🧩 Carbon DeFi's Missing Puzzle

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 minimal micromanagement. [Learn more about Automated Recurring Limit Orders](https://medium.com/bancor/automated-recurring-limit-orders-explained-8a137b8bb206)

Bancor, in collaboration with Token Engineering Academy and EthCC, is accepting submissions for the Token Engineering Research Symposium (TERSE) at EthCC[9]. **Key Details:** - **Submission Deadline:** February 20, 2026 - **Event Date:** March 31, 2026 - **Location:** Cannes, France - **Portal:** [tokenengineering.net](http://tokenengineering.net) TERSE emphasizes research-driven discourse over promotional content. The symposium welcomes work across token engineering and cryptoeconomics, including: - Protocol and mechanism design - Incentive and market design - Verification and simulation - Governance and economic security Both peer-reviewed papers and work in progress are accepted, provided submissions maintain clear problem statements, explicit assumptions, and defensible methods. Bancor Project Lead Dr. Mark Richardson has published a [blog post](https://blog.bancor.network/the-case-for-constructive-adversarialism-at-mainstream-conferences-db401cf6a652) outlining the rationale and submission expectations for the symposium.

Carbon DeFi has launched a unique limit order system for decentralized exchanges with several distinctive features: - **Any token combination**: Users can create strategies with any two standard ERC20 tokens - **100% price certainty**: Makers set exact prices or ranges before trades occur, with execution only at specified prices - **No expiry**: Orders remain active until market conditions match the maker's terms - **Zero third-party dependencies**: No oracles, keepers, or hooks required - **Fully adjustable**: Prices, budgets, and strategy types can be modified without withdrawing funds The platform is currently live on Ethereum, Sei Network, Celo, COTI, Tac, and Base (via AlienBase licensed deployment).

Bancor co-founder reflects on the evolution of decentralized finance, noting that automated market makers (AMMs) were never intended as permanent solutions. **Key Points:** - AMMs were created as a starting point for community currencies when no alternatives existed - DeFi has matured beyond its "infancy" and now requires more sophisticated liquidity mechanisms - [Carbon DeFi](https://carbondefi.xyz) represents the next phase with more expressive onchain liquidity tools The original AMM design was too simplistic for professional market makers, prompting the need for evolution in DeFi infrastructure.

**COTI Earn Season 2** is live on Carbon DeFi, offering users daily Token Points (TPs) that convert to $COTI at season's end. **How it works:** - Create strategies using $USDC, $wBTC, $wETH, $COTI, or $gCOTI - Earn daily Token Points automatically - Convert TPs to $COTI when season ends **Getting started:** - Visit Carbon DeFi platform - Select the gift icon to view existing COTI strategies - Deploy your chosen assets to start earning Users report checking their strategies has become part of their daily routine, with one saying *"I get up, and I check my strategies on Carbon DeFi... it's like 'Oh, I got this many TPs today.'"* The program continues the successful first season, providing a straightforward way to earn COTI tokens through DeFi strategies.