Weekly Roundup – 4.21
By Exponential Team
Published Apr 20, 2023

Welcome to Weekly Roundup, where our team of experts selects buzzworthy pools, news, and announcements for you to have on your radar.

Look into the mirror and say “Weekly Roundup” 3 times – the best DeFi research will appear.
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The best of the best. These pools have no major red flags, offer a competitive yield, and are at the top of the class – earning an A or B risk rating.
  • APR ~131%
  • Exponential Risk Rating: B
  • APR ~89%
  • Exponential Risk Rating: B
APR ~78%
Exponential Risk Rating: B
  • APR ~32%
  • Exponential Risk Rating: B

Check out the MVPs.

 
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These pools are coming in hot 🔥. Our new DEX Dash looks at the top 500 cross-chain DEX pools by volume (weekly/monthly/yearly) to analyze if it is trending positively, negatively, or neutral so you can stay ahead of the curve.
Top Trending Pairs (by L7D volume)
  1. USDT-WETH 0.05% (Uniswap V3) 👑
  1. ARB-WETH 0.05% (Uniswap V3)
  1. CRAB-WETH (Uniswap V2)
  1. ARB-USDC 0.05% (Uniswap V3)
Top DEXs by Weekly Volume (Weekly Change)
  1. Swapr 👑 (+234%)
  1. WigoSwap (+121%)
  1. Beethoven X (+116%)
  1. Rubicon (+115%)
Top Chains by Weekly Volume (Weekly Change)
  1. Arbitrum 👑 (+76%)
  1. Optimism (+53%)
  1. Polygon (+33%)
  1. Fantom (+33%)
Source: Dune
 
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How decentralized are DeFi protocols, really? The Expx gang investigates. 🕵️
Check out our Twitter thread analyzing 200+ protocols. The results might surprise you.
 
Did you miss us? Good, because Degen Responsibly is back next week!
We’re chatting with Index Coop on 4/25 @ 12 pm ET. We’ll be discussing the unique value prop of Index Coop and their tradable crypto indices.
 
Catch up on past episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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New protocol reports
Keeping up with Protocols is tough – let us help. Our team finds the most interesting protocols that should be on your radar and breaks down what you need to know.
Revert -  a liquidity management tool for AMM protocols like Uniswap
 
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Return of the memes. PEPE, a new memecoin on Ethereum, has seen a blistering rally to over >$120M market cap in less than a week. Liquidity for these new memecoins is relatively low, and early investors could instantly drain liquidity. Stay safe out there, and don’t get rugged. 🙅
 
TradFi giant tests the waters with new Euro stablecoin. Societe Generale, Europe’s 7th largest bank, is launching its own Euro-pegged stablecoin, EURCV. Notably, there are several centralized functions built in that can take your money at will. 🤔
 
Uniswap signals support for zkEVMs. Uniswap V3 will deploy on the new zkEVM following a unanimous governance vote. Competitor ZkSync Era noted it also expects Uniswap to launch on its rollup in the coming days.
 
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Coming soon – investing on Exponential
A few users were invited to give Invest a test drive. Soon, accredited investors in certain US states will be able to invest in DeFi pools across major chains directly on our platform.
 

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