Will DEXs Recover? - CRYPTO FRIDAY
Hey DEFI TIMES community,
the total month to date volume of all DEXs combined is at $4.7 billion. If this development continues, we will shoot below the last month’s volume for the 3rd time in a row. Many of you are probably asking yourself: are DEXs dead? Well, the monthly DEXs volume chart certainly doesn’t look pretty!
Let’s put things into perspective: DEXs are an essential part of the DeFi ecosystem. If DEXs die, DeFi will die too. So, the question you need to ask yourself is: will DeFi die?
In our last CRYPTO FRIDAY thought piece, we looked at the altcoin season index. Let’s have a quick recap.
Notice a pattern if you compare the DEX volume with the altcoin season chart? It seems like DEX volume is highly correlated with how much attention currently is on altcoins.
Last Friday, we also talked about a potential trend reversal of the altcoin season index. If this turns out to be correct, the DEX volume might increase significantly again.
So why are we talking about this? There are several ways you can use this to your advantage. We will cover two of them today:
1) Become a liquidity provider
By becoming a liquidity provider, you earn trading fees when DEXs are being used. If you provide liquidity now, you might have a chance to earn more trading fees when the hype starts because you might be earlier than other LPs.
2) Buy DEX tokens
Buying DEX tokens might be a good idea if you bet on rising DEX volume. Kyber Network, for example, distributes a portion of its trading fees to all token (KNC) holders, just like a dividend. Obviously, the higher the DEX volume, the more you earn.
That’s it for today’s thought piece. As always, you can read on for the most important news this week!
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