Introducing the Automatic Auctioneer by Bancor

A new arbitrage framework called **Arb Fast Lane** addresses limitations in current systems that struggle with modern AMM designs. **The Innovation:** - Uses Marginal Price Optimization to identify optimal trades at the marginal price frontier - Reduces optimization from two-variables-per-curve to one-variable-per-token **Performance Improvements:** - 200x faster execution than legacy systems - 15-decimal precision in trade execution - Works across any AMM or pricing curve [Research paper](https://arxiv.org/html/2502.08258v1)

COTI Network's Season 3 reward program continues on CarbonDeFi, distributing Token Points (TPs) to strategy makers. **Key Details:** - Total allocation: 15M $COTI for Season 3 - Weekly distribution: 1,250,000 $COTI - Token Points redeemable for $COTI at season's end **Qualifying Strategies:** - Minimum entry: $10 - Supported tokens: $COTI, $gCOTI, $USDC, $wBTC, $wETH Users can participate by creating strategies on [CarbonDeFi](http://coti.CarbonDeFi.xyz) on the COTI network. The program rewards active strategy makers with points that convert to COTI tokens when the season concludes.

The Token Engineering Research Symposium (TERSE) is accepting submissions until February 20, 2026, for its event at EthCC[9] in Cannes on March 31. **Key Focus:** - Making protocol assumptions explicit and defensible - Research-driven discourse over promotional content - Clear problem statements with explicit methods and limitations **Relevant Topics:** - Protocol and mechanism design - Incentive and market design - Verification and simulation - Governance and economic security The symposium, organized by Bancor, Token Engineering Academy, and EthCC, aims to strengthen technical communication in blockchain by applying academic rigor to protocol evaluation. Both peer-reviewed papers and work in progress are welcome, provided they maintain research standards without promotional intent. [Submit here](https://www.tokenengineering.net/)

**Carbon DeFi** differentiates itself from typical DEXs by offering traders full control over their funds through customizable strategies. **Key Features:** - **True onchain maker limit orders** with 100% price certainty - **Native range orders** to scale in or out of positions across custom price ranges - **Repeating buy low, sell high strategies** without requiring bots or code Unlike standard DEXs that provide only a swap button and predetermined liquidity strategies, Carbon DeFi enables traders to define exact prices and ranges before trades execute, with no expiry dates or third-party dependencies.

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)