Arbitrum stands out in the DeFi landscape as a top 4 blockchain with $13.35 billion TVL and 45% market share of Layer 2 networks. OpenOcean has supported the Arbitrum ecosystem since late 2021 and till now has accumulated 100k+ active users with over 700m+ swap volume, and has integrated with over 60+ top protocols on Arbitrum including Uniswap, GMX, Camelot, Curve, Trade Joe, etc. This showcases a strong commitment to leveraging Arbitrum's advanced technology & ecosystem. OpenOcean is also among the first batch of protocols on Arbitrum to be awarded S.T.I.P grants.

Introducing OOE on Arbitrum significantly bolsters the OOE token's role within the ecosystem. OOE token stakers can enjoy the gas rebates while trading on Arbitrum along with staking rewards, and participation in governance via OpenOcean Arbitrum DAO. In addition, users can capitalise on a 20% reduction in trading fees for OpenOcean's perpetual trades on Arbitrum.

OpenOcean has been operating safely since 2020, and grown as a notable comprehensive DeFi aggregator. It covers 30+ prominent networks such as Ethereum, Arbitrum, Solana, Bitcoin Layer2, Optimism, Base, Avalanche, BNB Chain, ZKSync, Scroll, Blast, etc. Additionally OpenOcean has fostered a diverse array of services,including gas-free Limit Orders, Cross-chain aggregation, ETH-staking aggregation, perpetual trading options, and API & SDK services, designed to deliver the most efficient on-chain trading experience. Its robust API has been mass adopted by around 100 protocols & partners, including notable ones such as MetaMask, Lido, DeFiLlama, Rabby wallet, cementing OpenOcean as one of the best performing infra providers in web3.

Looking forward, as OpenOcean continues to expand its offerings and enhance the utility of OOE, the deployment of OpenOcean on Arbitrum serves as a foundation for future ecosystem growth.

● Website: https://openocean.finance

● Twitter: https://twitter.com/OpenOceanGlobal

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● Telegram: https://t.me/OOFinance

OpenOcean Intro:

OpenOcean is a leading DEX Aggregator, a cross-chain swap aggregator, and Web3 middleware developer in the crypto space, offering a suite of tools across 30+ networks and maintains strong connections with 1000+ DeFi projects, including top-tier collaborations with MetaMask, Curve, Balancer, Lido, Sushi Swap, PancakeSwap, DefiLlama, CowSwap, TraderJoe, Li Finance, Stargate, and more.

OpenOcean is committed to building a one-stop DeFi trading platform and Web3 portal with the widest possible reach and deepest liquidity. Our current offerings encompass a diverse product line, including a DEX aggregator, Limit Order functionality, Cross-chain aggregation, ETH-staking aggregation, perpetual trading options, DAO, LP pools, and API & SDK services. OpenOcean aims to provide users with the most efficient on-chain trading experience.

Launched in 2020, OpenOcean has successfully operated for over three years and on-boarded over 1 million active users. Backed by Binance Labs, Multicoin, Kenetic, CMS, and others.

Our API has been mass adopted by top-tier protocols: including wallets like MetaMask, DeFi information and trading platforms like DefiLlama, leading ETH staking protocols like Lido, cross-chain solution providers like LiFi, perpetual trading protocols like GMX, best-priced FIAT on Ramp service providers like Banxa, leading DEXes on major networks chains, lending protocols, etc.

From BNB Chain to opBNB: BNB chain (formerly Binance Smart Chain) was created by the 2022 merger of Binance Chain, which handled staking and governance, and BNB Smart Chain, an Ethereum-compatible smart contract platform started by CZ of Binance. Today, BNB chain is one of the most used blockchains in crypto, recently recording almost 3 million daily transactions and more than 1.4 million contracts in recent days. BNB chain is consistently placed in the top 3 for TVL, active users, unique protocols and 24hr/volume.

Supporting opBNB: Gas fees on most L1’s are still too expensive for a lot of games and DeFi applications. A single game with 1 million daily active users could spend thousands of BNB on gas fees during peak periods. By reducing fees, the new EVM friendly network will ultimately help foster innovation and improve cross-platform and cross-chain composability, opening up the doors for innovative products to change our fundamental experience. With opBNB, Transaction rates of over 4,000ps are easily possible, with improved speed and efficiency for all users. The optimistic stack allows **opBNB to reduce gas fees by over 90% **based on gas prices of $0.005 for opBNB and $0.084 on BNB chain recorded on 14th September, 23.

“Scalability and security are the top priorities of opBNB… before opening the mainnet to the public, stringent criteria had to be met. High Availability (HA), 4K Transactions Per Second (TPS), rigorous stress testing, reduced gas costs under 0.2 gwei, fast finality under 1 second, and enhanced security with multiple external audits.”

Arno Bauer — Digital Innovation and Project Manager, BNB chain

OpenOcean on opBNB: OpenOcean is proud to offer our aggregation services on opBNB. By indexing the deepest liquidity sources from day 1, we’ve made sure to provide the absolute best possible platform experience for trading any token to any token on opBNB.

With our dynamic intelligent v3 routing algorithm, liquidity is consistently sourced for the best possible prices to execute trades. As we’ve included the deepest liquidity sources on-chain we can pass that efficiency to our users… remember that **you pay no fees when you trade on OpenOcean, just the gas. **This helps to unlock doors for traders looking to utilize multiple different strategies such as arbitrage, market making and grid trading.

Launch Partners: OpenOcean has teamed up with Binary Swap and LuigiSwap at launch to to support deep liquidity and no/low-slippage trades at launch. This means that from day 1, OpenOcean users have the best possible trading advantage on-chain when trading on opBNB versus directly on the DEXes. OpenOcean is always looking to fix the problems with capital inefficiency and by teaming up with our trusted launch partners listed above, we are hoping to improve and provide the best service possible.

