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Updated April 17, 2026 · 11:30 AM UTC

The latest in decentralized exchange innovation, liquidity trends, and on-chain trading data.

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Crypto trader exploits GMX, manipulates AVAX price to remove $565K

An opportunistic crypto trader leveraged GMX's zero slippage design to move AVAX's price in a long and short position for five consecutive trades.

4 years ago

DeFi

Crypto community lambasts dydx’s new facial verification requirement

Industry stakeholders reacted negatively to dYdX's verification requests, with some suggesting that the exchange was acting on regulators' instructions.

4 years ago

DEX

Solana-based DEX OptiFi loses $661,000 permanently after mistakenly closing program

OptiFi said it used the "Solana close program" without fully understanding the impact of the action.

4 years ago

Analysis

Using Share of Trade Volume (SOTV) to assess DEXs

Analysis shows that one of the best ways to assess a Decentralized Exchange's market performance is by looking at its share of trade volume versus its market cap.

4 years ago

DeFi

REX – A new kind of blockchain investment optimized to create passive income

REX a staking token, with smart contracts offering advanced and extended staking functions. All of this to make staking management easier, more flexible, and fully decentralized.

4 years ago

DEX

Dfyn exchange introduces a new request-for-quote pricing model

Dfyn's new RFQ pricing model is part of the exchange's push to introduce new investment products, including options, futures, and perpetuals.

4 years ago

Censorship

Aave confirms TRM Labs API blocked “dusted” Ethereum wallets – access restored

Users regain access to Aave's front end after compliance API flagged Tornado Cash-dusted wallets.

4 years ago

Censorship

DeFi protocols Aave, Uniswap, Balancer, ban users following OFAC sanctions on Tornado Cash

Decentralization may be under attack as Aave, Uniswap, Balancer and more reportedly ban wallets which have interacted with Tornado Cash. A centralized dataset created by TRM Labs appears to be responsible for the accounts being banned.

4 years ago

DEX

Decentralized exchange dYdX blocks user accounts associated with Tornado Cash

Decentralized exchange dYdX said it has blocked various user account connected to Tornado Cash due to U.S. sanctions and has restored access to some users who were unduly blocked.

4 years ago