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## What Is Idex (IDEX)?

[Idex](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/idex/) claims to be the first hybrid liquidity [DEX](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/decentralized-exchange-dex) that combines an order book model with an [automated market maker](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/automated-market-maker-amm). It blends the performance and features of a traditional order book model with the security and liquidity of an AMM. Idex takes an innovative approach to decentralized exchanges by combining an off-chain trading engine with on-chain trade settlement. Users benefit from that in several ways.

First, this approach does away with failed trades and wasted money on gas fees, making the trading experience more pleasant and efficient. The instant trade execution means front-running or sandwich attacks are not possible and users can trade without waiting for previous trades to settle. As a result, more advanced order types and trading strategies can be executed since limit orders are possible, opening up arbitrage opportunities with other exchanges. 

Idex follows an ambitious roadmap that envisions a multi-chain future for the exchange, which currently runs on [Ethereum](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/ethereum/) and [Binance Smart Chain](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/binance-coin/). For the remainder of 2021, it plans to launch on [second layer solutions](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/second-layer-solutions) and [Polkadot](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/polkadot-new/) and implement a referral. For the future, Idex plans to implement leverage trading and launch on additional layer one and layer two blockchains. 


## Who Are the Founders of Idex?

Idex was launched by CEO and co-founder Alex Wearn and his brother and COO Phil Wearn. Alex Wearn previously worked for renowned companies such as Amazon, IBM, and Adobe and is an alumnus of Kellogg School of Management. Phil Wearn has a professional background in accounting with a degree in astronautical engineering and entrepreneurial experience. The management team is complemented by CTO Brian Yennie, a software engineer with over 20 years of experience. As per Linkedin, the current Idex team is 29 people strong. Idex launched in 2017, with its 2.0 version launching in fall 2020 after closing $2.5 million seed investment led by G1 Ventures and Borderless Capital, including Collider Ventures, and Gnosis. 


## What Makes Idex Unique?

Idex takes a unique approach to combining an order book model with an automated market maker. To execute trades, Idex uses an off-chain trading engine that matches the performance of centralized exchanges and guarantees sequencing. Trades are processed in an off-chain order book. Only when a trade is matched and executed, the transaction is settled on-chain.

In doing so, users benefit from not having to pay additional network costs for placing and canceling orders. Furthermore, placements are processed in real-time, enabling more advanced trading and market-making strategies like stop-loss, post-only and fill-or-kill. 

The automated market maker guarantees liquidity by displaying virtual limit orders in the order book together with real limit orders to visualize AMM liquidity in the order book model. Orders are usually settled as AMM only or as a hybrid between the AMM and limit order liquidity.

Idex uses smart contracts to decentralize fund custody and trade settlement. To enable the order book model, the smart contract executes trades off-chain but trades are settled on-chain with a delay. The smart contract acts as escrow and restricts the movement of funds until the settlement is finished. Furthermore, trades are sequenced, and a special function in the smart contract ensures funds cannot be restricted indefinitely. Moreover, the smart contract enforces ownership and authorization, meaning users maintain custody and can make markets without additional infrastructure.


## Related Pages:

Check out [dYdX (DYDX)](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/dydx/) — one of the most popular decentralized exchanges.

Check out [Perpetual Protocol (PERP)](https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/perpetual-protocol/) — a decentralized exchange for trading futures.

Read our [deep dive about decentralized liquidity pools.](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/decentralized-liquidity-pools-a-deep-dive-with-finnexus-options)

Get the latest crypto news and latest trading insights with the [CoinMarketCap blog](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/categories/blog).


## How Many Idex (IDEX) Coins Are There in Circulation?

The total supply of IDEX is 1 billion IDEX. The token distribution is as follows:

40% - market maker rewards, marketing campaigns, and airdrops

10% - IDEX members

25% - team

10% - future employee token pool

10% - future use

5% - business expenses

Users can also run a lightweight node and stake their IDEX if they have a minimum of 10,000 IDEX. 


## How Is the Idex Network Secured?

IDEX is an [ERC-20](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/erc-20) token on Ethereum. The DEX has been audited by Quantstamp, a leader in blockchain security that has worked with reputable projects such as Maker, Compound, and Avalanche. Idex has so far proven to live up to its high security standards and has faced no problems with hacker attacks. 

ERC-20 is a token standard most new tokens follow when publishing on the Ethereum blockchain. Ethereum is one of the most popular blockchains and the go-to solution for many decentralized applications and exchanges to launch on. It is secured by a [proof-of-stake ](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/proof-of-stake-pos)consensus mechanism that requires validators to stake 32ETH to validate the network. A set of decentralized nodes validates transactions and secures the Ethereum blockchain.