To get started trading on opBNB follow these simple steps-

1. Visit ChainList with your compatible wallet to automatically import the network information2. To get gas to your opBNB network wallet, you can either use a third party bridge or the main network bridge to transfer BNB, you should only need $1–2 for gas.

3. Once tokens are transferred you’re all set to go, simply head to app.openocean.finance 😍

OpenOcean’s API & SDK are now available on opBNB!

We are very happy to introduce our very powerful API and SDK which is now available for anyone to use for their own project on opBNB. You can use the latest version of our API to perform many different tasks from quoting prices and creating wallets to swapping and balance transfers. If you are a new builder on opBNB or thinking about launching support for your existing project, the OpenOcean advanced API or SDK might be just what you need.

About OpenOceanOpenOcean is a leading DEX Aggregator, a cross-chain swap aggregator, and Web 3 middleware developer in the crypto space, offering a suite of tools across 30+ networks and 1000+ deep liquidity sources. OpenOcean is building a one-stop trading platform, to bring users the best swap return for decentralized crypto trading.

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Base Network

BASE is a layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum that utilizes Optimistic technology to increase transaction throughput and reduce gas costs. With Optimistic rollup technology, blockchain data is able to be written to the main Ethereum chain in batches to alleviate congestion and offer faster finality on transactions, a big win for DeFi.

Why Integrate with Base?

OpenOcean has worked closely with Coinbase, one of the world's most popular exchanges, to deliver a highly capital efficient experience when trading on BASE. By tapping into the Coinbase ecosystem we hope to bring value to even more users in the DeFi space, additionally by leveraging Coinbase' extensive resources and expansive reach, BASE is emerging as a pivotal force in the Ethereum scaling ecosystem.

By integrating with Base, OpenOcean can take advantage of several key features:

• EVM Compatibility at Reduced Cost: Base's compatibility with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) ensures smooth operations at lower costs.

• Access to Coinbase Ecosystem: With direct access to Coinbase’s substantial user base and assets, we can offer an enriched experience.

• Innovative Potential: Base's open-source, decentralized nature allows for continued innovations and improvements.

OpenOcean has integrated the largest DEXs and liquidity pools on-chain on BASE to provide the best trading experience possible. Accompanying our deep liquidity is a full charting suite aimed at providing users the best canvas in-which to plan their trades. When trading, users will have access to liquidity from the biggest platforms in the space with Balancer, BaseSwap, Maverick, SushiSwap, Uniswap and more integrated from day 1.

Getting Started with OpenOcean on Base

Firstly, ensure you possess a wallet compatible with the Base Network, like MetaMask or Rabby wallet. New to Base Network? Simply add Base Network into your wallet and begin transferring assets, such as $ETH (utilized as a gas token), through the official bridge for seamless cross-chain crypto asset transfers. For a comprehensive guide on trading within Base, refer to OpenOcean's Swap on Base tutorial.

OpenOcean’s API & SDK are now available on Base!

We are proud to introduce our powerful API and SDK which are now available for anyone to use for their own project on Base. You can use the latest version of our API to perform many different tasks from quoting prices and creating wallets to swapping and balance transfers. For developers working on Base or any other supported networks seeking tools to streamline their platforms, OpenOcean's API and SDK are readily available to meet your needs.

About OpenOceanOpenOcean is a leading DEX Aggregator, a cross-chain swap aggregator, and Web 3 middleware developer in the crypto space, offering a suite of tools across 27+ networks and 300+ deep liquidity sources. OpenOcean is building a one-stop trading platform, to bring users the best swap return for decentralised crypto trading.

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OpenOcean has integrated the largest DEXs and liquidity pools on-chain to enhance every user’s trade experience. With deep liquidity, a full ‘familiar’ charting suite complete with tools and indicators and the best on-chain value possible, OpenOcean hopes to work with the OpenOcean x Telos launch partners to aid in rolling out the best trade experience to all Telos users. Initial liquidity has been sourced from the biggest and most trusted sources on Telos with OmniDex and SwapSicle live from day one. Try to swap on OpenOcean via Telos now: https://app.openocean.finance/CLASSIC#/TELOS/TLOS/USDC

The routing algorithm powering OpenOcean swaps has now been deployed on Telos. Real-time intelligent algorithmic route-splitting analyses and compares multiple parameters including price, slippage, gas and pool fees to determine the most efficient swap routes. OpenOcean is often the most trustworthy choice for users looking to maximise returns when trading on Telos.

In addition to ground-breaking swap functions, OpenOcean offers a robust industry leading API and SDK which has now been made available on Telos for individuals and platforms to integrate. Using the OpenOcean API/SDK is the best head-start to any new platform, dApp or individual looking to supercharge their build on Telos. The API/SDK has the potential to dramatically change and ‘level-up’ partner platforms and those who choose to integrate. About OpenOceanOpenOcean is a leading DEX Aggregator, a cross-chain swap aggregator, and Web 3 middleware developer in the crypto space, offering a suite of tools across 30+ networks and 1000+ deep liquidity sources. OpenOcean is building a one-stop trading platform, to bring users the best swap return for decentralized crypto trading.

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Introducing Starknet Mainnet

StarkNet is a permissionless decentralised validity rollup, or ‘zk-rollup’ built on the Ethereum network and utilises zkSTARK technology. The main aim of Starknet is to ultimately improve on Ethereum’s scalability and efficiency whilst pushing the boundaries of developer imagination. StarkNet is not currently developing for EVM compatibility and so to deploy smart contracts on StarkNet, developers need to learn Cairo, a programming language built for STARK provable programs by StarkWare. ZK-STARKs are more scalable in speed and size than ZK-SNARKs (like zkSync and Polygon zkEVM) with potential for up to ten-times faster TPS.

