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Decentralized exchange Vertex Protocol launches beta on Arbitrum

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
Mar 8, 2023 1 min read
Perpy Finance x Vertex Social Copy Trading Partnership

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
Jan 12, 2023 2 min read
Unpacking The Optimal DEX – Mapping Out Vertex’s Design

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
Dec 16, 2022 12 min read
Vertex x OtterSec Security Partnership

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
Dec 7, 2022 2 min read
The Dominoes of Centralized Risk - Solving for the Right DEX

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.
Nov 16, 2022 8 min read
Part 4: The Benefits of Decentralization & Market Safety

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
Nov 8, 2022 4 min read
Introducing Everest — The Vertex Ambassador Program

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
Nov 8, 2022 5 min read
Part 3: Tokens and Governance — A solution to natural monopolies

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
Nov 8, 2022 3 min read
Part 2: The Ideal Exchange — Key Features (and Why They Are Essential)

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,
Nov 8, 2022 4 min read
DEX vs. CEX — Part 1: What is an Exchange?

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
Nov 8, 2022 4 min read
Testnet Announcement & Roadmap Update

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
Nov 8, 2022 2 min read
DEX vs. CEX: A Call to Arms — The Introduction

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.
Nov 8, 2022 1 min read
Introducing the New Vertex

Introducing the New Vertex

Here at Vertex, we are bear market busy… and whilst we build, we are ALSO rebranding! Our product will speak for itself – that we’re sure of – but we thought it was time for a makeover. The New Vertex showcases our commitment to accessibility and driving the adoption of DeFi
Nov 8, 2022 1 min read
See you at Mainnet

See you at Mainnet

It’s that time of year again — Autumn is around the corner (“Fall” to our North American friends) and before you know it the holidays. So, like any normal person, the thought of dinner table crypto conversations with relatives may be on the mind… Not for us at Vertex. Instead,
Nov 8, 2022 1 min read
Vertex Litepaper — You’re Gonna Want to Read This One

Vertex Litepaper — You’re Gonna Want to Read This One

As promised last week, the team at Vertex is proud to present our new Litepaper to the world. Link to litepaper docs: https://vertex-protocol.gitbook.io/vertex-litepaper-v2/litepaper/abstract Our paper seeks to highlight the core discrepancies of both CeFi and DeFi. From negligent centralized actors to sub-par performance, overly
Nov 8, 2022 2 min read
Let’s Get Reacquainted — an Update From Vertex.

Let’s Get Reacquainted — an Update From Vertex.

It’s been three months since we last updated you and whilst you’ve been working on your tans (or not) and avoiding the crypto bear market, our engineers have been glued to their screens looking paler than ever after totally rebuilding our codebase and transferring our new trading platform
Nov 8, 2022 3 min read
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