3/ Even though it is quite far from an explanation to a 5-yr old, and closer to an explanation to a 25-yr old (holding degrees in both physics and economics), @xFoudres’ deep dive into xExchange and MEX 2.0 is a must-read:
5/ @the_economystic went all the way back to Satoshi's vision & Maiar DEX’s early-stages to create the perfect understanding context for the MEX 2.0 upgrade:
6/ Perhaps the most comprehensive view of what a DEX is, how it works and the changes MEX 2.0 brings to the table belongs to @AndreiMX_, who best translated these complex concepts in layman’s terms:
The Arda products complement the Maiar DEX, simplifying complex operations and enabling one-click single or LP token swaps and compounding. Among their products, there is also a board through which they facilitate ESDT or LP tracking & managing.
E-compass is a monitoring and alerting platform that offers in-depth project and comparative charts, an ESDT map to compare the performance of Elrond tokens, and an easy-to-navigate dashboard with price evolution summaries.
The new price discovery mechanism has been introduced to boost new token economies launching on the Maiar DEX and give them room to develop alongside its long-term supporters.
It will do so by solving 2 major problems inherent to new token listings: volatility & speculation.🧵👇
An initial token listing on an exchange is a crucial moment in the lifecycle of any project. It is highly anticipated by the community & team, but also by speculators aiming for the opportunity of being the first to buy at a good price & immediately sell at a higher price.
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This results in a pretty standard pattern for tokens listing on the Maiar DEX, and other exchanges: it starts with a sharp upside trend, followed by a sharp downside trend, and then moderate up & down action until the price finally settles.
2/ Battle of Yields winner @arda_project can denominate your account's total work in $EGLD, USD and EUR. If you're missing yours, they just asked the community which other currencies to add.
2/ Being based on the very simple equation x∗y=k, Maiar DEX spreads the liquidity of the pools evenly across the curve of prices from 0 to ∞
In effect, it removes the need for an orderbook and is able to guarantee liquidity for any trade size.
3/ The initial price in a pool is determined by the ratio between the two tokens of the initial liquidity deposit. From there, every swap performed increases the supply of one of the tokens and decreases the other, thus changing the price.
The Maiar DEX has been designed as the economic engine of the $EGLD ecosystem. Built as a set of powerful DeFi primitives and deployed on top of internet-scale blockchain technology, it will unlock a new era of growth for the digital economy.
At its core: the $MEX token. A 🧵
2/8 $MEX is essential to all the Maiar Exchange processes and therefore is the principal value capture mechanism of the internet-scale DEX.
As $MEX is purchased and burnt for every swap or early farm movement (penalty), its value scales with adoption.