) * Launched community initiatives (get paid to contribute) Next up: The

DEX vs. CEX: A Call to Arms — The Introduction

This is the first blog of a series aiming to ask WHY exchanges should be decentralized. (and why users should care) Here at Vertex, we are building a DEX. We think it’s special and once you see it, we think you will too. We will compete with centralized exchanges.