3/ Another staple in the Aurora ecosystem is @trisolarislabs, the first DEX on Aurora, enabling a seamless trading experience similar to native Ethereum for a fraction of the cost.
β’ A simple and intuitive UI
β’ High speed trading and negligible fees
β’ Ability to provide liquidity and swap any ERC20
β’ Liquidity Mining Incentives (more on this soon)
5/ Another great DeFi platform is @BreederDodo, a decentralized trading protocol that allows people to exchange crypto assets (fungible and non-fungible) across multiple chains and L2s!
6/ Speaking of innovative DeFi projects, we can't fail to mention @Arctic_trade, a next gen DLAMM (Discretized Liquidity AMM).
7/ Thanks to its innovative DEX design, @Arctic_trade brings
DAO governance, deeper on-chain liquidity, and capital efficiency to the Aurora ecosystem!
8/ When it comes to user friendliness, @HoldrFi definitely stands out from the crowd. Holdr offers essential DeFi services and investment strategies. It is very easy to get started with and perfect for simplicity's lovers.
9/ A new DeFi project that should definitely be on your radar is @CoraProtocol, a decentralized lending platform that allow users to borrow stablecoins for a fixed period of time and only pay a one-time borrowing fee without the risk of being liquidated.
10/ By making lending secure, @CoraProtocol is significantly contributing to making DeFi appealing to a greater audience!
12/ If you would like to discover more projects on the #Aurora network visit our blog or drop us a message on our official groups for more information!
After a turbulent 2022 we are approaching the end of the year with a NGMI feeling. In these moments, is important to remember the extraordinary achievements that our team has reached in 2022 to approach the future with optimism and determination.
Here're a few highlights π§΅1/16
2/ The #Aurora ecosystem witnessed astonishing growth in 2022. At the beginning of the year, a little over 10 dApps were building on Aurora, and only 2 regional communities were active. Currently, we count <200 dApps, & 13 regional communities, & 6 media groups π₯
3/ Aurorascan π
Auroraβs integration with Etherscan was one of the first major announcements of 2022. It allows users and developers to get access to dev tools and network stats with extended insights into Auroraβs EVM.
β‘ The Rainbow Bridge NEAR-native token connector is now live, announcing a new era in compatibility and connectivity between NEAR and Ethereum. With this launch, users will now be able to bridge any NEAR-native token to the Ethereum network! β
π 2) Aurora Cross-Contract calls*
The launch of cross-contract calls on Aurora introduces several new capabilities such as interoperability with NEAR, interoperability with JS, Octopus Network, Calimero, and anything else that will be created in the future.
𧡠Let's take a deep dive into the four major Aurora+ updates released at NEARCON! π₯
π 1) Starting off slowly, weβre pleased to announce a makeover of the Aurora+ dashboard (1), as well as a number of important new features such as β¬
π 2) Swaps
Aurora+' Swaps are now live and allow you to easily swap on the Aurora network or bridge directly from Ethereum and NEAR before swapping. It's an instant crypto exchange and the easiest place to swap tokens on Aurora.
π 3) Fiat On-Ramp
Fiat gateway is now live and allows you to top-up your Aurora+ account with fiat in an easy and secure manner directly from within the new Aurora+ dashboard with any VISA or Mastercard!
𧡠Aurora Futures Token β AURORA_2211, a liquid, transferrable ERC-20 token representing the rights to AURORA tokens that are delivered in November 2022. π
Its purpose is two-fold β allowing the broader community to access AURORA that is planned to be unlocked in November and ease selling pressure associated with that planned unlock.
Aurora Labs staff receive four-year vesting AURORA tokens as part of their compensation, and many have passed their one-year cliffβmeaning they own AURORA tokens now, but will not receive them until November 18, 2022.