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Quickswap [OLD]
About Quickswap [OLD]
Quickswap is an automated liquidity protocol on the Ethereum blockchain that eliminates the need for trusted intermediaries by focusing on decentralization, censorship resistance, and security. It was founded by Sameep Singhania in response to high gas fees on other leading decentralized exchanges. The Quickswap platform allows users to become liquidity providers by depositing pairs of ERC-20 tokens in exchange for pool tokens. These tokens represent a share in the total reserves of the pool. The Quickswap ecosystem is comprised of liquidity providers, traders, and developers. The native token, $QUICK, incentivizes liquidity providers to contribute to the liquidity pools. Developers can utilize Quickswap's smart contracts to innovate with tokens, trading interfaces, and more. It plays a pivotal role in a variety of interactions in the wider Polygon ecosystem, powering DeFi dashboards, wallet integrations, DEX aggregators, and the development of new DeFi tools.
Quickswap is an automated liquidity protocol, implemented as a system of non-upgradeable smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain. It replaces the need for trusted intermediaries, emphasizing on decentralization, censorship resistance, and security. The protocol manages liquidity pools consisting of reserves of two ERC-20 tokens, established by Quickswap's smart contracts, or pairs. It allows anyone to become a liquidity provider (LP) by depositing an equivalent value of each underlying token in return for pool tokens, which represent their share of the total reserves. The Quickswap ecosystem is largely made up of three types of users: liquidity providers, traders, and developers, each facilitating different aspects of the platform.
Quickswap was founded by Sameep Singhania out of his frustration over high gas fees on other leading decentralized exchanges. The protocol was designed as open-source software and is licensed under the GPL, which allows developers to contribute to and benefit from the protocol's growth and improvement.