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The Defiant - DeFi Podcast
Aerodrome Finance: Redefining AMMs on Base with Alexander Cutler
Sep 9, 2024
01:03:34
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Alexander Cutler, Co-Founder of Aerodrome, shares insights on creating a decentralized exchange within the Ethereum Layer 2 ecosystem. He discusses the strategic advantages of Layer 2s over Layer 1, especially in bear markets. The conversation highlights Aerodrome's innovative features, which enhance liquidity provider rewards and governance through a unique tokenomics structure. Cutler emphasizes strong partnerships, including with Coinbase, and predicts significant growth in decentralized finance as they redefine automated market makers.
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- Aerodrome Finance strategically targets Ethereum Layer 2 ecosystems for faster and cheaper trading, enhancing liquidity and user engagement.
- The decentralized exchange's tokenomics model ensures 100% revenue redistribution to participants, incentivizing active participation and sustainable growth.
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Founding Inspiration from Solidly
The founding story of Aerodrome is rooted in the lessons learned from the launch of the DEX Solidly by Andre Cronje during a prior bull market. Solidly aimed to combine the best decentralized finance (DeFi) primitives into a single platform, resulting in a surge of investment in the Phantom ecosystem. However, issues with its design became apparent during the subsequent bear market, which included significant events like the Luna and FTX collapses. This prompted the founders to identify and address the flaws in Solidly's framework while planning to create Aerodrome and its market-driven design to capture liquidity in Ethereum Layer 2 ecosystems.
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