Bancor

Carbon DeFi has developed a built-in solver system designed to optimize arbitrage and order execution across decentralized exchanges. **Key Features:** - Addresses the challenge of relying solely on takers to trade against in-the-money strategies - Implements an arbitrage framework that continuously aligns prices and fills orders across chainwide liquidity - Utilizes Marginal Price Optimization, a new framework ~20% faster than previous approaches The solver system aims to create a more efficient arbitrage layer for the maker-focused DEX, which already offers asymmetric liquidity tools for professional market makers. [Read the technical paper](https://arxiv.org/html/2502.08258v1)

**Carbon DeFi's Concentrated Liquidity** enables traders to create custom liquidity positions with unprecedented flexibility. **Key Features:** - Pair any two standard ERC-20 tokens - Define custom price ranges without tick constraints - Set personalized fee tiers and spreads - Edit prices, pause, or modify strategy types without withdrawing funds **Technical Advantages:** - **Native auto-compounding** automatically reinvests earned fees - **Built-in solver system** sources liquidity across the entire blockchain, keeping positions actively trading Unlike traditional DEXs with preset parameters, Carbon DeFi gives users complete control over their liquidity strategies while maintaining continuous market exposure.

Carbon DeFi is licensing its smart contract technology to multiple DeFi projects, allowing them to deploy the platform's orderbook-style functionalities. **Key Features Being Licensed:** - One-directional trades and range orders for scaling - Linked orders for automated buy low, sell high strategies - MEV sandwich attack immunity - Arb Fast Lane solver system for liquidity aggregation The licensing represents a step toward long-term protocol sustainability as Carbon DeFi continues development. The Arb Fast Lane is expanding to Layer 2 networks, aiming to improve price alignment and liquidity efficiency across chains. Bancor representatives will discuss the technology at Consensus Hong Kong.

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)

**COTI Earn Season 2** is live on Carbon DeFi, offering users daily Token Points (TPs) that convert to $COTI at season's end. **How it works:** - Create strategies using $USDC, $wBTC, $wETH, $COTI, or $gCOTI - Earn daily Token Points automatically - Convert TPs to $COTI when season ends **Getting started:** - Visit Carbon DeFi platform - Select the gift icon to view existing COTI strategies - Deploy your chosen assets to start earning Users report checking their strategies has become part of their daily routine, with one saying *"I get up, and I check my strategies on Carbon DeFi... it's like 'Oh, I got this many TPs today.'"* The program continues the successful first season, providing a straightforward way to earn COTI tokens through DeFi strategies.

**Fixed-point math** could make DeFi exchanges more precise and resilient. - New scaling constants preserve decimal precision for small numbers (0 < u < 1) - Requires retrofitting algebraic models to compensate for re-scaled parameters - Research presented at DNA House during EF Devconnect in Argentina **Why it matters:** Better mathematical foundations could improve the health and integrity of DeFi protocols by reducing rounding errors in complex trading algorithms. The presentation explores how theoretical math principles apply to real-world exchange algorithms, connecting academic research to practical DeFi improvements. [Watch the full presentation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTDhN6cDq38)

**CarbonDeFi introduces Range Orders** - a new institutional-grade trading feature that allows users to scale in and out of positions with custom parameters. **Key Features:** - Real-time adjustment of prices, sizes, and spreads - Support for both full and partial fills - **MEV sandwich attack immunity** through onchain, irreversible execution - Automated trading through custom price bands without manual chart monitoring **Multi-Chain Availability:** Range Orders are now live across multiple networks including Ethereum, Sei Network, Celo, COTI, and Tac. This feature enables sophisticated trading strategies typically reserved for institutional players, bringing advanced order types to decentralized finance.

**Carbon DeFi introduces single-sided order book curves** - a breakthrough solution for institutional crypto trading. **Key features:** - Scale in/out of assets with custom parameters - Real-time price, size, and spread adjustments - Full and partial fill support - MEV sandwich attack immunity **What makes it unique:** The platform allows institutions to create elaborate onchain term sheets with flexible parameters - something previously unavailable in crypto. **Technical advantages:** - Onchain and irreversible execution - Passive order functionality - Institutional-grade strategy creation This development addresses a critical gap in DeFi infrastructure, providing traditional finance players with familiar tools in a decentralized environment.

**Carbon DeFi** introduces a DEX built for onchain strategy creation at the architectural level. Key features include: - **Native protocol integration** - no hooks or add-ons required - **Zero third-party dependencies** - reduces complexity and risk - **Built-in customization** and efficiency from the ground up Unlike traditional DEXs that rely on external components, Carbon embeds all functionality directly into the protocol itself. This approach eliminates potential points of failure and additional costs associated with third-party integrations. The platform offers onchain maker-style limit orders, range orders for scaling positions, recurring orders for automated trading, and auto-compounding concentrated liquidity - all native features. **Why it matters:** By removing external dependencies, Carbon aims to provide a more secure and streamlined trading experience without hidden risks or fees.

**Traditional DEXs present challenges** for token projects attempting onchain market making with standard CPAMMs. **Carbon DeFi offers a solution** with structured market-making features: - Non-overlapping orders - Linked buy & sell orders - Custom spread control - **Automatic fund rotation** - filled orders automatically fund opposite trades The platform runs **100% onchain** with full automation, real-time adjustability, and complete transparency. **Professional market makers** previously found AMMs too simplistic, driving Bancor's evolution from CPAMM technology to Carbon DeFi's advanced strategies. Contact BD Lead Glenn or Project Lead MBRichardson87 to explore onchain market making or connect at EFDevcon.