Vertex Protocol a decentralized FX protocol for multi-currency spot and derivatives trading.

Vertex aims to address a growing need for multi-currency DeFi applications and on-chain FX trading. Currently, the vast majority of DeFi liquidity is concentrated in US-Dollar denominated stablecoins. While non-USD stablecoins exist, the absence of a viable protocol to trade between various fiat-linked tokens has kept their liquidity thin, limiting adoption and utility. Traders looking to hedge currency risk between USD-denominated DeFi investments and their local currencies have few options.

Building at the intersection of the $5 trillion-dollar FX market and cryptocurrency derivatives, Vertex has developed the first facility for stablecoin perpetual swaps to trade on Terra. Vertex will offer a range of leveraged FX products, based around Terra’s stablecoins, enabling crypto-natives to trade, pool, borrow and lend currencies via stablecoins in a similar fashion to their TradFi counterparts.

Vertex is built on the Terra blockchain, leveraging the blockchain’s growing DeFi market share and suite of decentralized stablecoins. Terra’s high throughput and low-fee architecture enable seamless cross-border value exchange anywhere, making it an ideal ecosystem for an emerging multi-currency stablecoin protocol.