QuickSwap's Stats on Polygon Soaring, Record Trading Volume and TVL

**Web3 payments are gaining momentum** as a key narrative in the blockchain space. The industry is watching to see which companies will emerge as dominant forces in crypto payments. Key developments include: - Stablecoins leading the charge in blockchain payments - Major partnerships like Coinbase working with PayPal - Polygon actively pushing the payments narrative forward The space continues to evolve rapidly, with traditional finance companies increasingly exploring blockchain-based payment solutions. **What's next?** Industry experts will discuss the future of Web3 payments and identify potential market leaders. Join [The Aggregated Spaces Episode 141](https://x.com/i/spaces/1OyKAjNNXMOGb?s=20) on December 5 at 4:00 PM UTC for deeper insights into this developing narrative.

**QuickSwap and Voltrade have launched their trading competition series on Base**, starting with NAV Finance offering a **$3,500 prize pool in $NAV tokens**. **Competition Details:** - Trade $NAV tokens on QuickSwap to qualify - Competition runs until **December 13 at 12:00 PM UTC** - Total prize pool: $3,500 in $NAV tokens **How to Participate:** - Register on [Voltrade](https://voltrade.xyz/trading_competition/navfinance-x-quickswap) - Read competition rules in the official blog - Start trading $NAV on QuickSwap This marks the **first competition in QuickSwap's new Base trading series**, expanding the DEX's presence beyond Polygon to Coinbase's Layer 2 network. *Ready to compete? Register now and start trading to qualify for prizes.*

**QuickSwap bought back 3.2+ million $QUICK tokens** over the past week, representing 0.32% of total supply. This continues the DEX's **consistent buyback strategy** that has been running for months: - Previous week: 2.4M tokens (0.24% of supply) - Two weeks ago: 2.7M tokens (0.272% of supply) - Early November: 4.78M tokens (0.478% of supply) **Token allocation** typically goes toward: - Farm rewards - Protocol Owned Liquidity (PoL) - Token burns The buybacks are part of QuickSwap's broader tokenomics strategy, with **5.5% of total supply already burned** as of October. The protocol has purchased over 13.5M QUICK tokens worth ~$328,880 in recent months. *More buybacks are planned according to the announcement.*

QuickSwap has opened discussions for a new governance proposal to integrate AI agents through SphereOne technology. This marks the DEX's second major AI-related governance proposal, following their earlier Community Currency Bot initiative. Key points: - Proposal aims to enhance DEX functionality with AI capabilities - Integration would be implemented through SphereOne's technology - Community voting and discussion phase now active The proposal is currently in its discussion phase, with community members invited to share their perspectives on the potential integration. This follows QuickSwap's pattern of community-driven decision making for major platform updates.

QuickSwap's ongoing Trial of Fire initiative has reached a significant milestone in its token burning program: - Total of **5,310,829 QUICK tokens** burned since October 1, 2024 - Tokens were bought back using protocol revenue - Represents continued execution of deflationary tokenomics This follows the October update which reported 1.5M tokens burned, showing accelerated burning activity through November.