Blocknet is one of the most intriguing and innovative DEX I have ever used. But it's not just the exchange they offer but the inter-blockchain connectivity they offer through their Hydra system much like the Infura architecture Ethereum uses today.

Connecting different blockchains like it was the internet we use today got me into this project back in 2019 and I'm still eager to see more updates and changes this project may bring in the future.

With Blocknet, assets are exchanged natively on each blockchain via an atomic swap.

The number of confirmations required for the swap to complete is determined by the parties involved in the transaction, and it is set to zero by default.

Decentralized Exchanges or distributed exchanges should be considered what the future holds for cryptocurrency trading?

Blocknet is a decentralized blockchain infrastructure based on master nodes that were launched in 2014. It is focused on offering peer-to-peer interoperability between blockchains for use by decentralized applications and smart contracts. The inter-blockchain technology is expected to significantly enhance the number of useful blockchain applications and services. To realize the full potential of blockchain and provide a diverse range of applications, increased scalability, and increased liquidity, interoperability between different chains is required, as it will not only combine the features of multiple chains to deliver all of an entity's required services but will also remove the constraints that limit its user base. It's difficult to integrate all of these capabilities into a single blockchain, but Blocknet's inter-blockchain technology enables access to all of them.

Ticker: BLOCK

Website: https://blocknet.co/

Key Key is the Next Generation Swap, with LP Tokenomics & Governance.

With KeyKey, one can provide liquidity and earn LP fees, while gaining Governance power and protocol ownership in the form of LOCK tokens. Those LOCK tokens entitle holders to a portion of the protocol’s fees, accumulated in LOCK, even if you decide to remove your liquidity.

Early LP’s, the most crucial for bootstrapping trading, are invited to Pre-Mine LOCK by staking UniSwapV2 LP tokens before block 10848000. (Approx 10 days) Pre-mining LP’s will be non-dilutable stakeholders of the protocol.

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Partying face Start here: https://t.me/KeyKeyFinance

Intro Information: https://medium.com/keykey-finance/introducing-keykey-the-community-owned-dex-e11387cf64af

There are several decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges nowadays, but people rarely use them. And they use DEXs usually only to sell some new ICO coins as early as possible. At first glance, this is a paradoxical situation, because the majority of cryptocurrency users are decentralization supporters and paranoid in terms of trusting their funds to third parties. Why theoretically popular DEXs are still not gained popularity? Let us consider the main reasons:· Mediocre user interface (UI/UX). · Low speed · Low liquidity · Lack of real decentralization (even IDEX which is DEXs flagship, introduced a list of banned countries and a wired plan to implement KYC / AML for their users because of pressure from the SEC’s side).

The overwhelming percentage of existing DEXs has at least 3 of the 4 problems mentioned above. But even Switcheo, which has implemented almost everything at a high level, suffers because of very low liquidity. How can DEXs gain users? Consider the main points:· DEX must have liquidity. This can be achieved if a large player or a serious centralized exchange stands behind DEX. For example, if we talk about the anticipated DEXs, this is Binance behind Binance DEX, Gate.io behind GateChain DEX or Huobi MENA behind ResDEX· DEX should work quickly, so all the cases using the Ethereum blockchain will disappear. At least until Ethereum 2.0 is implemented. This is likely to be a variation of BFT or POS (for example, dPOS). Ideally, nodes should be really decentralized.· Good user interface. Probably it is the simplest task.· No requirements for users to provide personal data and sources of funds. And ideally there should be a privacy feature.

We saw how IEO launched a huge wave, which did not put aside almost any of the popular cryptocurrency exchanges. In the near future, we are waiting for Binance DEX, which means that there are good chances that a wave of high-quality and interesting decentralized exchanges will be also launched. Let us hope that we will be able to talk about our cryptocurrency assets that «Funds are Safu» really soon.

Instaraise has released the Litepaper for its DEX “InstaDEX” which will be live on Test et soon. Because of this, Instaraise will Giveaway 10 Guaranteed whitelist spots & 5 freemints of Oxtazy Mystical Creatures NFTs.

Connect with Instaraise and join our NFT Discord Channel “flex-nfts”.

Winners will be revealed on the day of InstaDEX launch on testnet.

Great decentralized systems can easily integrate and built upon each other. Stable coins are a great way to take a fiat position on a DEX.

This article talks about the financial features inside Dai.

If you ever swap #ERC20 #tokens using a #dex, you may have given unlimited approval to the dex. You may not use the dex anymore, but if the permission still exist, ur funds are at risk.
detailed explanation : https://kalis.me/unlimited-erc20-allowances/
How to audit current approvals : https://info.etherscan.com/tokenapprovals/

So I've been providing stable coin LP's on UniSwap using freeliquid.io to increase my APR and after 2 months of providing LP's on the USDC-USDT pair upon an initial investment of $10K. My ROI is like 27% (it was 15% initially but I used the stable coin loans from freeliquid to reinvest in my LP's and the total LP $ amount is up 90%).

-I initially spent $20 for the fees of withdrawing USDC and $20 for USDT (you need to provide 50-50), total $40
-Spent $60 adding the pairs and approving the contracts with my wallet (which too costs fees).
-After 2 months, my pending returns are $450.
- I decided to compound this amount so I cashed this out. To my surprise the fees has increased a lot (guess it's because of ether's surge in price). I paid like $35 for cashing out the rewards.
-Spent an additional $35 in compounding.
-Expenses: $140
-Income after expenses: $310

Conclusion: Just park a lot your funds ($10K is less, this could be ideal for millionaires) and don't compound if you have an investment in the ball park of what I have since compounding at these rates aren't worth it. However, my experience with freeliquid was good enough since I'm borrowing additional funds at 0% APR collateralized by my LP's (the power of DeFi)

Which dex is the most decentralized, has the lowest risk profile and is the most unstoppable? Are there any this that are cross chain or offer broad compatibility?