OmniDex: Keeping You From Getting Goxxed?
Last week, the Omni Foundation announced the release of the OmniDex 1.0, a trustless cryptocurrency exchange. The Omni Foundation claims that their exchange is the first of its kind, bringing truly-decentralized trading through a platform that “has no human component.” The purpose of this exchange is secure and trustless trading; OmniDex wants people to be able to buy and sell without getting “Goxxed.” OmniDex users will be able to buy and sell six of the top 36 tokens built on the Omni protocol:
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