The first DEX Aggregator on Starknet

OpenOcean has long since held the goal of being the widest reaching aggregator in the crypto space which is why, following the guidance of the community, OpenOcean has launched aggregation services amongst the deepest and more secure liquidity pools on Starknet. By integrating JediSwap, MySwap, SithSwap and 10kSwap, aggregation services will support all levels of user-efficient trading from individuals to projects. As time progresses OpenOcean will continually source and index deep liquidity pools from new platforms that will help bolster the on-chain capital efficiency of aggregated swaps.

“Scaling has been the primary challenge that this ecosystem has been fighting with over the past several years. We believe that version 12 brinsgs with it this Quantum Leap — in fact, there are a whole series of leaps that will roll out through the summer we’ll go through. But we are already in the triple digits for transactions per second.” — Uri Kolodny, Starkware co-founder

The team behind Starknet

Founded by Uri Jolodny and Eli Ben-Sasson, Starkware is the 2018 Israeli parent company behind both StarkNet and StarkEx. StarkEx is the other Layer-2 SaaS they’ve released that also uses STARK proofs to offer mass application scaling. Their main goal, as well as progressing ZK-STARK technology, is to improve the scalability and privacy of blockchains, such as Ethereum, for everybody.

The OpenOcean API is now accessible on Starknet!

We are thrilled to unveil our robust api

https://docs.openocean.finance/dev/aggregator-api-and-sdk

which is now at the disposal of everyone on Starknet. The latest iteration of our API lets you execute a variety of tasks, ranging from price quotes and wallet creation to swaps and balance transfers. If you’re a developer on StarkNet, or any of the networks we assist, and in need of a resource to kickstart your platform, the OpenOcean advanced API could be exactly what you’re searching for.

How to get started:

As Starknet is not EVM compatible, you will need a wallet which can work on the new chain to send, receive and hold tokens. We recommend Argent. Argent is your gateway to exploring the StarkNet ecosystem and the very first step to getting started. The below guide shows you a rundown on how to download your wallet and bridge assets over to L2 StarkNet.

1. Ensure your computer has Chrome or Mozilla Firefox

2. Download Argent X here

3. Download the Chrome extension (highly recommended as StarkGate Alpha does not support Mozilla) Or the Mozilla extension

4. Open extension, click “New Wallet” and deploy (may take a few minutes)

5. Ensure that you set up account recovery so that you are able to access your wallet in case you lose your device

6. To transact, bridge some funds using the StarkGate bridge or Orbiter Finance

7. Navigate to app.openocean.finance, select StarkNet and enjoy the most seamless trading experience in web3.

About OpenOcean

OpenOcean is a leading DEX Aggregator, cross-chain swap aggregator, and Web 3 middleware developer in the crypto space, offering a suite of tools across 30+ networks and 300+ deep liquidity sources. OpenOcean is building a one-stop trading platform, to bring users the best swap returns for decentralised crypto trading.

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OpenOcean.finance is proud to be the first and pioneering dex aggregator to extend support for Linea Mainnet. OpenOcean has everyone's trading needs on Linea covered, and is the only web3 aggregator that provides the absolute best capital efficiency on all supported chains.

Introducing Linea Mainnet: Linea is undoubtedly stealing some of the limelight from the other prominent Layer 2’s in the market, utilising state of the art Zero-knowledge technology, Linea is among several zkEVM solutions that seeks to combine the security and performance of zkProofs with full EVM compatibility. Linea is designed to be highly composable, flexible and scalable which means developers can easily natively integrate or create new dApps in a familiar environment to flesh out the ecosystem. 

Launched on OpenOcean a month ago, the Linea testnet gained tremendous popularity, recording over 5.4 million unique wallets and 43 million unique transactions. This showcases users' desire for cost-effective, swift, and secure L2s, and their support for Ethereum and DeFi's growth, rallying the OpenOcean community.

“At Linea, we’re dedicated to pushing the boundaries of blockchain scalability and efficiency. Our zkEVM rollup solution leverages the power of zero-knowledge proofs and the EVM to enable highly scalable and secure smart contracts. We’re thrilled to be working together to drive Ethereum’s scalability to new heights and unlock unprecedented opportunities for the global web3 developer community.”

 – Declan Fox

Pioneering as the premier DEX Aggregator on Linea: With the goal of being the widest reaching DEX aggregator in web3, OpenOcean has taken the lead in launching the most capital efficient multi-DEX aggregation service on Linea. OpenOcean users sought more than just a first-mover advantage on Linea- not only is OpenOcean the first to offer unique algorithmic liquidity aggregation on the new network, but OpenOcean is also accomplishing it with the deepest liquidity possible from launch.

Capital efficiency from Day 1: When deploying on any new network, aggregation services like OpenOcean provide are paramount in protecting users capital and offering the most efficient trades. That’s why OpenOcean has introduced its novel v3 routing algorithm to the Linea Mainnet. You can now trade your favourite tokens on Linea knowing you will always receive the best possible price for your asset swaps.

OpenOcean has teamed up with SyncSwap, HorizonDEX, EchoDEX and iZiSwap to to support the deepest possible liquidity at launch; this means that from day 1, you have the best possible trading advantage on-chain when trading on Linea via OpenOcean. As shown in the following example, when users try a ETH/BNB swap, OpenOcean can help save when compared with using one DEX directly. This showcases the effectiveness of our platform in providing better trading opportunities for our users on Linea!

Time to explore Linea via OpenOcean.

New here? Follow our Guide to learn from the beginning.

OpenOcean’s API & SDK are now available on Linea!

We are very happy to introduce our very powerful API and SDK which is now available for anyone to use for their own project on Linea. You can use the latest version of our API to perform many different tasks from quoting prices and creating wallets to swapping and balance transfers. If you are a builder on Linea or one of the other networks we support and are looking for a tool to help get your platform up and running, the OpenOcean advanced API or SDK might be just what you need.

