DeFi aggregator growth 'set to dwarf 2020’s volume'
DeFi users are increasingly turning to aggregators to get the most cost effective trades. Decentralized finance aggregators are growing in popularity in 2021 as the embryonic industry continues to expand.Delphi Digital analyst Ashwath Balakrishnan has observed that year-to-date growth for DeFi aggregators puts the sector on track to dwarf 2020’s figures.The researcher noted 1inch, Matcha, and Paraswap facilitated a total $9.3 billion of volume across 2020 — but that as of Feb. 16, the 1inch exchange alone had recorded close to $10 billion in volume in just the first 46 days of 2021.1/....
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