Balancer

ActiveDEX
0 reviews · since 2020
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24h volume
244 333 USD-27.6%24h volume, 24h
TVL
45 641 744 USD+2.0%TVL, 24h
Trading pairs
29
Coins
17
Networks
EthereumArbitrumPolygonGnosisAvalancheBase
KYC
No KYC
Fees
Pool fees: 0.01%-10%, set by the pool owner. Protocol fee up to 50% of pool fee.
30-day uptime
99.8%30-day uptime
Avg response
383 ms

Metrics history

Daily Kurslog snapshots, updated nightly

Cryptocurrency Exchange Balancer

Balancer differs from a regular AMM in that a pool is not limited to a pair of tokens in equal shares. It can hold up to eight assets with arbitrary weights, say 80% of one token and 20% of another. Such a pool behaves like a portfolio. It rebalances itself: when prices move, arbitrage pulls the weights back to target, and the owner does nothing by hand.

For a liquidity provider this is a way to hold a chosen portfolio mix and collect fees from swaps inside it. The protocol runs on six networks including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon, Base and Gnosis. Pool setup is complex, so for a simple swap general-purpose exchanges are easier.

Advantages

  • Unique weighted pools for portfolio management
  • V3 Hooks: flexible pool customization
  • Wide multi-chain support
  • Used as infrastructure by other protocols

Disadvantages

  • More complex to understand compared to simple AMMs
  • Lower retail trading volume compared to Uniswap
  • High gas fees on Ethereum L1

Security

  • Audits by Trail of Bits, Certora, OpenZeppelin
  • Bug bounty up to $1M via Immunefi
  • Non-custodial protocol

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