About OpenOcean
OpenOcean is a leading DEX Aggregator, a cross-chain swap aggregator, and Web 3 middleware developer in the crypto space, offering a suite of tools across 27+ networks and 300+ deep liquidity sources. OpenOcean is building a one-stop trading platform, to bring users the best swap return for decentralised crypto trading.

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“We warmly welcome OpenOcean to the zkSync community. As an established multichain dex aggregator, users will be able to execute trades efficiently across different liquidity pools and reduce slippage.” — Sam, from the zkSync team.

Familiarity with OpenOcean on zkSync Era!

With OpenOcean on zkSync Era, we’ve introduced our advanced intelligent routing algorithm accompanied with charts, indicators, and the same UI you’ve come to know and love. With our routing algorithm, we can break-down and route trades through multiple DEXs and LP’s to provide users with the absolutely best rates for any-to-any token swaps available on zkSync. To ensure optimum trading efficiency in the future, we will continually integrate more LP’s and DEXs to deepen available trade liquidity and better serve our users.

As shown in the following example, when users try a 1,000 USDC/MUTE, OpenOcean can help save $29.11 compared with using one DEX directly. This showcases the effectiveness of our platform in providing better trading opportunities for our users.

Why launch on zkSync Era?

zkSync Era is a new L2 mainnet rollup of Ethereum utilizing ZK technology which effectively multiplies the capacity and scalability of the existing network more than tenfold. The Zk in zkSync stands for ‘Zero Knowledge’ and is a new revolutionary way one party can demonstrate to another party that a statement is true without revealing any additional information, effectively solving the traditional crypto Byzantine generals problem.

All Ethereum L2’s have seen a recent meteoric rise with Optimism and Arbitrum being the biggest newcomers. We decided as soon as zkSync was announced that we wanted to be there to support token swaps as early as possible so we got to work making connections and now we’re at a place where we can offer the amazing OpenOcean swap experience on zkSync.

Get started with zkSync Era

First, make sure you have a wallet that supports zkSync, such as MetaMask. If you are not an existing zkSync user you can add zkSync to your wallet and start bridging assets such as $ETH (the gas token), using the zkSync bridge, Multichain, and cBridge to facilitate cross-chain transfers of crypto assets between chains. To learn more about how to trade on zkSync, read the guideline in OpenOcean’s docs.

The OpenOcean’s API & SDK are now available on zkSync!

We are very happy to also introduce our very powerful API and SDK which are now available for anyone to use for their own project on ZkSync. You can use our latest API v3 to perform many different tasks from quoting prices and creating wallets to swapping and balance transfers. If you are a builder on ZkSync or one of the other networks we support and are looking for a tool to help get your platform up and running, the OpenOcean advanced API or SDK might be just what you need.

About OpenOcean OpenOcean is a leading DEX Aggregator, a cross-chain swap aggregator, and Web 3 middleware developer in the crypto space, offering a suite of tools across 23+ networks and 285+ deep liquidity sources. OpenOcean is building one-stop trading platform, to bring users the best swap return for decentralized crypto trading.

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“We warmly welcome OpenOcean to the zkSync community. As an established multichain dex aggregator, users will be able to execute trades efficiently across different liquidity pools and reduce slippage.” — Sam, from the zkSync team.

Familiarity with OpenOcean on zkSync Era!

With OpenOcean on zkSync Era, we’ve introduced our advanced intelligent routing algorithm accompanied with charts, indicators, and the same UI you’ve come to know and love. With our routing algorithm, we can break-down and route trades through multiple DEXs and LP’s to provide users with the absolutely best swap rates for any-to-any tokens available on zkSync. To ensure optimum trading efficiency in the future, we will continually integrate more LP’s and DEXs to deepen available trade liquidity and better serve our users.

As shown in the following example, when users try a 1,000 USDC/MUTE, OpenOcean can help save $29.11 compared with using one DEX directly. This showcases the effectiveness of our platform in providing better trading opportunities for our users.

Why launch on zkSync Era?

zkSync Era is a new L2 mainnet rollup of Ethereum utilizing ZK technology which effectively multiplies the capacity and scalability of the existing network more than tenfold. The Zk in zkSync stands for ‘Zero Knowledge’ and is a new revolutionary way one party can demonstrate to another party that a statement is true without revealing any additional information, effectively solving the traditional crypto Byzantine generals problem.

All Ethereum L2’s have seen a recent meteoric rise with Optimism and Arbitrum being the biggest newcomers. We decided as soon as zkSync was announced that we wanted to be there to support token swaps as early as possible so we got to work making connections and now we’re at a place where we can offer the amazing OpenOcean swap experience on zkSync.

Get started with zkSync Era

First, make sure you have a wallet that supports zkSync, such as MetaMask. If you are not an existing zkSync user you can add zkSync to your wallet and start bridging assets such as $ETH (the gas token), using the zkSync bridge, Multichain, and cBridge to facilitate cross-chain transfers of crypto assets between chains. To learn more about how to trade on zkSync, read the guideline in OpenOcean’s docs.

The OpenOcean’s API & SDK are now available on zkSync!

We are very happy to also introduce our very powerful API and SDK which are now available for anyone to use for their own project on ZkSync. You can use our latest API v3 to perform many different tasks from quoting prices and creating wallets to swapping and balance transfers. If you are a builder on ZkSync or one of the other networks we support and are looking for a tool to help get your platform up and running, the OpenOcean advanced API or SDK might be just what you need.

About OpenOceanOpenOcean is a leading DEX Aggregator, a cross-chain swap aggregator, and Web 3 middleware developer in the crypto space, offering a suite of tools across 23+ networks and 285+ deep liquidity sources. OpenOcean is building one-stop trading platform, to bring users the best swap return for decentralized crypto trading.

