Discover the power of unified orderbook liquidity with the release of Vertex on Base.
Welcome to Vertex on Base, anon!
Base users can now trade over 50 spot and perpetual markets, benefiting from Vertex’s lightning-fast speed, deep cross-chain liquidity, low fees, and much more!
Introducing Vertex Edge -- Based Edition
Originally launched on Arbitrum in April 2023, Vertex has rapidly gained traction amongst an increasingly competitive DEX landscape. To date, Vertex has facilitated over $110 billion in trading volume across spot and perpetual markets.
Vertex is a hybrid DEX featuring a Central Limit Order Book (CLOB) fused with an Automated Market Maker (AMM), offering blazing-fast trading speeds and a vertically integrated product suite spanning:
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Spot Trading
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Perpetual Markets
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Money Markets
The Vertex sequencer powers seamless trade execution, delivering low-latency performance of 5-15 milliseconds, rivaling most centralized exchanges – all while preserving self-custody and onchain settlement.
Vertex offers users a powerful set of trading tools and features -- powered by Vertex Edge.
Before we dive into the various features that Vertex offers Base users, it's important to first understand how Vertex's deployment on Base is possible (and different) than other cross-chain deployments of DeFi apps across chains.
Enter Vertex Edge.
What is Vertex Edge?
The launch of Vertex on Base is enabled by the synchronous orderbook liquidity of Vertex Edge.
Simply put, Vertex Edge functions as a single, unified orderbook layer that shares resting liquidity between each EVM chain supported by Edge -- known as a Vertex Edge instance. Currently, Vertex Edge shares liquidity between 5 different chains, including:
You can think of Edge as a network of exchanges for DeFi where Edge forges a path for the Vertex sequencer to run on multiple chains simultaneously without fragmenting liquidity between the chains.
Analogous to a powerful matching engine coupled with onchain settlement, Vertex Edge simply moves onchain settlement from one chain to many chains.
The Vertex smart contracts are natively deployed to each chain, such as Base. The Vertex sequencer functions similar to a virtual market maker, matching inbound orders from one chain with the combined orderbook liquidity profile of all 5 of the base layers plugged into Vertex Edge.
More specifically, Edge is capable of matching an order from one chain, such as Base, with another chain -- like Arbitrum. For example:
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Assume there are two Vertex instances (Arbitrum & Base).
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Alice submits a market order (taker) on Base, to long the ETH-PERP at price X.
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The sequencer (Edge) matches the order against the best liquidity after examining the orders aggregated across the two Vertex instances on Arbitrum and Base.
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The best offer is from John who is trading on Arbitrum.
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John is now short on Arbitrum.
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Alice is long on Base.
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In the middle, the sequencer (Edge) takes equal opposing positions on each chain. Edge is now short on Base and long on Arbitrum.
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Edge injects Alice’s matched order into the sequencer queue of batched orders to render and settle onchain to Base — simultaneously sending John’s order to be settled on Arbitrum.
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Over time, Edge will continually build long and short positions on local chains.
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Periodically, liquidity between chains will be aggregated and settlement will be made on the back-end.
Synchronization of liquidity across multiple chains removes the barriers that cause bottlenecks and fragmented liquidity pools characteristic of cross-chain DeFi.
By weaving together the liquidity profile from multiple chains, Edge provides a means for a Base user to trade against cross-chain liquidity on a single DEX interface without requiring a user to move from Chain A to Chain B.
Users simply interact with Vertex on Base, and trade against the combined liquidity profile of all 5 chains connected to Vertex Edge!
The result is a positive-sum, mutually beneficial effect on the liquidity of each chain supported by Vertex Edge. The Edge design represents a significant departure from legacy cross-chain models, fusing liquidity across chains rather than splintering it into isolated hubs.
To the user, the difference between trading on Vertex (Arbitrum) and Vertex (Base) is mostly the same. The only differences are marginal, such as subtle design features or native markets specific to that chain -- such as Base.
