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AMM (Automated Market Maker)

A type of decentralized exchange that uses math formulas instead of order books to price trades.

Definition

A type of decentralized exchange that uses math formulas instead of order books to price trades. Liquidity providers deposit tokens into pools, and traders swap against those pools. Uniswap popularized the x*y=k formula that most AMMs use today.

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