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**MetaMask, the most popular non-custodial DeFi wallet has today announced full support and integration for OpenOcean’s advanced swaps for their in-wallet trades on 6 major chains — Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism and Avalanche. **OpenOcean, the leading web3 dex aggregator, is delighted to be working in conjunction with MetaMask to push the efficiencies of on-chain swaps to make them quicker, more secure and at the best possible swap rates.

MetaMask, much like OpenOcean, is the widest reaching platform in their field, supporting more chains than anyone else. By integrating OpenOcean, MetaMask has empowered its users to access an ocean of liquidity at the best possible prices. OpenOcean has deployed its unique trade routing algorithm and offers users the best possible trading experience by analyzing and comparing the trade routes available in real-time, to give the end user the most value possible on their swaps.

This collaboration has been a significant step for OpenOcean as we now have the opportunity to reach more DeFi users. Metamask is often the first step for many users in their crypto journey and following this integration, they’ll be able to access our efficient market beating swaps across all the supported chains.

As a middleware protocol, OpenOcean has offered the use of its powerful backend API and SDK which helps traders and builders quickly unlock the full potential of what’s possible on their platform. From swap quoting to wallet lookups, the free-to-use OpenOcean API and SDK are in use on almost every chain we support, offering the best toolkit for secure, stable, and competitive swap rates for all developers, builders and users.

**About OpenOcean **OpenOcean is a leading DEX Aggregator, a cross-chain swap aggregator, and Web 3 middleware developer in the crypto space, offering a suite of tools across 22+ networks and 280+ deep liquidity sources. OpenOcean is building a one-stop trading platform, to bring users the best swap return for decentralized crypto trading.

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**Today, OpenOcean is thrilled to introduce a liquid staking aggregator for the upcoming Ethereum ‘Shapella’ network upgrade. **The main aim for the aggregator was to improve the trading efficiency for all Eth holders, and provide a clear and constructive solution for maximizing yield, while benefiting from OpenOcean’s existing swap strength as a DEX aggregator.

The pain points of current Eth liquid staking

Liquid staking info is fragmented — Since the Ethereum network transitioned to PoS (proof of stake), the popularity of the liquid staking protocols — such as Lido, Rocket Pool, Frax — have recently grown significantly in the DeFi space. It is time consuming for Eth holders to source the correct data from every protocol, find all the ups and downs, specific token rewards and options available and then compare all these options against each other- thus, the OpenOcean Eth Staking Aggregator was born.

Lack of capital efficiency on liquid staking — Traditionally Ethereum stakers follow the rest of the market and stake directly with the token providers. However, simply holding LST’s and accruing rewards may not be the most efficient use of capital as there are other protocols like Curve that are built on top of existing platforms that can offer users even higher yields.

The OpenOcean’s edge to benefit liquid staking traders

Informative tracking metric of Liquid Staking Tokens — OpenOcean’s liquidity staking aggregator simplifies the entire process of sourcing and Ethereum staking tokens. Our Eth aggregator provides a clear and comprehensive overview of the entire liquid staking landscape as well as all the offers available and their subsequent rewards. Users can easily compare various metrics from different LST providers like Lido and Rocket Pool and can obtain essential information such as APR and TVL, giving them a significant headstart and ongoing advantage when participating.

Discounts on LS Tokens from OpenOcean — OpenOcean has deployed its advanced swap functionality to help users to acquire liquid staking tokens at the best possible prices and still receive their daily Ethereum staking rewards. The OpenOcean aggregator has already integrated major liquidity pools of RocketPool, Lido, Stakewise, Ankr and Frax, meaning that users have direct access to the biggest tokens in the space, and can either route trades directly through their pools or simply make a swap to buy tokens at the best possible discounted rate. E.g. trade 500 ETH to stETH via OpenOcean can receive 500.42 stETH which is at a 0.084% discount rate.

Maximize your returns with different Boost Strategies — The new staking aggregator helps you maximize returns on all liquid staking tokens from stETH to frxETH and beyond. When accessed, the page presents various different options and all their individual token rewards. All major pools are included as well as the more lucrative ‘boost pools’ so you get a full idea of the landscape. Boost pools feature increased payouts and can be analyzed and compared against the other listed options. To speed up and simplify the staking process, we have included easy access informational links to provide one-click information related to the LST tokens.

What’s next?

Looking forward to our Eth liquid staking aggregator, OpenOcean will continue to expand and increase the aggregated staking services on offer with more focus being given to optimizing the entire service and how it works as part of the overall platform. In the future OpenOcean hopes to enable time-saving one-click staking whilst continuing to offer its users unbeatable swap rates and access to high-return products.

About OpenOcean* *OpenOcean is the widest reaching DEX Aggregator, a cross-chain swap aggregator, and Web 3 middleware developer in the crypto space. Offering a suite of tools across 22 networks and 280+ unique sources of liquidity, OpenOcean is building tools for now and for the future. Experience what it’s like to trade with ease, the way that you want to with #OpenOcean.

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There are a multitude of different liquid staking Ethereum protocols which are all set to cater for this increased demand.Recent months have seen liquid staking platforms attract a significant amount of focus and attention.

In this article, we’re going to take a look at some of the Ethereum staking products available on Ethereum and compare what they have to offer. There are many options to choose from, both decentralized and centralized. We will mainly be focusing on decentralized staking platforms which let users access the income streams from Eth reward staking but whilst maintaining security and custody of their tokens.

Introduction to ETH Liquid Staking

Two of the most popular protocols RocketPool and Lido have both been strong performers in the liquid staking space with their respective governance tokens surging in price since the start of January. Coinbase ($cbETH) is in the top three for their size of Ethereum staked but still remains a majoritively centralized authority. Below we’ll look at a few key statistics from the top liquid staking providers on Ethereum.

