Velodrome
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The central trading and liquidity marketplace on Optimism.
Coinbase tokenized stocks live on Aerodrome with tracking dashboard
Coinbase's Tokenized Stocks launched on Ethereum with day-one liquidity live on Aerodrome, letting users trade tokenized equities on the Aero DEX from launch. The lineup now includes Nvidia, Meta, Apple, and Google, live as LP tokenized stocks on the exchange, and @DromosLabs confirmed new Coinbase tokenized stocks are now live in its Dromos Kitchen dashboard.
The integration added a community dashboard tracking trading activity, issuance, and market depth for the tokenized stocks, giving users live visibility into the new market as more names list.
Aerodrome teases cross-chain 'Metaswaps' feature
Aerodrome has teased Metaswaps, an upcoming feature pitched as letting users trade "any token on any chain" without bridging, wrapping, or waiting. The announcement signals a push toward seamless cross-chain swaps on the Aero DEX, with more details expected around launch.
- Aimed at removing cross-chain friction for existing Aero users
- Revealed via Aerodrome's account
cbHYPE and cbZEC list on Aerodrome on Base
Aerodrome has listed cbHYPE and cbZEC, the Coinbase-wrapped versions of HYPE and ZEC, on Base. The additions unlock new DeFi use cases for holders, backed by the security of the respective wrapped assets.
- cbHYPE brings Hyperliquid's HYPE onto Base for trading and lending on the Aero DEX
- cbZEC does the same for Zcash's ZEC
Both tokens are now available to Base users through Aerodrome's liquidity and swap infrastructure.
Aero launches final audits ahead of DEX launch
The Aero DEX is entering its final audit phase, with the final audits officially underway ahead of launch on Base. This follows a three-week Sherlock Audit Engine contest in which security researchers hunted for bugs alongside leading auditors, and the earlier public release of Aero's full launch codebase for review.
Once the final audits clear, Aero — powered by MetDEX03 from @DromosLabs — heads toward its go/no-go decision before liftoff. - Results from the audits will inform the final launch decision
Aero publishes full launch codebase for review
Aero has now published the full codebase for its launch, with all components live in its public repos so researchers can review the code. This follows the earlier release of the Predictive Allocation module, where sAERO continuously allocates rewards while the AER Engine optimizes how those rewards are directed. With the complete codebase now public, builders and researchers can inspect how Aero's reward flows and the rest of the MetDEX03-powered DEX are computed in real time.
Bankr launches AI-managed liquidity for tokenized stocks on Aerodrome
Bankr has launched an AI-managed liquidity system for tokenized stocks on Aerodrome, built on Base. Users can instruct an AI agent to manage their liquidity positions, automating the way tokenized equities like Nvidia, Meta, Apple, and Google are traded on the Aero DEX.
MAG7 tokenized stock index lists on Aerodrome on Base
Aerodrome now offers the MAG7, a tokenized index giving exposure to seven of the largest publicly traded stocks, directly on Base. The listing brings the MAG7 basket of top mega-cap equities to trade on the Aero DEX.
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.