Bancor introduces upgrades to Arb Fast Lane

**CarbonDeFi introduces Recurring Orders** - a new feature enabling automated buy-low, sell-high strategies through linked orders with customizable spreads. **Key Features:** - Executes continuously as market conditions are met - No manual redeployment required - Works alongside existing Range Orders that trade across price ranges instead of single points - Strategies use two independent curves: one for accumulation, one for distribution **Additional Capabilities:** - Pair any two standard ERC-20 tokens - Automatic compounding for concentrated and full-range liquidity strategies - Adjust positions anytime without withdrawing funds - Built-in solver accesses chainwide liquidity from major DEXs Users can create strategies at [app.carbondefi.xyz](http://app.carbondefi.xyz)

The Token Engineering Research Symposium (TERSE 2026) will take place March 31 in Cannes during EthCC[9]. The academic forum addresses a gap in blockchain education - a field where formal training doesn't yet exist. **Key Details:** - **Date:** March 31, 2026 - **Location:** Palais des Festivals, Cannes - **Focus:** Market design, mechanism research, and deployed systems - **Format:** Academic presentations and peer discussion Mike Richardson from Bancor notes the importance of researchers finding each other to build shared understanding in this emerging discipline. A companion event, the Token Engineering Breakout Session, offers hands-on workshops on April 1st for protocol designers and engineers. [Register for TERSE](https://luma.com/sq4gdmxq)

**Carbon DeFi's Concentrated Liquidity** enables traders to create custom liquidity positions with unprecedented flexibility. **Key Features:** - Pair any two standard ERC-20 tokens - Define custom price ranges without tick constraints - Set personalized fee tiers and spreads - Edit prices, pause, or modify strategy types without withdrawing funds **Technical Advantages:** - **Native auto-compounding** automatically reinvests earned fees - **Built-in solver system** sources liquidity across the entire blockchain, keeping positions actively trading Unlike traditional DEXs with preset parameters, Carbon DeFi gives users complete control over their liquidity strategies while maintaining continuous market exposure.

Carbon DeFi is licensing its smart contract technology to multiple DeFi projects, allowing them to deploy the platform's orderbook-style functionalities. **Key Features Being Licensed:** - One-directional trades and range orders for scaling - Linked orders for automated buy low, sell high strategies - MEV sandwich attack immunity - Arb Fast Lane solver system for liquidity aggregation The licensing represents a step toward long-term protocol sustainability as Carbon DeFi continues development. The Arb Fast Lane is expanding to Layer 2 networks, aiming to improve price alignment and liquidity efficiency across chains. Bancor representatives will discuss the technology at Consensus Hong Kong.

CarbonDeFi has introduced **Recurring Strategies**, a feature that automates the traditional "buy low, sell high" trading cycle. **How it works:** - Traders create two linked orders: one to buy and one to sell at different price points - When one order fills, the acquired tokens automatically fund the linked order - This creates a continuous trading cycle without manual intervention The platform eliminates the dozens of manual steps typically required on traditional order books, condensing them into a single automated strategy. According to @MBRichardson87, the product was "built specifically to enable traders to do the stuff they're already doing, but in a way that is a lot more frictionless and a lot more intuitive." The feature targets professional traders who think in terms of repeated cycles rather than single orders, offering continuous onchain activity with zero micromanagement. [Learn more about Automated Recurring Limit Orders](https://medium.com/bancor/automated-recurring-limit-orders-explained-8a137b8bb206)