Lido — TVL 10.3b / APR 5% / Market Share 74.48% / Token $stETH Considered the ‘OG’ of the liquid staking market, Lido offers exposure to Ethereum staking via its $stETH token. Users accrue value daily and can withdraw those rewards at any time through the Lido dashboard. Holders of $stETH can directly earn you share a portion of the staked rewards.

RocketPool — TVL 776.49m / APR 3.93% / Market Share 5.62% / Token $rETH Being a newcomer in the space isn’t easy, however with a simplified platform and easy value accrual, RocketPool’s path to popularity has been short and wide-reaching. The only thing speculators need to do is to bridge or swap into $rETH and that’s it, value starts accruing just by holding the tokens. By buying and holding rETH you’re exposing yourself to the gains from Eth staking in the form of the underlying token value increasing. If you hold liquid tokens you are then able to go on and earn additional rewards we will touch on later.

Ankr — TVL 109.19m / APR 3.82% / Market Share 0.79% / Token $ankrETH Ankr is a popular provider and builder of Web3 Infrastructure that helps developers, applications, and stakers access infrastructure through one decentralized platform. Ankr, unlike the other two mentioned platforms, has successfully launched several different types of liquid staking tokens for other major chains such as BNB, Avax and Matic. Ankr currently offers exposure to liquid Ethereum through their $ankrETH token along with a range of other products centred around preserving or increasing that yield.

StakeWise — TVL 152.82m / APR 4.79% / Market Share 1.11% / Token $sETH2 StakeWise runs secure and stable institutional-grade infrastructure, combined with unique tokenomics, to provide the highest possible staking yields for its users. StakeWise Ethereum staking consists of a hybrid token system breaking down users own staked Eth as $sETH2 tokens and splitting rewards into $rETH2 tokens (not to be confused with the RocketPool ticker $rETH).

Frax Staked ETH — TVL 200.7m / APR 6.37% / Market Share 1.6% / Token $frxETH & sfrxETH With Frax you can leverage the existing Frax Finance ecosystem to maximise staking yield and smooth over the entire Ethereum staking process. Frax are known for releasing high quality products and their liquid staking Eth is no exception. Frax currently has $frxETH and $sfrxETH (staked Frax ether). frxETH acts as a stablecoin loosely pegged to Eth and should be thought of as such. $sfrxETH is their staking-value accrual token where reward values are accrued back to the token.

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OpenOcean, the DEX aggregator, has integrated a lot of major liquid asset pools from popular providers like Lido, RocketPool, StakeWise and Frax. OpenOcean users will now be able to directly swap through those pools.

Let’s take stETH as an example. Swap ETH for stETH routed via Lido on OpenOcean = stake on Lido. However, if users swap via OpenOcean, they will get the best stETH price along with staking rewards by Lido (see below figure).

Since OpenOcean is a DEX aggregator, integration of multiple liquid-LP pools from other DEXES was a must. OpenOcean users now have more choices and even more flexibility when considering effective portfolio strategies.

To show how effective aggregator platforms are, let’s look at the largest single trade routed through OpenOcean’s aggregator. This 150m dollar trade was from a user converting 96,000 Ethereum into $stETH. The trade was routed through several liquidity pools to provide the best possible price and the user faced no issues pushing through a trade of this size.

Go to OpenOcean and load up the tokens you want to trade into, it doesn't matter if it's $sfrxETH or $rETH, when using an aggregator you’ll always get the best possible price. As we can see, we’re only getting 0.08% price impact when swapping over $250k USD of ETH into RocketPools rETH token which is great as it means if we wanted, we can push through multiple large buys with little slippage.

Maximizing Yield

Earning yield is always a goal for many people, but did you know where are a couple extra steps you can take to truly maximize your returns from holding liquid staking tokens.The first method of earning extra is the simplest, LP farming. By providing tokens for both sides of a trading pair you will earn fees based on the provision of them as liquidity. If you chose a $stETH-$ETH pool for example, not only are you still accruing fees from staking but you’re also accruing rewards from the LP itself. Platforms like Convex finance make this super easy with the ability to boost rewards even further using veCRV rewards.

One option could be that of an autocompounder. Yearn Finance is an auto-compounding tool that currently offers up to 70%+ rewards by depositing to their yield pools. The pools are currently being boosted and offer some of the best non-leveraged rewards. You can buy Yearn’s native token $YFI on OpenOcean, by holding $YFI you can earn extra rewards from other stakers in addition to earning on your ETH.

There are also slightly more advanced or ‘degen’ methods for earning on your tokens. Oasis is a multi-use DeFi suite that’s built an AAVE loan loop and stake system. You can leverage wstETH and ETH up to 10x by including loan-looping as part of the staking process to boost rewards by up to 19% APR. This inherently is a slightly more risky strategy but one you can successfully make work if monitored.

Where do we go from here?

There are certainly many different places you can use your ETH, whether you decide to LP, to stake for rewards, or perhaps try out the Aave loan-loop method, one thing is for sure is the absolutely best place to buy whatever type of ETH or liquid tokens you want is OpenOcean. OpenOcean is a multichain DEX Aggregator and able to give you the best rates on your swaps. You can buy all the platform's governance tokens as well as whatever ETH you need on OpenOcean, whether you’re aiming for liquid staking, value accrual or a bit of both.

Our plans for OpenOcean in the immediate future are to introduce an all-inclusive Ethereum staking solution that will aid users in making informed decisions regarding their staking preferences, give them the best prices and speed up the whole painstaking process. It makes sense to buy on a platform where you know you’re always going to get the most ETH for your money.