## Can Idex Hit $1?

The innovative combination of an order book with an automated market maker has recently seen the price of IDEX explode from under $0.10 to an all-time high of above $0.60. The price has since retreated to $0.30 at the time of writing. However, it seems entirely possible that with more launches on layer one and layer two blockchains and an improving product, Idex can continue its growth path in the long run. 

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## Where Can You Buy Idex (IDEX)?

IDEX is available on [Binance](https://coinmarketcap.com/exchanges/binance/), [Uniswap V2](https://coinmarketcap.com/exchanges/uniswap-v2/), [Gate.io](https://coinmarketcap.com/exchanges/gate-io/) and [Balancer](https://coinmarketcap.com/exchanges/balancer/).


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NKN (NKN), or New Kind of Network, is a network that focuses on creating a decentralized and open-source network protocol for public blockchain-based peer-to-peer (P2P) networks to share network bandwidth and internet connectivity. Its main objective is to address the challenges faced by today's internet, such as centralization, scalability issues and security concerns.

Bluzelle is a decentralized storage network for the creator economy.

Bluzelle delivers high security, un-matched availability, and is censorship resistant. Whether you are an artist, musician, scientist, publisher, or developer, Bluzelle protects the intellectual property of all creators. Bluzelle is data storage, file storage, oracles, and more. Its is specific for NFTs and DeFi.

Bluzelle’s core products are all related to data and powered by its Tendermint Blockchain:

Bluzelle DB - a decentralized database for software developers to store information

Bluzelle Oracles - a truly decentralized pricing oracle that provides high speed and high security for Defi applications

Bluzelle Staking - where BLZ holders can currently stake their tokens and earn rewards for providing storage and pricing data.

Bluzelle

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Adventure Gold (AGLD) is the native ERC-20 token of the Loot non-fungible token (NFT) project. Loot is a text-based, randomized adventure gear generated and stored on-chain, created by social media network Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann. The project intentionally has no front-end interface, images, statistics or functionality. Instead, it is based on a set of 8,000 text-based NFTs open to how the community wants to interpret it. The NFTs contain texts of gears ranging from the “Holy Greaves of Giants” to the “Grim Shout.” As of Sept. 8, 2021, the floor price of Loot on OpenSea is 8.56 ETH. Numerous derivative projects are being built around Loot and can be found here.

Adventure Gold was launched on Sept. 2, 2021, and allowed each owner of a Loot NFT to claim 10,000 tokens for free. With the price of AGLD skyrocketing in the initial days of trading, this airdrop was worth as much as $70,000 per NFT. AGLD founder Will Papper claimed he wanted to set a standard for projects building on Loot by providing a currency for the decentralized gaming universe.

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REQ is listed on Coinbase, Binance, crypto.com, KuCoin and many other exchanges.

The REQ token powers the Request Network open-source protocol via a few mechanisms: anti-spam; governance; staking; discounts; independency.

The Request (REQ) utility token, launched in 2017, ensures the performance and stability of the Request Network. The Request Network itself is an Ethereum-based decentralized payment system where anyone can request a payment and receive money through secure means. It removes the requirement for third parties in order to provide a cheaper, more secure payment solution that works with all global currencies.

The original whitepaper is available here.

When a user creates a request for payment, they define to which address the payment needs to be allocated and what the amount is. The user can also define the terms and conditions of the payment, upgrading a simple request into an invoice. Once this is completed, the user can share their request to be paid by their counterparty.

Every step is documented and stored on the Request Network, allowing everyone involved to easily keep track of all the invoices and payments for accounting purposes.

Request is also integrated with legislation across the world to remain compliant with the trade laws of each individual country.

Request

Aergo describes itself as an open-source enterprise blockchain platform optimized for hybrid deployments, which consist of both permissioned and permissionless blockchain architectures. It includes support for SQL allowing for easy data handling and familiar smart contract programming for developers.

The platform is built and utilized by Blocko, the Samsung-backed South Korean blockchain technology company that, according to Korean media sources, has deployed production blockchain solutions for large-scale clients including Lotte Card, Shinhan Bank, Korea Exchange, Hyundai Motors, and more.

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Orchid (OXT) is the native token of Orchid, a cryptocurrency-powered virtual private network (VPN).

Launched in December 2019, Orchid describes itself as the world’s first incentivized, peer-to-peer privacy network.

Its aim is to overcome internet freedom limitations by using cryptocurrency payments to allow anyone to purchase bandwidth from any participating provider. This is done using so-called probabilistic nanopayments, which occur using OXT, an ERC-20 standard token on Ethereum.

Regular payments to providers occur off-chain, allowing Orchid to avoid problems with congestion and gas fees on the Ethereum network.

The service is pay-per-use, meaning that users only have to contribute funds when they actually connect, instead of paying monthly or annual fees.

