The Vertex Liquidity Bootstrapping Auction, or LBA, will occur from November 13th → 19th.   This blog will cover everything you need to know ahead of the LBA. Contents include: * What, Why & How  * The LBA Timeline  * Important Things to Remember * Step-by-Step Tutorial on How to Participate  The LBA: What, Why &

Vertex Protocol is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Selini Capital, a renowned quantitative trading firm and liquidity provider specializing in digital assets. This collaboration significantly benefits Vertex Protocol, a decentralized exchange committed to delivering a top-tier trading experience. Selini brings a wealth of expertise with its extensive experience,

Vertex is excited to share the upcoming plans for the VRTX token launch and liquidity bootstrapping auction (LBA)!  The LBA is designed to set a fair price for VRTX via organic demand from users. This post is the first in a series of tutorials where we’ll cover everything you

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 & @Jack September 2023 September was so busy at Vertex, we almost forgot to publish

Market-making plays a vital role in the world of cryptocurrency.  Liquidity on centralized exchanges relies heavily on a handful of firms deploying algorithms to narrow the bid-ask spreads of markets and ensure deep orderbook liquidity. But market-making is a complex endeavor, isolated to a select few of sophisticated professionals.  Moreover,

At Vertex, we aim to bring traders the most powerful trading experience. Vertex’s cross-margin framework equipped with spot, perp, and money markets makes it a truly unique venue for trading and risk management. We also seek to make Vertex accessible and usable. It is with this in mind that

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:

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

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&

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, 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 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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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.

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