GMX SOL/USD Pool Delivers 32.52% APR with 90% Utilization
GMX SOL/USD Pool Delivers 32.52% APR with 90% Utilization
🚀 32% APR Revealed
GMX attracts over 14,000 liquidity providers earning from three revenue streams: market-making, swaps, and borrowing fees.
SOL/USD pool performance highlights:
- $11M in liquidity at ~90% utilization
- 32.52% Fee APR over the last month
- Extra 38% APR above benchmark (corrected from initial 3.8%)
- Significantly outperforming JLP
Key advantages for liquidity providers:
- Receive 63% of all trading fees
- Lower impermanent loss vs typical AMMs
- Consistently outperform benchmark LP positions
- Limited exposure to trader P&L due to balanced Open Interest
GMX V2 features:
- Balanced Open Interest through LP/trader incentives
- Adaptive Funding mechanism
- Generally positive long-term returns
Users can bridge SOL tokens to Arbitrum via PortalBridge and deposit directly into the SOL/USD pool.
Analyze performance data on the GMX V2 LP Analytics Dashboard.
Here are 7 essential updates from GMX this Summer: 1️⃣ Introducing GMX Express: fast onchain trading with an interruption-free, gasless user experience 2️⃣ 16 New Markets Live: AERO, BRETT, KAS, OKB, CVX, HBAR, CRO, ALGO, SPX6900, MNT, PUMP, XMR, MOODENG, PI, CRV, and DOLO 3️⃣
A new market is live on GMX: 🔸 CRO/USD (Cronos) Go Long or Short on the token from Cronos Chain, directly from your self-custody wallet. $CRO @Cryptocom 1/2
Long or Short the S&P 500 on GMX-Solana: now live.
GMXSOL has launched the first RWA Perpetual Contract Market – SPY/USD (S&P 500 ETF) 🚀 Prices powered by @chainlink and risk parameters provided by @chaoslabs . More RWA markets coming soon! Stay tuned.
Introducing a new market for traders and LPs: 🔸 AERO/USD from @AerodromeFi Trade AERO perps with up to 50x leverage and low fees, while minimising counterparty risk and enjoying fast onchain execution. 1/2 $AERO
Now Live: a new meme market for traders and liquidity providers: 🔸 SPX6900/USD Go Long or Short on #SPX6900 straight from your own wallet, and experience the optimised execution speed and UX of GMX on Arbitrum. 1/2
Arbitrum has launched DRIP, rewarding actions that help grow the DeFi ecosystem. Here's how GMX users benefit: 🔸On Morpho, our popular gmETH (WETH-USDC) liquidity token, with over $100 million in liquidity, is now eligible for incentives. 🔸On Dolomite, gmETH will soon qualify
Introducing DRIP - The DeFi Renaissance Incentive Program! A huge DeFi program that rewards real DeFi actions on Arbitrum, starting with Season 1: Leverage Looping Strategy 💧 Deposit ETH/stables 💧 Borrow & loop 💧 Repeat Join the Renaissance now 👇 arbitrumdrip.com
Four new perp markets are now live, bringing the total number of tradable assets on GMX to 87: 🔹 @MorphoLabs 🔹 @MoonwellDeFi 🔹 @AskVenice 🔹 @Chainlink 1/3 👇
Introducing a new market for traders and LPs: 🔸 KAS/USD - from the Kaspa blockchain Trade KAS perps with leverage, straight from your self-custody EVM wallet on GMX. No deposit required, minimal spread, low fees, and transparently fair pricing. $KAS @Kaspaunchained
Now Live: 🔸 CVX/USD Long or Short the @ConvexFinance token with up to 50x leverage, and enjoy the self-custodial onchain trading experience of GMX on Arbitrum. 1/2 $CVX
Introducing a new market on GMX for traders and LPs: 🔸 MNT/USD from @Mantle_Official Trade seamless MNT perpetual swaps directly from your self-custody wallet, no depositing required. Now live on @Arbitrum. $MNT 1/4
GMX Slashes Trading Fees on 24/7 Gold and Silver Perpetuals to Industry-Low Rates
**GMX has reduced trading fees on its GOLD/USD and SILVER/USD perpetual markets to institutional-grade levels.** - Trading fees now **1-2 basis points** during CME market hours on Arbitrum - When contributing to open interest balance: **2 bps total** for opening and closing positions - When adding to skew: **4 bps** The 24/7 precious metals markets are listed under the RWA category and searchable by name (GOLD, SILVER) or ticker (XAU, XAG). Markets crossed **$10M in volume within 24 hours** of launch. **Key features:** - Powered by [Chainlink Data Streams](http://app.gmx.io) with sub-second latency - Accessible cross-chain via GMX Account - No brokerage account or custody required More commodities and asset classes under evaluation. [Trade on GMX →](http://app.gmx.io)
GMX Adjusts Leverage Caps for Metals Trading During Off-Hours
**Key Changes for Metals Traders:** - **Liquidation threshold tightens** from 200x to 100x during off-hours - Positions exceeding the cap **cannot be increased**, only reduced - Thresholds **return to normal** when regular trading hours resume **Action Required:** Traders should manage position sizes before CME close if operating near maximum leverage to avoid restrictions. **Trading Parameters:** - GOLD/USD and SILVER/USD offer up to **100x leverage during CME hours** - **25x leverage cap** applies outside standard hours - Standard fee rates apply during off-hours - Powered by sub-second Chainlink Data Streams pricing - No expiry dates, self-custody maintained [Full details](https://docs.gmx.io/docs/trading/overview/#rwa-and-commodity-markets)
GMX DAO Continues Token Buyback Program with $110K Purchase
The GMX DAO acquired **18,650 GMX tokens** for approximately **$110,000** between April 8-14, 2026, at an average price of **$5.90 per token**. **Program Totals (March 5 - April 14):** - 124,420 GMX tokens reacquired - Total investment: ~$790,000 - Blended average price: $6.35 The buyback program shows the DAO's ongoing commitment to token value management, with the latest purchase coming in below the program's average price point.
GMX Launches Gold Trading with Bitcoin Collateral Across Six Chains
GMX has introduced a new **XAUT/USD perpetual market** for trading Tether Gold with up to **25x leverage**. **Key Features:** - Available across **six blockchains**: Arbitrum, Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain, Solana, and Avalanche - Backed by **BTC-USDC liquidity**, allowing traders to use Bitcoin as collateral - Enables simultaneous exposure to both gold and Bitcoin price movements This synthetic perpetual contract expands GMX's asset offerings beyond traditional crypto markets. The cross-chain functionality allows users to trade from their preferred network while settling on Avalanche. The market uses XAUT, Tether's gold-backed token where each token represents physical gold reserves. Two liquidity pools support trading: a single-asset XAUT pool and a dual-asset XAUT-USDT pool. Traders can now access precious metals exposure while maintaining crypto collateral positions.
🚀 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.