Orchid

Celer is a blockchain interoperability
protocol enabling a one-click user experience accessing tokens, DeFi, GameFi, NFTs, governance, and more across multiple chains. Developers can build inter-chain-native Dapps using the Celer Inter-chain Messaging Framework to gain access to efficient liquidity utilization, coherent application logic, and shared states. Users of Celer-enabled dApps will enjoy the benefits of a diverse multi-blockchain ecosystem with the simplicity of a single-transaction UX, all from a single chain.

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Bancor is an ecosystem of decentralized, open-source protocols that promote on-chain trading and liquidity.

Its main protocol, Carbon, is a decentralized trading protocol allowing users to perform automated trading strategies using custom on-chain limit orders and range orders, with the option of combining orders together to create automated buy low, sell high strategies.

By design, Carbon orders are irreversible on execution, easily adjustable directly on-chain, and resistant to MEV sandwich attacks. These capabilities give users an unprecedented level of control and automation to perform novel trading strategies on-chain.

Fast Lane, a separate open-source arbitrage protocol, allows any user to perform arbitrage between Bancor ecosystem protocols and external on-chain exchanges and redirect arbitrage profits back to the Bancor ecosystem.

All Bancor ecosystem protocols are governed by the BancorDAO via staked BNT.

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ForTube, previously known as the Force Protocol, describes itself as a suite of distributed crypto-finance service protocols that runs on an open-source blockchain. Its main aim is to offer crypto-finance solutions to developers through its software development kit (SDK) and application programming interfaces (APIs) for decentralized application (DApp) development.

The platform offers solutions for cross-platform asset transactions, cross-chain communications, crypto-asset-backed stablecoin insurance, token board insurance, and on-chain payments. The Force Protocol project is a decentralized protocol layer that is developed and managed by the Force Protocol Foundation Ltd.

ForTube launched its decentralized finance (DeFi) service on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) in September 2020.

ForTube offers many advantages, including flexible support of globally popular cryptocurrencies that provide higher yield combinations and an upgraded algorithm and ledger structure that significantly reduces gas costs. It also has a robust technical framework with more secure smart contracts.

ForTube

Kyber Network is a multi-chain hub of liquidity protocols that aggregates liquidity from various sources to provide secure and instant transactions on any decentralized application (DApp). The main goal of Kyber Network is to enable DeFi DApps, decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and other users easy access to deep liquidity pools that provide the best rates.

KyberSwap.com, its main DEX aggregator and liquidity platform, provides the best swap rates for traders in DeFi compared to individual exchanges. It also enables liquidity providers to maximize earnings via high capital efficiency. KyberSwap sources liquidity from multiple DEXes such as Uniswap, Sushi, Curve, QuickSwap, Pancakeswap, Traderjoe, Pangolin, SpookySwap, SpiritSwap, VVS Finance, Velodrome, GMX, and many others to achieve the best rates for traders on different chains. KyberSwap supports over 13 chains including Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Avalanche, Fantom, Cronos, Arbitrum, Optimism, Velas, Aurora, Oasis, BitTorrent, Ethereum PoW, and soon Solana.

KyberSwap is decentralized and permissionless, not requiring account sign-up or personal information. All transactions on KyberSwap are on-chain, which means transactions do not need a centralized third-party, like a centralized exchange, and they can be easily verified using the Ethereum or other chains’ block explorer.

Projects can build with KyberSwap to access its different features, such as the instant settlement of token swaps, liquidity aggregation for the best rates, liquidity pools, and a customizable business model. Kyber looks to solve the liquidity issue in the decentralized finance (DeFi) industry by allowing developers to build products and services without having to worry about liquidity for different needs.

The Kyber Network Crystal (KNC) token is a utility and governance token that is the "glue that connects different stakeholders in Kyber's ecosystem." KNC holders can stake their tokens in the KyberDAO to help govern the platform and vote on important proposals - and earn staking rewards in KNC that come from trading fees. Investors in KNC include #Hashed, Signum Capital, ParaFi Capital, HyperChain Capital.

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Origin Protocol develops web3 technologies with the intention of bringing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and decentralized finance (DeFi) to the masses. The protocol’s unique tooling and diverse partnerships help in realizing these goals. Origin Protocol has two flagship products: Origin Story (governed by OGN), and Origin Dollar (governed by OGV).

Origin Story is a white label NFT marketplace solution that works with disrupters in various sectors by leveraging non-fungible tokens. The platform hosts NFT marketplaces and tooling in various industries, including the real estate, profile picture, music, art and entertainment industries.

Some of Origin Story’s partners include Roofstock onChain, Pudgy Penguins, Sappy Seals, Paris Hilton, 3LAU, BT, Inspiration4, and The Doge Pound. Origin Story Marketplaces seek to cast a wide net in various industries being impacted by NFTs, rather than focusing on any one area in particular. Investors may see OGN as the ‘picks and shovels’ approach to investing in NFTs.