Velodrome

Velodrome is the central trading and liquidity hub on Optimism, designed as a next-generation AMM combining elements from Curve, Convex, and Uniswap. It uses a vote-escrow tokenomics model where veVELO holders direct emissions to liquidity pools through weekly gauge votes. Velodrome incentivizes deep liquidity by allowing protocols to bribe veVELO voters, creating a flywheel for liquidity attraction. The protocol has become the dominant DEX on Optimism by TVL and trading volume. Velodrome V2 ...

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