All of the Edge magic occurs under the hood, seamlessly churning out cross-chain order matches and onchain settlement natively without the user noticing on the Vertex app.
What can you do with Vertex on Base?
Beyond the benefits of unified orderbook liquidity with Vertex Edge, the launch of Vertex on Base arrives with all of Vertex's characteristic features.
Whatever your flavor of trading might be, Vertex’s suite of powerful trading features is now at Base users’ disposal.
Trade 50+ Spot & Perpetual Markets
Tap into deep cross-chain liquidity with a single click via Vertex Edge with 50+ spot and perpetual markets available to Base users.
Learn More (Perpetuals): https://docs.vertexprotocol.com/tutorials/perpetuals
Learn More (Spot): https://docs.vertexprotocol.com/tutorials/spot
Experience Blazing-Fast Trade Execution
Enjoy near-instant trade execution speeds of 5-15 milliseconds with Vertex's unique technical architecture and low-latency performance.
Learn More: https://docs.vertexprotocol.com/basics/hybrid-orderbook-amm-design
Power Your Account with Unified Cross-Margin
Wield unified cross-margin accounts across all your trades. On Vertex, your portfolio is your margin -- meaning your open positions across spot, perpetuals, and the money market (e.g., spot borrowing) contribute to your account’s portfolio margin.
Learn More: https://docs.vertexprotocol.com/basics/universal-cross-margin
Activate One-Click Trading (1CT)
Sign one approval transaction at the start of a trading session and never have to sign a transaction during the same session again. Unleash the full power of Vertex with a seamless trading experience.
Learn More: https://docs.vertexprotocol.com/basics/one-click-trading
Oversee Multiple Accounts with One Wallet
Create and manage up to four accounts under one wallet, each with independent positions and risks.
Utilize each account for a specific purpose. Whether that encompasses trading competitions, an account strictly for trading memecoin perps, or more advanced trading strategies, the choice is yours!
Learn More: https://blog.vertexprotocol.com/introducing-multiple-accounts/
Earn, Borrow & Lend with Money Markets
Utilize embedded money markets to earn yield on USDC deposits and borrow or lend assets using USDC and wETH as collateral.
Try your hand at “turbo looping” with leveraged spot trading or simply use spot margin to hedge different positions and run unique strategies across your account.
Learn More: https://docs.vertexprotocol.com/tutorials/borrow-and-repay
Easy Cross-Chain Deposits
Simplify asset management across chains with Axelar, enabling streamlined deposits from 10+ chains directly into Vertex on Base.
Learn More: https://blog.vertexprotocol.com/introducing-cross-chain-deposits/
Trade GMCI 30 & MEME Indices
Speculate on crypto-native indices, including GMCI 30 and GMCI MEME, directly on the Vertex app.
Learn More: https://docs.vertexprotocol.com/basics/gmci-30-and-meme-indices
Monitor Your Portfolio & Margin Manager
Maintain a sweeping view of your trading account’s health and manage risk effectively on the Portfolio page of the Vertex app.
Learn More: https://docs.vertexprotocol.com/tutorials/margin-health
Enjoy Ultra-Low Trading Fees
Makers pay zero trading fees. Takers are only charged 0.02% (2 bps) in trading fees.
Learn More: https://docs.vertexprotocol.com/basics/fees
Create a Coinbase Smart Wallet
New to Vertex and the Base ecosystem? No problem!
Simply follow the steps in the video tutorial below to seamlessly create your Coinbase Smart Wallet directly on the Vertex app.
Harness Synchronous Orderbook Liquidity
Tap into the power of cross-chain liquidity with the single orderbook layer of Vertex Edge -- unifying liquidity between all 5 of its supported chains.
Multiple chains. One orderbook. Better liquidity.
Learn More: https://docs.vertexprotocol.com/getting-started/vertex-edge
Welcome to Vertex on Base, anon.
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