Velodrome Grows from $7.​5B to $22.​6B Volume in 2024

🚲 22 Billion Reasons to Look

By Velodrome
Jan 6, 2025, 3:03 PM
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Velodrome demonstrated significant growth in 2024, with cumulative trading volume expanding from $7.​5B to $22.​6B.​ Key developments:

  • Slipstream Integration: Consistently driving >90% of trading volume
  • Recent Performance: Latest epoch (135) delivered $727K in rewards with $418M volume
  • Record Breaking: Second-highest rewards ever recorded in Epoch 134 ($1.​117M)
  • Superchain Expansion: Successfully deployed on multiple chains including Fraxtal, Mode, and Lisk

The protocol maintains its public goods focus, returning 100% of value to voters and LPs.​

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Mode TVL up 43% 🟡🚴‍♂️ With Superchain 1.0 interoperability now available on @modenetwork, the 3rd-largest Superchain with over $160M in TVL, Velodrome’s TVL increased by 43% in the last 7 days. Serviced by @hyperlane's Superlane, veVELO voters can direct xVELO emissions

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Velodrome Superchain 1.0 is LIVE on @modenetwork 🔴🟡🚴 Velodrome is now a crosschain MetaDEX. With this massive upgrade, veVELO voters will enable deep liquidity growth across the Superchain.

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Velodrome TVL on @modenetwork is up 443% 🚴‍♂️🟡 Velodrome MODE's TVL increased by 443% since launching just 1 month ago, highlighting the MetaDEX's efficiency for protocols, LPs, and traders.

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Velodrome Superchain 1.0 is LIVE on @modenetwork 🔴🟡🚴 Velodrome is now a crosschain MetaDEX. With this massive upgrade, veVELO voters will enable deep liquidity growth across the Superchain.

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Velodrome Slipstream LP Rewards Update 🚴‍♂️ • $WSTETH - $OP: ~295% • $USDC - $WSTETH: ~223% • $FRXETH - $SFRXETH: ~90% • $WSTETH - $OP: ~12% These pools are all receiving OP voting incentives boosts from the Yield-bearing Assets campaign. More liquidity is on the way.🔴

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Yield Bearing Asset OP Grant on Velodrome 🚴🔴 Optimism has awarded Velodrome a 200,000 OP grant to supercharge liquidity for Yield-Bearing Assets (YBAs) across the @optimism Mainnet.

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Velodrome Superchain 1.0 launched last month on @modenetwork, delivering impressive results: • WETH-USDC is the top volume pair on Mode • >50% of the chain's total trading volume • TVL up by 50% Data from @dexscreener & @DefiLlama. Much more to come for Mode's eco. 🟡

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Velodrome Superchain 1.0 is LIVE on @modenetwork 🔴🟡🚴 Velodrome is now a crosschain MetaDEX. With this massive upgrade, veVELO voters will enable deep liquidity growth across the Superchain.

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$20 billion in volume 🚴🏼 Velodrome has surpassed $20 billion in cumulative volume. Last epoch, it recorded its third-highest weekly volume at $708 million, marking a new milestone in its growth. Velodrome is expanding the liquidity layer across the Optimism Superchain. 🔴

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Epoch 131 Recap 🚴‍♂️ Velodrome volume reached its third-highest volume ever, securing $708m this epoch, with Slipstream accounting for 96% of that. veVELO voters received ~$840k in total rewards. Velodrome is a public goods protocol, returning 100% of the value to voters and LPs.

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xVELO LP Rewards are LIVE on @fraxfinance's Fraxtal ¤⛓️¤ Following the epoch flip, LPs can now earn xVELO rewards thanks to Superlane interoperability. • $XVELO - $WFRXETH : ~1,941% • $FRAX - $WFRXETH: ~1,897% • $USDC - $FRAX: ~49% Bridges to Fraxtal in the QT below.

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Ready to get started? xVELO rewards are live for LPs in ecosystem pools. Check out the list of bridges available to LP and start earning VELO on @fraxfinance's Fraxtal: docs.frax.com/fraxtal/tools/…

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All-time High Swap Fees on Velodrome ✨ 🚴 $1.1m in swap fees were accrued during epoch 133, the highest ever. Swap fees are distributed one week in arrears, meaning these fees, along with incentives, will be waiting for veVELO voters next week. Liquidity Hub of the Superchain.

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Second-highest Ever Swap Fees 🚴 Velodrome's swap fees surged in epoch 130, reaching $604k - the second-highest ever recorded and the highest in 33 epochs. Velodrome is the liquidity hub for the Superchain 🔴, with all rewards from all chains accruing back to veVELO voters.

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Velodrome Slipstream LP Rewards Update 🚴 • $USDC - $VELO: ~995% • $USDC- $TBTC: ~614% • $USDC - $WLD: ~383% • $USDC - $WSTETH: ~225% • $WSTETH - $OP: ~167% • $WSTETH - $EZETH: ~8% A mix of YBA coins benefiting from our campaign and some other notable tokens.

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Yield Bearing Asset OP Grant on Velodrome 🚴🔴 Optimism has awarded Velodrome a 200,000 OP grant to supercharge liquidity for Yield-Bearing Assets (YBAs) across the @optimism Mainnet.

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