Karura launches decentralized exchange on Polkadot and Kusama
Karura Swap has opened trading for the Kusama/Karura — KSM/KAR — pair as the platform becomes one of the first DEXs to launch on Polkadot and Kusama. Karura, the Polkadot implementation of the Acala protocol, has launched its decentralized exchange (DEX) platform, Karura Swap.According to the announcement issued on Friday, the DEX platform is now live, with KSM/KAR being the first trading pair on the exchange.Per details provided by the announcement, Karura Swap has gone live with an initial total value locked north of $3.4 million, with more than 1,000 unique liquidity providers (LP).The....
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