Bancor

Bancor has consistently led the DeFi sector in product innovation. The journey began in 2017 with the introduction of the first constant product AMM, establishing a blueprint for liquidity pools that became foundational across the ecosystem. The launch of Smart Tokens — precursors to LP tokens — further advanced how liquidity and tokenomics could be automated.

In 2020, Bancor introduced Amplified Liquidity (also known as Concentrated Liquidity), enabling users to focus liquidity within tighter price ranges to reduce slippage and increase capital efficiency. By 2022, the protocol had evolved into Carbon DeFi, a groundbreaking platform featuring asymmetric liquidity curves that allow independent buy and sell pricing strategies — a first in on-chain trading.

2023 marked the release of Arb Fast Lane, a sophisticated arbitrage automation layer that maximizes efficiency across Bancor’s own products and other DEXs in the market. This innovation identifies and executes profitable arbitrage trades between Bancor AMM, Carbon DeFi, and external liquidity venues without the need for oracles or external keepers.

Now active across over 10 blockchains and powering more than 5 decentralized exchanges, Bancor’s stack includes features such as zero fees for makers, fully on-chain range and limit orders, execution bots, MEV resistance, and auto-compounding strategies. These technologies benefit traders, market makers, token projects, DEX builders, and liquidators alike.

Compared to other DeFi platforms like Uniswap, Curve, and Balancer, Bancor stands out with its unique commitment to on-chain programmability and user-controlled trading logic. Its simulator and execution infrastructure are unmatched for those looking to test and automate real trading strategies on live networks.

Bancor provides numerous benefits and features that make it a standout project in the decentralized exchange (DEX) landscape:

• Asymmetric Liquidity Strategies: Users can define custom buy and sell curves separately, allowing advanced trading logic not possible on traditional AMMs.
• Zero Trading and Gas Fees for Makers: Carbon DeFi charges no trading fees for strategy makers when orders are filled, making it highly capital-efficient.
• MEV Protection: The protocol is designed to resist sandwich attacks, providing more secure execution for liquidity providers and traders.
• Cross-Chain Support: Active across 10+ blockchains, Bancor enables a broad ecosystem of DeFi interaction for developers and liquidity users.
• Carbon Simulator: Users can backtest trading strategies using real historical data, offering a unique approach to DeFi strategy development.
• Execution Bots: Advanced infrastructure automates the strategy execution lifecycle without needing oracles, keepers, or hooks.

Bancor makes it easy for anyone to participate in advanced DeFi trading, strategy-building, or liquidity provisioning:

• Visit the App: Go to home.bancor.network to explore Carbon DeFi, Arb Fast Lane, and the Simulator.
• Connect Your Wallet: Use MetaMask or WalletConnect to access supported blockchains like Ethereum, Fantom, Sei, Celo, and more.
• Explore Strategies: Create or manage your own asymmetric trading strategy with custom fee tiers and parameters in Carbon.
• Use the Simulator: Test out your strategies against historical trading data before deploying them live.
• Monitor Performance: Track strategy outcomes using Bancor's advanced on-chain analytics tools.
• Join Governance: Participate in protocol upgrades via the Bancor DAO and help shape the future of on-chain finance.