Aerodrome
Traders input desired token trades, which are routed through automated market maker (AMM) pools.
What is Aerodrome?
Aerodrome brings together dual pool architectures and *volatile amm (vamm) pools:* utilizes standard constant product formulas ($x \times y = k$) for uncorrelated asset pairs.. Dual Pool Architectures *Volatile AMM (vAMM) Pools:* Utilizes standard constant product formulas ($x \times y = k$) for uncorrelated asset pairs.
Its documented workflow includes: Onboarding requires no traditional account creation, centralized registration, or KYC through the protocol interface, as it operates via immutable smart contracts. Traders input desired token trades, which are routed through automated market maker (AMM) pools. Liquidity providers deposit token pairs into pools to facilitate market activity, earning trading fees and token emissions. The platform documentation describes wallet access this way: Users interact exclusively through self-custodied EVM wallets.
Official resources
Supported networks
- Ethereum
- Base
- Optimism
Aerodrome features
Dual Pool Architectures
Dual Pool Architectures
*Volatile AMM (vAMM) Pools:* Utilizes
*Volatile AMM (vAMM) Pools:* Utilizes standard constant product formulas ($x \times y = k$) for uncorrelated asset pairs.
*Stable AMM (sAMM) Pools:* Utilizes
*Stable AMM (sAMM) Pools:* Utilizes a StableSwap-style invariant designed for correlated or pegged assets to reduce slippage.
*Slipstream (Concentrated Liquidity / CL):*
*Slipstream (Concentrated Liquidity / CL):* Concentrated liquidity pools enabling providers to allocate liquidity within custom price ranges with specific tick spacings (e.g., 0.01%, 0.5%, 2%, or 20% boundaries depending on asset correlation).
Zero-Leak Economic Model
100% of protocol-generated revenue and trading fees are directed back to participating users (specifically veAERO voters and LPs) rather than extracted by centralized operators.
How to use Aerodrome
Execution
Onboarding requires no traditional account creation, centralized registration, or KYC through the protocol interface, as it operates via immutable smart contracts.
Token Swaps
Traders input desired token trades, which are routed through automated market maker (AMM) pools.
Liquidity Provision (LPs)
Liquidity providers deposit token pairs into pools to facilitate market activity, earning trading fees and token emissions.
ve(3,3) Governance & Voting
Participants can lock their native AERO tokens for a chosen duration to receive veAERO (voting escrow represented as an ERC-721 NFT).
Ignition Program
A bootstrapping mechanism where new projects deposit a portion of their tokens as voting incentives to direct initial AERO emissions to their newly created pools.
Who is Aerodrome for?
Aerodrome is suited to users looking for dual pool architectures and *volatile amm (vamm) pools:* utilizes standard constant product formulas ($x \times y = k$) for uncorrelated asset pairs. on Base. Its documented workflow includes wallet funding and balance management.
Before you use it
- Interacting with decentralized exchanges and automated market makers exposes users to smart contract vulnerabilities and impermanent loss when providing liquidity.
- Unverified Claims & Third-Party Tools
- *Unverified Claims:* Any claims regarding external "memecoin trading bot" automations, guaranteed yield strategies, or high-frequency automated execution scripts promoted by third-party groups are unverified by official Aerodrome core documentation.
