PropAMMs lower Solana trade costs, and public pool returns crash

A trader can get a better Solana (SOL) swap price while a passive pool depositor remains exposed to traders picking off stale quotes, and a Sept. 29 preprint measures that divide. For quiet-market SOL/USDC fills, propAMMs, pools controlled by professional operators, had a reference-relative execution cost proxy of 0.26 basis points versus 2.59 for public […]

Crypto shorts take the brunt of $102 million liquidation wave

The liquidation wave highlights the risks of aggressive leverage in volatile markets, potentially leading to self-reinforcing price surges. The post Crypto shorts take the brunt of $102 million liquidation wave appeared first on Crypto Briefing.