Update: KIP-70 incentives have now ended. Non-stakers currently earn $OP rewards under the program described in this blog, but only stakers earn $KWENTA rewards. Please stay tuned to future adjustments and opportunities for non-stakers to earn rewards. To be eligible for $KWENTA rewards, simply stake any amount of $KWENTA. This blog has been updated to reflect the latest calculations.Earning Trading RewardsAll traders who stake $KWENTA are eligible for a share of 5% of all inflationary reward...

Update: KIP-70 incentives have now ended. Non-stakers currently earn $OP rewards under the program described in this blog, but only stakers earn $KWENTA rewards. Please stay tuned to future adjustments and opportunities for non-stakers to earn rewards. To be eligible for $KWENTA rewards, simply stake any amount of $KWENTA. This blog has been updated to reflect the latest calculations.Earning Trading RewardsAll traders who stake $KWENTA are eligible for a share of 5% of all inflationary reward...

Kwenta Open Position: Smart Contract EngineerKwenta is a decentralized exchange that offers users access to derivative markets through its proprietary smart margin engine. It operates independently as a protocol, aiming to provide a decentralized trading experience rivaling top centralized exchanges. We remain committed to our mission of building tier-one financial tooling that’s accessible to all. As we continue to strive towards this objective, we invite the community to apply and participa...

Kwenta Open Position: Smart Contract EngineerKwenta is a decentralized exchange that offers users access to derivative markets through its proprietary smart margin engine. It operates independently as a protocol, aiming to provide a decentralized trading experience rivaling top centralized exchanges. We remain committed to our mission of building tier-one financial tooling that’s accessible to all. As we continue to strive towards this objective, we invite the community to apply and participa...

We have partnered with Lyra Finance to integrate options directly into our exchange. The fruits of this collaboration have culminated in the creation of the Kwenta Options Interface, an innovative platform that enables traders to effortlessly buy and sell the most lucrative options and perpetual futures available on the market. This integration is a significant milestone in Kwenta's mission to disrupt the finance industry by providing open financial tools to anyone with an internet conne...

We have partnered with Lyra Finance to integrate options directly into our exchange. The fruits of this collaboration have culminated in the creation of the Kwenta Options Interface, an innovative platform that enables traders to effortlessly buy and sell the most lucrative options and perpetual futures available on the market. This integration is a significant milestone in Kwenta's mission to disrupt the finance industry by providing open financial tools to anyone with an internet conne...

We are excited to announce the release of version 6.2! This release includes improvements to various features, and we recommend checking out the full details.In this post, we are going to highlight some of the more prominent changes:Component refactor of futures pageMarket drop-down refreshP&L values are now "added" to the trade history/trade tabOrder entry updatesConfirm order modal improvementHidden Easter eggVarious other bugfixes and improvementsIPFS hash of the release deployment: CIDv0:...

We are excited to announce the release of version 6.2! This release includes improvements to various features, and we recommend checking out the full details.In this post, we are going to highlight some of the more prominent changes:Component refactor of futures pageMarket drop-down refreshP&L values are now "added" to the trade history/trade tabOrder entry updatesConfirm order modal improvementHidden Easter eggVarious other bugfixes and improvementsIPFS hash of the release deployment: CIDv0:...

Dear Traders, Kwenta is ecstatic to announce that $ARB is joining the growing list of supported cryptocurrencies, commodities, and forex pairs available for leverage trading through Kwenta on Layer 2 Optimism. Kwenta is an on-chain composable & decentralized exchange (DEX) for perpetual futures contracts, with up to 25x leverage for makers and takers. Using perpetual contracts, users can trade a variety of crypto and non-crypto-asset derivatives. Trading for this new market has now been enabl...

Dear Traders, Kwenta is ecstatic to announce that $ARB is joining the growing list of supported cryptocurrencies, commodities, and forex pairs available for leverage trading through Kwenta on Layer 2 Optimism. Kwenta is an on-chain composable & decentralized exchange (DEX) for perpetual futures contracts, with up to 25x leverage for makers and takers. Using perpetual contracts, users can trade a variety of crypto and non-crypto-asset derivatives. Trading for this new market has now been enabl...

In light of the numerous inquiries surrounding the funding rate and premium/discount mechanism on Kwenta, we have compiled an educational blog that aims to address these topics in a comprehensive manner. 🔸The basics of funding 🔸Common strategies 🔸Kwenta's unique mechanism 🔸Additional resourcesWhat is funding?Funding can be likened to an interest payment in that it represents a percentage of your position size, after taking into account the impact of leverage, that is paid or received...

In light of the numerous inquiries surrounding the funding rate and premium/discount mechanism on Kwenta, we have compiled an educational blog that aims to address these topics in a comprehensive manner. 🔸The basics of funding 🔸Common strategies 🔸Kwenta's unique mechanism 🔸Additional resourcesWhat is funding?Funding can be likened to an interest payment in that it represents a percentage of your position size, after taking into account the impact of leverage, that is paid or received...