About OpenOcean
OpenOcean is the widest reaching DEX Aggregator, a cross-chain swap aggregator, and Web 3 middleware developer in the crypto space. Offering a suite of tools across 20+ networks and 270+ unique sources of liquidity, OpenOcean is building tools for now and for the future. Experience what it’s like to trade with ease, the way that you want to with #OpenOcean.

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Our main aim with cross-chain focuses around providing a more seamless bridge and swap experience. Once authorized, **swapping through Stargate on ****OpenOcean **will enable and support our users’ access to one-click bridge swaps on whitelisted tokens, saving both time and money. With deep liquidity on hand, we’re able to introduce the best-value cross-chain swaps on the market by enabling comparisons between our offerings and letting the user select their desired route to get the best cross-chain swap rates.

“OpenOcean is now integrated with Stargate to create a seamless and secure cross-chain swap user experience. Stargate’s deep liquidity and easy composability has unlocked more opportunities for cross-chain transfers on OpenOcean.” quoted from the Stargate team.

Integrating Stargate into OpenOcean will help users by providing swaps at the lowest possible fees. By implementing Stargate, OpenOcean allows users to swap 1:1 native assets across multiple different chains using secure liquidity pools. A demo trade as shown in figure below, enables users to swap $USDT from BNB Chain directly via Stargate bridge to $USDC on Optimism, a classic example of saving our users’ time and swapping costs.

In our cross-chain swap process we can access Stargate’s deep & unified liquidity pools to provide competitive pricing. According to DefilLama’s data, it shows that Stargate’s TVL was ranked one of the largest in the cross-chain space with a total of $480m+ in assets.

For our cross-chain swaps we focused on utilizing multiple different types of technology to make sure they are the best they can be. With security, safety and ease of use in mind we wanted to make sure our bridge is the most competitive and secure. With Stargate powered by LayerZero, we provide more options for our users to access the best rates across multiple networks. Whatever route you choose, we guarantee that transactions made on OpenOcean arrive on the target chain with the best trade-routing and at the best possible swap rate.

About StargateStargate is a fully composable liquidity transport protocol that lives at the heart of DeFi. Users can utilize Stargate to transfer value between various supported blockchains taking advantage of guaranteed finality for their transfers, low fees and deep liquidity. Developers can enable omnichain experiences within their products by utilizing Stargate’s deep liquidity and easy composability.

About OpenOceanOpenOcean is the widest reaching DEX Aggregator, a cross-chain swap aggregator, and Web 3 middleware developer in the crypto space. Offering a suite of tools across 20 networks and 270+ unique sources of liquidity, OpenOcean is building tools for now and for the future. Experience what it’s like to trade with ease, the way that you want to with #OpenOcean.

**OpenOcean Introduces Rocket Pools smart contracts **Rocket Pool is a ‘trustless grouped-node platform’ which locks users ETH (min 0.01) and gives rETH. rETH is a liquid staking asset, meaning it will continue to earn ETH rewards whilst being held. Liquid staking ETH is eligible for redemption on Rocket Pool providing there is sufficient liquidity from the pools or it can be market swapped at their own discretion on any platform like OpenOcean.

When swapping between rETH and ETH you would normally have to consider redemption rETH/ETH ratios against the market costs of trading- OpenOcean now does the legwork for you. By integrating Rocket Pools smart contracts we can pull from both market liquidity and Rocket Pool rETH/ETH liquidity enabling traders to know that the rate they’re getting is guaranteed to be the best regardless of where it pulls the tokens from.

**What is liquid staking and rETH? **In order to get rETH you deposit ETH into a pool which will then enable a node operator to make use of your tokens. The rETH token represents how much ETH you have staked and at what time you deposited it. The rETH token value is constantly increasing, thus its liquid nature and so the value is representative of the accrued fees from different proposals and various MEV rewards.

Conclusion By introducing Rocket Pool’s smart contract into the OpenOcean DEX Aggregator platform, we’ve been able offer the best market rates when swapping rETH. It’ll be completely normal when trading rETH except now you’ll be able to access even deeper liquidity and know that whether you redeem or trade your rETH… you’ll always get the best price by using the OpenOcean Dex Aggregator!

**About OpenOcean **OpenOcean is the most efficient DEX aggregator and cross-chain swap aggregator, integrating major DEXs across 19 blockchains. OpenOcean’s intelligent routing algorithm optimizes swaps for maximum returns and is completely free to use!

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We’ve integrated two major bridges Celer and Multichain. Using the OpenOcean routing algorithm in combination with bridging-support from our partners, we’re able to offer the most competitive rates across all of our supported chains.

Introducing OpenOcean Cross-Chain Swap

Best cross-chain swap ratesThe cross-chain swap mechanism implemented by OpenOcean swap aggregation protocol now has a vastly improved algorithm and the deepest liquidity sources in the market. Furthermore, OpenOcean’s cross-chain algorithm finds the best cross-chain swap routes across all major networks and bridges. OpenOcean will automatically find the best available route for your swap and will maximize returns by comparing the estimated final received rates across bridges and taking the gas and bridge costs into consideration.

Most tokens supported — ‘TAT: Trade Any Token’Traders are able to trade any whitelisted tokens from any supported source chain to any tokens on the destination chain. So far, we have the widest token support, offering cross-chain interoperable swaps between 1,100+ coins, significantly more than any other competitor.

Single Click Cross Chain ExperienceOpenOcean provides an immediate whole cross-chain swap process for users without delays in quoting price & route structure, users only need to grant access to the swap saving a significant amount of time.

To empower the cross-chain trading experience, OpenOcean implements Celer’s IM Framework to deliver a one-time approval function. Each time users submit a swap request the message is transacted through the Celer State Guardian Network. This allows OpenOcean to offer a single-click cross-chain swap without complicated interactions across multiple blockchains.

