THORChain's App Layer: The Next Major Network Upgrade
THORChain's App Layer: The Next Major Network Upgrade
馃敤 THORChain's secret weapon?
THORChain is set to introduce its App Layer, a significant upgrade to the network. This new layer will bring several advanced features to the platform:
- Lending: Expanding financial capabilities
- Orderbooks: Enhancing trading infrastructure
- Perps: Introducing perpetual contracts
These additions aim to diversify THORChain's offerings and strengthen its position in the decentralized finance ecosystem. The upgrade is expected to provide users with more sophisticated trading and financial tools, potentially attracting a wider user base.
While specific launch dates are not mentioned, the repeated announcements suggest that development is progressing steadily.
Perp markets Coming soon to THORChain App Layer
馃殌 Levana is proud to announce that we will be building Ruji Perps alongside @THORChain & @TeamKujira, as part of the Rujira Alliance. 馃敟 Levana will build the first & only perps on Rujira/$RUJI. 馃У Let's dive into what this means馃憞
THORChain鈥檚 App Layer is the next major upgrade to the network Lending, Orderbooks, Perps, and much, much more. All coming to the THORChain App Layer
We are pleased to announce that Rujira landing page and docs are now live 馃コ Born from the powerful merger of KUJIRA and @THORChain, Rujira and $RUJI will be uniting fragmented DeFi tools into a brand new, seamless experience. Users will be able to access native cross-chain
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