Why is GMX crypto gaining attention?  

3 min read | April 13, 2022 05:50 AM AEST | By Versha Jain

Highlights 

  • GMX is a decentralized spot and perpetual exchange.    
  • The trading on GMX is supported by a multi-asset pool that earns fees from swapping, leverage trading, asset rebalancing, and market-making. 
  • GMX is the utility and governance token of the exchange.

The GMX crypto is grabbing attention after it announced its participation in the Arbitrum Odyssey. The participants will be rewarded with NFTs designed by crypto artists Ratwell and Sugoi and project Galaxy. GMX is one of the first 56 participating projects.

Arbitrum, an Ethereum expansion program, said the Arbitrum Odyssey would continue for two months, starting mid-May. After the program, the users will receive Arbi-verse NFTs.

The GMX crypto was up over 17% to US$31.35 at 12:50 pm ET after the Odyssey announcement. Its volume soared 13.81% to US$10.1 million in the past 24 hours. 

Also Read: Why is Valencia CF Fan Token (VCF) crypto gaining traction?

What is GMX crypto?

GMX is a decentralized spot and perpetual exchange to support low swapping fees and zero price impact trades. The trading on GMX is supported by a multi-asset pool that earns fees from swapping, leverage trading, asset rebalancing, and market-making. 

The Chainlink Oracles supports its dynamic and aggregate prices from different decentralized exchanges. According to its website, GMX has a total of 11,664 users.

Also Read: Charactbit (CHB), META Gaming (RMG), TNC Coin (TNC): 3 rising cryptos

Why is GMX crypto gaining attention?   Data Source: coinmarketcap.com

Also Read: Why PLC Ultima (PLCU) crypto skyrocketed nearly 300% YTD?

GMX token:

GMX is its utility and governance token contributing 30% of the fees generated.

According to Its whitepaper, the GMX token can be bridged between Ethereum and Arbitrum.

However, users can’t access the bridged tokens for seven days, the waiting period. 

The GMX token can be traded on the Uniswap (V3), Bybit, TraderJoe, BKEX, etc. 

Also Read: Binance (BNB) gets a major boost after nod to operate in Abu Dhabi

Bottom line:

NFTs are becoming a major craze, with the metaverse concept gaining ground. However, the digital market is volatile and fraught with risks. Hence, investors should exercise caution before investing in the market.

Risk Disclosure: Trading in cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory, or political events. The laws that apply to crypto products (and how a particular crypto product is regulated) may change. Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading in the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed. Kalkine Media cannot and does not represent or guarantee that any of the information/data available here is accurate, reliable, current, complete or appropriate for your needs. Kalkine Media will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading or your reliance on the information shared on this website.


Disclaimer

The content, including but not limited to any articles, news, quotes, information, data, text, reports, ratings, opinions, images, photos, graphics, graphs, charts, animations and video (Content) is a service of Kalkine Media Limited, Company No. 12643132 (Kalkine Media, we or us) and is available for personal and non-commercial use only. Kalkine Media is an appointed representative of Kalkine Limited, who is authorized and regulated by the FCA (FRN: 579414). The non-personalised advice given by Kalkine Media through its Content does not in any way endorse or recommend individuals, investment products or services suitable for your personal financial situation. You should discuss your portfolios and the risk tolerance level appropriate for your personal financial situation, with a qualified financial planner and/or adviser. No liability is accepted by Kalkine Media or Kalkine Limited and/or any of its employees/officers, for any investment loss, or any other loss or detriment experienced by you for any investment decision, whether consequent to, or in any way related to this Content, the provision of which is a regulated activity. Kalkine Media does not intend to exclude any liability which is not permitted to be excluded under applicable law or regulation. Some of the Content on this website may be sponsored/non-sponsored, as applicable. However, on the date of publication of any such Content, none of the employees and/or associates of Kalkine Media hold positions in any of the stocks covered by Kalkine Media through its Content. The views expressed in the Content by the guests, if any, are their own and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Kalkine Media. Some of the images/music/video that may be used in the Content are copyright to their respective owner(s). Kalkine Media does not claim ownership of any of the pictures displayed/music or video used in the Content unless stated otherwise. The images/music/video that may be used in the Content are taken from various sources on the internet, including paid subscriptions or are believed to be in public domain. We have used reasonable efforts to accredit the source wherever it was indicated or was found to be necessary.


Sponsored Articles


Investing Ideas

Previous Next