All cross-chain swaps will be smoothly automated without any interruption. The semi-atomic swaps implemented by OpenOcean will help prevent the transaction from being interrupted and will seek to protect users’ funds due to any unexpected errors. E.g. When a user tries to swap USDC from Ethereum to ETH on Arbitrum, but gets interrupted while swapping on Ethereum, the USDC with the original amount will get returned to users’ source chain wallet.

Integrating major bridgesOn OpenOcean, we initially integrated two major bridges — Celer cBridge and Multichain Bridge to satisfy different users’ needs for cross-chain asset transfer and to fulfill the need for interoperability. Looking to the future, we will continue to integrate more bridges to ease the need of interoperability in the growing Defi ecosystem.

Celer cBridge — Multi-blockchain asset bridge cBridge is a decentralized and non-custodial asset bridge that supports more than 140+ different tokens across 39 different blockchains and layer-2 rollups. Built with the Celer Inter-chain Message Framework, cBridge has processed billions of asset transfers for more than 300K unique users and is expanding into more blockchains and layer-2s.

Multichain Bridge — The Multichain cross-chain router enables the transfer of assets between multiple chains, regardless of whether they are native or created by the Multichain bridge. Utilizing Multi-party computation the Multichain router utilizes liquidity pools as well as bridged asset smart contracts to enable the highly cost-effective secure transfer of assets across multiple chains.

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Using the bridge is simple. Enter your desired tokens and chain, accept the permissions and the bridge will begin calculating the transaction. We use specific trade and bridge vectors to analyze and compare each transaction before it’s sent. Once a swap is priced and the tokens sent, transactions cross-chain are rarely interrupted thanks to the advanced barging technology employed by Multichain and Celer.

You may find the handy guideline here.

It’s our hope that with the cross-chain tool we’ve introduced we will continue to be the best possible platform for customer freedom and value in the DeFi space.

Try OpenOceans smart cross-chain swap function today and have easier access to all the liquidity and tokens you need on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon, BNB Chain, Avalanche and Fantom. We’re focusing on growing our bridge integrations via our extended network of partners to offer our users even more choice.

**About OpenOcean **OpenOcean is the leading dex aggregator and cross-chain swap aggregator providing the best swap returns with intelligent routes on most chains.

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Why are limit orders so good?

What’s the main advantage to using limit orders over traditional orders? Users of the platform can enter lower-bids for their desired tokens, if that token price is reached then the order is executed. The main benefit of placing limit orders on Arbitrum is one of flexibility. Traders can set the trades and walk away, they’ll only remain open for as long as they specify- meaning they can go on holiday and let the limit orders execute whilst they are away. When conducting large trades, users normally have to be very cautious with the swap rate and slippage, using limit orders is a good way to guarantee your price. In the volatile cryptocurrency markets, limit orders can protect traders from paying a higher price than they expected; a lifesaver for traders in the unpredictable cryptocurrency markets.

Why OpenOcean?

Highest order fulfillment rate: OpenOcean utilizes a combination of AMM (Automated market maker) and RFQ order-flows (request for quote) in our limit order functionality. Together with OpenOcean’s aggregation protocol, it significantly increases the order fulfillment rate for all sizes of trade.

Gasless swaps: There is no cost when the order executes, only when the limit order fills, meaning users do not need to have $ETH to get the order executed. The only gas fees needed are fees to approve tokens for trading, gas won’t be required to create or perform the trades. Once tokens are authorized for trading you wont need to authorize them again. Remember that OpenOcean’ limit orders will never lock tokens from users, you can still trade with the token that is in the orders.

Supports all token pairs: Arbitrum limit orders on OpenOcean are available to use with any token pair. Even if the tokens you desire to trade are not whitelisted, the platform will still allow you to place a limit order. The order system we’ve implemented is fully capable of submitting limit orders on ad hoc tokens or tokens where manual inputting of the contract is required, meaning there’s even greater flexibility when it comes to trading.

Advanced charting: OpenOcean is the only DEX aggregator with a full charting suite built in. TradingView is supported to help users by collating comprehensive information for every trade including trading ideas and opinions, strategies and analytics, etc. This caters all kinds of users to implement their investment strategies and enjoy the trading experience similarly as on a CEX.

Start and place a limit order on OpenOcean Arbitrum

Let’s take an example of using the token pair of USDC/GMX on Arbitrum.

We want to set a limit buy in case GMX price drops so that we can buy the dip. As shown in the chart, we can set our buy price a little lower than what it’s on now to catch any negative price action.

If you forecast that the asset is going to start trending down, you can set the price as seen in the example as well as the expiration date and place the order. In this case we’ve chosen to pick up some extra GMX by bidding at the last low-point on a medium-time frame 1h chart.

Directly beneath the Tradingview is where you will find pending orders. If at any time you would like to cancel any of the orders, you can cancel right away and make it again at another price without paying any fees whatsoever for gas.

For more detailed guidelines you can visit our tutorial here.

Limit Order API & SDK is available

OpenOcean now runs on 18 different chains and we’ve launched limit order API/SDK support for most of the chains including Arbitrum. OpenOcean limit order API offers the most optimal fulfillment rate in the market. The response time of API is competitively fast at 200ms on average making it very easy to use for implementing trading strategies. Don’t forget that **limit order support **for the API/SDK is completely free to use on **any token available on Arbitrum. **Check out the API/SDK in OpenOcean docs with detailed instructions and examples. Soon more chains will also be supported.

So whether you’re a seasoned #EthMaxi, one of the Arbinauts, a budding developer or a curious community member, it’s worth checking out gasless limit orders on Arbitrum for their speed and ease of use alone!

**About OpenOcean **OpenOcean is the most efficient DEX aggregator, integrating major DEXs across 18 blockchains. OpenOcean’s intelligent routing algorithm optimizes swaps for maximum returns and is completely free to use!

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