Aerodrome.fi is a next-generation decentralized finance (DeFi) platform built on the Base Layer 2 blockchain, designed to redefine liquidity management and yield farming through a sustainable, community-driven ecosystem. Created by the team behind Velodrome, Aerodrome.fi brings a powerful set of tools that combine automated market making (AMM), incentivized liquidity provision, and governance via vote-escrow (ve) tokenomics.
Aerodrome.fi is the liquidity layer of the Base blockchain—a Layer 2 solution developed by Coinbase and built on Optimism’s OP Stack. As the flagship decentralized exchange (DEX) on Base, Aerodrome supports permissionless trading, ve-token governance, and bribe markets, allowing users and protocols to create deep, sustainable liquidity with minimal overhead.
At its core, Aerodrome enables users to swap tokens, provide liquidity, earn yield, and participate in governance—all while aligning incentives between token holders, liquidity providers, and DeFi protocols.
1. Efficient AMM Design
Aerodrome uses a fork of the Solidly-style AMM model, which features two types of liquidity pools:
This dual-pool system improves capital efficiency and reduces slippage for a wide range of assets.
2. veAERO Governance
AERO is the native token of the platform. By locking AERO tokens, users receive veAERO, which grants them:
This system aligns long-term holders with the growth and success of Aerodrome.
3. Bribe Market and Incentive Alignment
Projects can offer “bribes” to veAERO holders to direct emissions toward their liquidity pools. This encourages active participation in governance and helps protocols attract liquidity without diluting their own tokens.
4. Sustainable Liquidity Mining
Unlike traditional DeFi yield farming, Aerodrome incentivizes liquidity in a way that minimizes mercenary capital. Emissions are guided by veAERO votes, which are influenced by bribes, fees, and long-term protocol alignment—not just short-term yield chasing.
5. Base Chain Advantage
Built on Base, Aerodrome benefits from:
Aerodrome isn’t just another DEX—it’s a new financial primitive that gives communities and DAOs the tools to build lasting liquidity ecosystems. With vote-directed incentives and deep integrations across the Base ecosystem, it offers a powerful, composable infrastructure layer for builders, traders, and liquidity providers alike.
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