- AFX has officially commenced the operation of its L1 Mainnet.
- The Mainnet launch simultaneously debuts the Pro-Trader Suite.
- It is an institutional-caliber engine designed for the “0.1%” of traders who prioritize precision.
AFX, a sovereign Layer 1 built specifically for decentralized derivatives trading, has launched its L1 Mainnet. This release aims to end the compromises of trade execution that arise from congestion on general-purpose blockchains.
Designed for the most demanding market participants, AFX introduces the Sovereign Trading Layer: a dedicated financial environment that combines the non-custodial transparency of a perpetual DEX with the speed and liquidity typically found only at institutional centralized venues.
At launch, AFX offers a high-liquidity roster of perpetual markets spanning digital and traditional macro assets, including BTC, ETH, Gold (XAU), and Crude Oil (CL). Markets support up to 40x leverage to maximize capital efficiency from the outset.
The platform’s architecture departs from legacy decentralized solutions that suffer from high latency and bottlenecks inherent to shared networks. AFX runs on a custom execution layer that uses DAG-based consensus and an ABCI modular design, creating a trading environment where execution is decoupled from consensus.
This architecture enables a dedicated mempool tailored for high-frequency order flow and includes protocol-level defenses against MEV. The result is a trading infrastructure with a 100ms median latency and capacity beyond 100,000 transactions per second.
Importantly, the AFX Mainnet introduces a Zero Gas execution model that removes network fee friction, letting market outcomes be determined by data and execution quality rather than gas costs.
The Mainnet launch also brings the Pro-Trader Suite, an institutional-grade toolkit aimed at the “0.1%” of traders who demand utmost precision.
The suite includes a Hyper-Efficiency Margin Engine that requires only a 1.25% maintenance margin—about four times the capital efficiency of many existing platforms—and supports native, real-time reuse of unrealized profits.
AFX is the first decentralized derivatives exchange to offer native FIX protocol support, providing Tier-1 quantitative and algorithmic trading firms with a plug-and-play connection to on-chain liquidity. That integration minimizes the need for extensive code changes while enabling professional trading workflows to interact with decentralized markets.
Beyond technical capabilities, AFX emphasizes a community-first economic model. The protocol launched without venture capital, private token rounds, or aggressive unlock schedules to preserve participant sovereignty and align incentives with active users.
This approach is reinforced by a 100% revenue pass-through model: all revenues generated by the network are returned to contributors and traders in the ecosystem.
The AFX Mainnet is live, offering traders a venue that combines the transparency of a perpetual DEX with the precision and performance of a dedicated Layer 1.
Traders can explore the platform at https://app.afx.xyz/trade.
About AFX
AFX is a high-performance, sovereign Layer 1 purpose-built for decentralized derivatives. By combining rapid execution similar to centralized exchanges with the immutable sovereignty of blockchain, AFX provides a professional-grade perpetual DEX environment with sub-100ms finality, institutional liquidity, and enhanced capital efficiency.
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