A New Era for Avalanche Traders: Vertex Protocol Integrates with Avalanche

Explore how Vertex’s cross-chain liquidity and pro trading tools unlock new strategies for AVAX users—read on to see what this means for your DeFi game.

The pace of development on Avalanche is rapidly accelerating. New integrations, tools, and protocols are showing up every week, expanding the reach and utility of our beloved Dorito chain.

An exciting addition is Vertex Protocol, a high-performance DEX for advanced traders that just went live on Avalanche. This integration empowers AVAX users with deep liquidity, fast trades, and a seamless cross-chain trading experience - all while maintaining full self-custody.

Since Vertex employs advanced trading mechanisms, it's recommended that you read and thoroughly understand the complete Vertex documents, found here.

Let’s dive into the products offered by Vertex, how the protocol works with its revolutionary Edge orderbook, the benefits for traders on Avalanche, and the robust rewards program.

Vertex: A Comprehensive DeFi Platform

Vertex Protocol is a DEX that combines cross-chain spot trading, perpetual contracts, and money markets into a single, unified platform. This integration enhances capital efficiency and facilitates advanced trading strategies for both retail investors and institutions.

Key offerings from Vertex:

• Spot Trading: Buy and sell crypto assets for immediate delivery and payment.

• Perpetuals Trading: Trade perpetual contracts with up to 20x leverage, allowing for speculation on price movements without owning the underlying asset.

• Money Markets: Lend and borrow crypto assets directly within the platform, enabling users to earn interest on deposits or obtain overcollateralized loans.

• Isolated and Unified Cross-Margin Options: Check out the Vertex docs for an explanation of the differences between the two. Please ensure you thoroughly understand each option before trading.

Vertex Edge: Unifying Cross-Chain Liquidity

The backbone behind Vertex is Vertex Edge, a novel synchronous orderbook liquidity product designed to unify liquidity across different blockchain networks. By integrating with Avalanche, Vertex Edge enables seamless trading experiences with deep liquidity and minimal slippage.

Key Features of Vertex Edge:

• Synchronous Orderbook: A system that merges liquidity from multiple chains into one unified orderbook, so users can trade assets from different networks as if they were on the same exchange - without switching chains.

• Efficient Order Matching: Buy and sell orders are matched from different chains instantly, helping you get the best available price with almost no delay.

• Cross-Chain Settlement: Trades are finalized on the same chain where the assets live, helping keep each blockchain secure and preventing unnecessary asset transfers.

Vertex Edge on Avalanche: Empowering AVAX Users

The deployment of Avalanche onto Vertex Edge brings several benefits to AVAX users:

• Access to Diverse Markets: Trade over 50 spot and perpetual markets directly from the Avalanche network.

• Enhanced Liquidity: Benefit from aggregated liquidity across multiple chains, resulting in tighter spreads and improved price execution.

• Low Fees and Fast Transactions: Enjoy competitive trading fees (0% maker and 0.02% taker) combined with the rapid transaction finality inherent to the Avalanche blockchain.

Avalanche Initiatives: Celebrating the Integration with Rewards

To celebrate the integration, Vertex has launched the AVAX Season 1 Trading Rewards Program, designed to incentivize trading activity on the platform.

Program Details:

• Duration: March 26 to April 23, 2025

• Total Rewards: 40,000 $AVAX tokens

• Weekly Distribution: 10,000 $AVAX tokens

Eligibility & Mechanism:

• Reward Type: Taker-only (only users who place market orders that are immediately matched are eligible)

• Reward Cap: Rewards are capped at 100% of the fees paid by traders.

  • If total trading volume falls below a predetermined threshold, Vertex will cover the full fee amount in $AVAX rewards.

  • If volume exceeds the threshold, a fixed $AVAX reward amount will be distributed instead.

• Distribution: Rewards are calculated and distributed weekly.

AVAX traders are also eligible to receive $VRTX trading rewards through the ongoing $VRTX trading rewards program, allowing them to stack dual rewards simply by trading on Vertex. Click here for more information on the $VRTX rewards program.

Final Thoughts

The integration of Vertex Protocol with the Avalanche blockchain marks a significant advancement in the DeFi landscape, offering $AVAX users a seamless, efficient, and rewarding trading experience. By combining the strengths of Vertex's comprehensive platform with Avalanche's high-performance network, traders can now enjoy the benefits of deep liquidity, low fees, and innovative financial products - all while retaining full control of their assets.

Restrictions

Vertex Protocol is geo-blocked (unavailable) in the following countries: Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, and Ukraine.

Users from the following territories can view but not use the platform: United Kingdom and United States of America.

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