Grants Council elections are live! Token holders may now vote with their $KWENTA tokens for a Grants Council representative. Each wallet may vote for one candidate, with voting power proportional to their total staked $KWENTA holdings, both liquid and escrowed. The top 3 candidates will become part of the Grants Council. To learn more about the Grants Council, please see the previous blog post. Voting will be open on snapshot for a period of 1 week between the following dates:January 25th, 20...

Grants Council elections are live! Token holders may now vote with their $KWENTA tokens for a Grants Council representative. Each wallet may vote for one candidate, with voting power proportional to their total staked $KWENTA holdings, both liquid and escrowed. The top 3 candidates will become part of the Grants Council. To learn more about the Grants Council, please see the previous blog post. Voting will be open on snapshot for a period of 1 week between the following dates:January 25th, 20...

We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Socket, a cutting-edge interoperability platform that seamlessly transfers assets and data across various blockchain networks. Kwenta is dedicated to enhancing the user experience and promoting the utilization of Layer 2 Optimism. Our integration of Socket into Kwenta allows for effortless onboarding to Optimism from a diverse range of other chains, constituting a substantial improvement to our onboarding process. Additionally, this integration...

We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Socket, a cutting-edge interoperability platform that seamlessly transfers assets and data across various blockchain networks. Kwenta is dedicated to enhancing the user experience and promoting the utilization of Layer 2 Optimism. Our integration of Socket into Kwenta allows for effortless onboarding to Optimism from a diverse range of other chains, constituting a substantial improvement to our onboarding process. Additionally, this integration...

We are excited to announce this weeks release! This release includes improvements of various features and we recommend checking out the release note for full details. In this post we are going to highlight some of the more prominent changes:Updates included this round:Self Execute OrdersIntermittent Keeper downtime results in a suboptimal experience for traders, as they may lose fees paid when Keepers do not execute their orders. To mitigate this issue, implementing a fallback mechanism is cr...

We are excited to announce this weeks release! This release includes improvements of various features and we recommend checking out the release note for full details. In this post we are going to highlight some of the more prominent changes:Updates included this round:Self Execute OrdersIntermittent Keeper downtime results in a suboptimal experience for traders, as they may lose fees paid when Keepers do not execute their orders. To mitigate this issue, implementing a fallback mechanism is cr...

With the passage of KIP-44, the Grants Council becomes part of the MarketingDAO as a pilot program. The Grants Council is a three-person body responsible for funding and managing community-driven marketing, business development, and community-building initiatives. The Grants Council will be the organization responsible for empowering the community to lead Kwenta’s growth and development. The Grants Council is currently a pilot program, which means it will run for a single epoch. At the end of...

With the passage of KIP-44, the Grants Council becomes part of the MarketingDAO as a pilot program. The Grants Council is a three-person body responsible for funding and managing community-driven marketing, business development, and community-building initiatives. The Grants Council will be the organization responsible for empowering the community to lead Kwenta’s growth and development. The Grants Council is currently a pilot program, which means it will run for a single epoch. At the end of...

Perps v2 is coming out of alpha. Are you curious what’s happening with v1? Want to know how to access v2? Need the scoop on trading rewards? We’ve got you covered with all the important details to get you started with lower fees, more markets, deeper liquidity, and much more.The Future of Futures is Here: Introducing Perps V2Kwenta is proud to announce that Perps V2 is now the default trading experience for our users. With the improved V2 trade engine and the sunsetting of V1 Cross-Margin and...

Perps v2 is coming out of alpha. Are you curious what’s happening with v1? Want to know how to access v2? Need the scoop on trading rewards? We’ve got you covered with all the important details to get you started with lower fees, more markets, deeper liquidity, and much more.The Future of Futures is Here: Introducing Perps V2Kwenta is proud to announce that Perps V2 is now the default trading experience for our users. With the improved V2 trade engine and the sunsetting of V1 Cross-Margin and...

Dear Traders, Kwenta is shaking up the world of perpetual futures trading with the launch of Perps v2! This latest upgrade brings an entirely new level of diversity and opportunities to the table. The Alpha has been an enormous success, and we're just starting. Get ready to trade like a pro with lightning-fast order fills, lower-than-low fees (up to 80%), and 25x leverage. The pull-based oracle system used by Perps v2 ensures real-time pricing updates, giving you the edge you need to mak...

Dear Traders, Kwenta is shaking up the world of perpetual futures trading with the launch of Perps v2! This latest upgrade brings an entirely new level of diversity and opportunities to the table. The Alpha has been an enormous success, and we're just starting. Get ready to trade like a pro with lightning-fast order fills, lower-than-low fees (up to 80%), and 25x leverage. The pull-based oracle system used by Perps v2 ensures real-time pricing updates, giving you the edge you need to mak...