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Decentralized exchange GMX votes to use Chainlink low-latency oracles

A Chainlink exec said the oracles will improve GMX’s security by providing a more “strong degree of tamper-resistance when settling user trades.” Chainlink’s (LINK) low-latency oracles will integrate with the decentralized exchange (DEX) GMX following a successful governance proposal that sought to provide more “granular” real-time market data to GMX v2. Voting ended on April 25 at 12:00 am UTC, with over 96% of participating GMX tokenholders voting in favor of the proposal. The new Chainlink oracles — which were built with the input of GMX core contributors — were brought in to improve upon the functionality of perpetual DEXs and price-sensitive trading on GMX, the author of the proposal explained. The @GMX_IO community has officially approved a proposal to integrate Chainlink's new low-latency oracles as the launch partner in an on-chain vote with 96.28% approval. This integration will enhance both the security and UX of GMX's derivatives protocol.https://t.co/sh1tLDLtps ...

Synthetix nets $20M from Web3 quant trading firm

Derivatives liquidity protocol Synthetix seals new partnership with DWF Labs, landing a $20 million investment from the quantitative trading firm. Tokenized asset issuance platform Synthetix has secured a $20 million investment through a new partnership with Web3 investment and quantitative trading firm DWF Labs. The market making and algorithmic trading company acquired $15 million worth of Synthetix’ native token SNX paid for with USD Coin (USDC) in March 2023. DWF Labs will be tasked with increasing SNX token Liquidity and market making across centralized and decentralized exchanges. Synthetix’ perpetual futures will be integrated into DWF Labs’ trading business as part of the deal. DWF Labs has also committed to purchase another $5 million worth of SNX tokens once the integration of Synthetix’ services has been completed. Synthetix allows users to tokenize a variety of real-world assets into derivatives called Synths, which provide exposure to a range of different assets. Hold...