Velodrome
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The central trading and liquidity marketplace on Optimism.
Aero unveils MetDEX03-powered DEX with MEV auctions
Velodrome unveiled the all-new Aero, now powered by MetDEX03, the latest "DEXOS" from the team at @DromosLabs. The new version includes first-of-its-kind technologies such as Slipstream V3's internalized MEV auctions, which aim to capture and redistribute value that typically leaks to external validators.
Dromos Labs announces merger of Aerodrome and Velodrome into new DEX Aero
Dromos Labs, developer of both Velodrome and Aerodrome, announced the two platforms would merge into a single cross-chain DEX called Aero, powered by the METADEX03 operating system and a new native token, with launch targeted for Q2 2026.
Velodrome Superchain Beta announced, first deployment on Mode
Velodrome announced its Superchain Beta rollout across the OP Stack, beginning with an initial deployment on Mode, as part of its expansion beyond Optimism mainnet.
Velodrome positions itself as the MetaDEX
Velodrome announced it was the first MetaDEX, a single unified protocol combining AMMs, liquid locks, auto-voting, and rewards, alongside the pending rollout of Slipstream.
Slipstream concentrated liquidity is implemented
Velodrome shipped Slipstream, its concentrated-liquidity implementation adapted from Uniswap V3 core contracts, per the protocol's official legal disclosures.
DNS attack on velodrome.finance and aerodrome.finance causes ~$250k loss
Through social engineering against the domain registrar, an attacker took control of the domains and redirected traffic to malicious clones that prompted wallet-signing approvals, resulting in an estimated loss of up to $250,000.
Velodrome receives a 1.25M OP grant from Optimism
Velodrome announced it received 1.25 million OP tokens as an Optimism grant to support ecosystem growth, governance participation, and expansion of the Optimistic vision.
Velodrome V2 full protocol redesign is released
Velodrome V2 launched as a complete redesign, adding decentralization, dynamic fees, concentrated liquidity support, a dynamic emissions rate, and the Velodrome Relay, along with an emissions reset.
Velodrome mainnet launches on Optimism
Velodrome launched as an automated market maker on the Optimism Layer 2 network, with initial distribution of its VELO and veVELO governance tokens.