GMX Launches New Trading Contests and Markets on Arbitrum
GMX Launches New Trading Contests and Markets on Arbitrum
🔷 New Markets, Contests
GMX has announced the start of the second one-week trading contest for the #EIP4844 upgrade on Arbitrum, with a prize pool of 140,000 ARB tokens. Winners of the first contest will receive their earned prizes soon. Additionally, GMX has launched new perpetual and spot trading markets for OP (Optimism), AVAX (Avalanche), ATOM (Cosmos), NEAR, and AAVE tokens on its Arbitrum V2 platform. Liquidity providers to these new markets are incentivized with rewards in ARB tokens. GMX V2 traders also benefit from up to 75% rebates on trading fees. The launch of these new markets and trading contests coincides with the Ethereum #EIP4844 upgrade, which reduces gas costs on Arbitrum and GMX.
The blobs have landed on Arbitrum! 💙 🐡 ArbOS 20 "Atlas" is now live, blobs are in effect, reducing data posting costs. ⛽ Additional execution gas fee reductions for Arbitrum One will go live on March 18. More details below 👇 offchain.medium.com/da106378326b
GMX's development contributors have, over the last two weeks: 🔹Set up an AVAX market on Arbitrum; now live for users to provide liquidity and trade 🔹Increased reserve factors for the BTC, ETH, SOL, ARB and LINK $GM markets to allow for higher OI, improving capital efficiency.
GMX has launched a new market for perpetual & spot trading on GMX V2 on #Arbitrum: 🔹OP, from the @Optimism Layer 2. Trade now, and take part in the just-launched GMX #EIP4844 Trading Competition, or provide liquidity to the OP $GM pool: app.gmx.io 1/3
Trading volume on #GMXv2 has skyrocketed past 25 Billion USD, with more than $2.88 billion traded on the V2 markets in just the last week. Self-custody. Deep liquidity. Fast execution. Enjoy an optimised on-chain trading experience: app.gmx.io
🚀 Tradao's Permissionless Copy Trading on @GMX_IO V2 is live! Join the celebration with our copy trading contest - dive in, trade, and stand a chance to win 30k $ARB and other reward. Ready to trade & win? More Info: tradaoperp.medium.com/win-big-with-3… Start now: tradao.xyz/#/
The GMX #EIP4844 Trading Competition is off to a strong start, with many traders benefiting from the volatility of the last 24 hours. Claim your share of the large 280,000 ARB prize pot: app.gmx.io/#/trade View the Leaderboard: app.gmx.io/#/competitions…
The second one-week contest of the GMX #EIP4844 Trading Competition has just started. Trade now and win your share of a 140,000 ARB prize pot! 🔷app.gmx.io/#/competitions… Congratulations to the winners of the first contest. Your earned prizes will be distributed to your wallets.
GMX announces the launch of a new perpetual & spot market on GMX V2 on @Arbitrum: 🔹@AVAX token from the Avalanche blockchain Provide liquidity now to benefit from $GM pool bootstrap incentives. Or trade with low fees and full custody of your funds: app.gmx.io 1/3
🔹Two 7-day long trading contests 🔹A whopping 280,000 ARB prize pot 🔹Achieve the highest ROI, or highest profit in dollars: > app.gmx.io/#/competitions…
A special Trading Competition will kick off on Wednesday, to celebrate the launch of GMX’s new Leaderboard and Ethereum’s #EIP4844 upgrade, which will vastly reduce gas costs on Arbitrum and GMX. Trade, win, and earn your share of the 280,000 ARB prize pot! 👇 1/3
GMX is thrilled to announce the launch of 3 new perpetual & spot markets on GMX V2 on @Arbitrum: 🔹$ATOM from @Cosmos 🔹$NEAR from @NEARProtocol 🔹$AAVE from @Aave Trade them on GMX now: app.gmx.io/#/trade 1/4
GMX V2 was launched six months ago, and many further improvements have been made since then: 🔹One-Click Trading & Sub-Accounts 🔹New Markets to Trade 🔹Chainlink Data Streams low-latency oracles 🔹Adaptive Funding Rates 🔹Price Impact Distributions Learn more about them:
🌐 GMX Brings Forex Trading to Solana
GMX has expanded its decentralized exchange protocol to Solana, enabling users to trade major forex markets directly on-chain. **Key Details:** - Forex trading now available on GMX's Solana deployment - Follows the recent launch of GMTrade's mobile app for Solana trading - GMX previously operated on Arbitrum and Avalanche networks The integration brings traditional forex market access to Solana's ecosystem through GMX's decentralized infrastructure.
GMX Expands to 103 Perpetual Markets with SYRUP/USD and 0G/USD Additions
GMX has expanded its perpetual swap offerings across multiple chains: **New Markets Added:** - SYRUP/USD from [Maple Finance](https://twitter.com/MapleFinance1) - 0G/USD from [0G Labs](https://twitter.com/0G_labs) **Key Details:** - Total perpetual markets now at 103 - Available on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, and BNB Chain - Features low trading fees and minimal price impact - Transparent onchain pricing Traders can now long or short these new tokens across supported networks. Start trading at [app.gmx.io](http://app.gmx.io)
GMX Surpasses 2 Million Token Buyback Milestone with 11.94% Staking APR
GMX has reached a significant milestone by repurchasing over 2 million tokens through its buyback-and-distribute program. The protocol leads all crypto projects in buyback activity, having repurchased the largest share of its total supply. **Key Details:** - Total buybacks: 2,031,625 GMX tokens - Current staking APR: 11.94% for the next 7 days - Average historical return: 21.59% for stakers - Recent activity: ~16,800 GMX acquired in the past week **How It Works:** The protocol converts its revenue into GMX tokens through market purchases and distributes them to stakers. Rewards accrue every block with no lock-up period required. Staking is permissionless and accessible through the refreshed dApp at [app.gmx.io/#/stake](http://app.gmx.io/#/stake).
🚀 GMX Expands Multichain
**GMX accelerates multichain expansion** in Q4, bringing its decentralized trading infrastructure to major networks including: - Base - BNB Chain - Ethereum Mainnet - Additional EVM chains The protocol maintains its **core value proposition**: - Decentralized infrastructure - Oracle-based pricing reliability - Transparent, fair markets **Key improvements** include UX optimizations and horizontal scaling without liquidity fragmentation. With over **$330 billion in trading volume** from 728,000+ users, GMX's expansion preserves decentralization while scaling sustainably across the ecosystem.
GMX Q3 Report Released by TokenTerminal on Binance Square
**GMX Q3 financial report** now available on Binance Square, published by data analytics platform TokenTerminal. The report provides insights into the **decentralized exchange protocol's performance** during the third quarter. - GMX operates on Arbitrum and Avalanche networks - Offers yield opportunities for token holders - Report accessible through [Binance Square](https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/33454137963122) TokenTerminal specializes in **crypto project analytics** and financial data compilation. Check the full report for detailed metrics and performance analysis.