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Encryption lies at the heart of cryptography, providing the essential mechanisms for securing transactions, communications, and digital assets in the realm of cryptocurrency.

Crypto staking, a pronounced trend among crypto holders, presents remarkable opportunities to earn passive income while bolstering the security and functionality of blockchain networks, projects, pools, and more.

As the DeFi terrain expands, the demand for more decentralization-ensuring identity solutions is only growing. The latter presents crypto users with the power to handle their private information and digital identities on their own terms while interacting with decentralized products and services.

The problem of insufficient interoperability between networks has been plaguing the DeFi industry for some time.

DeFi has emerged as a revolutionary force in the financial sector, challenging traditional models of governance and decision-making. At the heart of DeFi lies the power of crypto holders and users who come together to build a better financial future for themselves and others.

The crypto space is very dynamic, distinguished by high instability and the consequent potential for both substantial gains and losses that change one another in a matter of minutes.

The DeFi realm is growing and evolving, prompted by the support of crypto users searching for more convenient and private ways to transfer value and access other financial services.

Cryptocurrencies have significantly changed the financial sector, providing innovative trading and investment methods that are far more rapid and rewarding profit-wise than traditional markets.

The Kinetex team is excited to announce that Flash Trade is almost here. After successfully creating Aggregation Liquidity, the team worked hard to shift from a liquidity aggregation service to an innovative intent-based trading platform.

As DeFi pioneers accessibility and financial opportunities for everyone, the appearance of technologies like flash loans is not surprising.

The community of crypto developers is committed to maintaining secure and dependable blockchain transactions.

Today, let's finish exploring trading from a time-oriented perspective with a post about short-term trading.

Continuing the series of posts about trading through the prism of timing, today we are exploring medium-term trading.

Cryptocurrency trading has become increasingly popular in recent years, with millions worldwide investing in various cryptocurrency assets.

The crypto world is often associated with trading, and many users enter the market precisely for that reason.

Crypto airdrops are a popular phenomenon in the cryptocurrency industry, which is responsible for bringing many new crypto users into the space.

Learn how to trade Bitcoin (BTC) via Flash Trade.

Learn what to do if resolvers or liquidators do not fill your order in Flash Trade.

Learn how to participate in the liquidation of unfilled orders in Kinetex's Flash Trade.

Scalability has been one of the blockchain industry's most influential and long-standing challenges.

Learn how to swap crypto quickly and efficiently with the Kinetex dApp's Flash Trade.

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has become a dynamic and transformative power within the blockchain space, promoting principles with which the crypto was initially created in mind.

Gas payments are something that every crypto user faces daily.

Kinetex is excited to introduce BTCX, a Bitcoin ZK light client, built with Succinct.

In the ever-evolving realm of blockchain technology, decentralization reigns supreme as a fundamental aspect that ensures the security and integrity of any network.

With the blockchain ecosystem growing each day, connecting all its parts together in an efficient manner may sometimes seem less attainable than ever.

The pursuit of interoperability among different blockchains has been ongoing for a while, with the crypto community quickly realizing the inability to move forward without robust communication between chains.

The Kinetex team is proud to announce integration with 1inch!

With the blockchain industry seriously lacking connectivity, interoperability, and flexibility, developers are looking at ways to make it more adaptable to inevitable changes and robust long-term.

Today, Kinetex announces integration with cBridge, a decentralized and non-custodial bridge created by Celer that allows users to transfer crypto assets between blockchains and layer-2 rollups.

In the ever-growing and dynamic crypto universe, linking chains together remains challenging, and cross-chain swaps have become a pivotal direction in developing solutions to overcome that.

While the potential of cryptocurrencies is immense, particular challenges — inaccessibility, security risks, and inefficiency — hinder their development and mass adoption.

In cryptocurrencies' unpredictable and constantly changing world, creating and sustaining balance is crucial in all aspects, including lending and borrowing systems.

Each element of the blockchain ecosystem has its downsides, which the community must explore to know how to move forward, creating stronger and more efficient solutions.

DeFi projects have been toying with different liquidity solutions, motivated by creating more efficient and convenient solutions than order books.

The future of the cryptocurrency industry lies at the intersection of DeFi and CeFi. While DeFi continues to push the boundaries of financial innovation, CeFi is expected to adapt and integrate decentralized elements.

Security of swapping in DeFi is one of the biggest priorities, along with accessibility, for the Kinetex team.

The issue of the excessive complexity of many products and services presented in the DeFi space has been a big motivation for the Kinetex team from the project's beginning.

The Kinetex team has been placing utmost importance on the convenience and accessibility of its solutions.

Amazing news from Kinetex! The team is finally ready to reveal integration with Hashi, a Hash Oracle Aggregator aimed at systematically enhancing the security of cross-chain bridges.

Continuing the series of posts about Liquidity Aggregation, the first solution that the team introduced, let's look at how this mode works from a technical point of view. 

Following the post about common liquidity problems, which the Kinetex team posted last week, let's talk about the most critical component of the liquidity supply and maintenance in the DeFi space — liquidity pools.

Leading up to the much-awaited launch of Flash Trade, it is an ideal time to talk about the first solution that started Kinetex's journey — Liquidity Aggregation.

Despite the emergence of more advanced solutions on the market, liquidity issues remain. So, what are the most common liquidity problems, and are there any potential solutions? Let's take a closer look.

As Kinetex is getting ready to break into the market with the innovative Flash Trade mode that will change how people interact with crypto, the team is proud to continue integrating with prominent DeFi projects like Rango Exchange!

As the launch of Flash Trade is approaching, Kinetex's co-founders Tigran Bolshoi and Mike Shishko recently discussed their first product, Liquidity Aggregation, and their experiences creating this solution.

The blockchain industry is rapidly evolving into a multi-chain ecosystem, with numerous projects striving to connect all chains together. Such connectivity and interoperability will enable users to work seamlessly across networks, platforms, and applications.

Liquidity rebalancing is essential for ensuring that markets remain efficient and effective. It helps to prevent liquidity imbalances and ensures that traders can transact without disruptions.

Kinetex co-founder Tigran Bolshoi had a discussion with Faraj Abutalibov, CCO of Venom Foundation, at the Genesis XBT Crypto Conference last month. Bolshoi talked about issues connected to cross-chain bridges, Kinetex's new approach to cross-chain swaps, and the team's plans.

The Kinetex team is happy to announce an integration with Connext, a modular interoperability protocol for securely passing data and funds between chains!

Traders in the DeFi space are currently presented with numerous arbitrage opportunities thanks to the increasing popularity of DeFi products and services. While some traders prefer to engage in arbitrage trading on CEXes, others opt for DEXes and other decentralized platforms.

Liquidity Aggregation and Flash Trade are two modes of the Kinetex dApp. They represent the evolution that the Kinetex team has been going through, searching for solutions that can transform user experience with crypto for the better.

Tigran Bolshoi participated in the Cross-chain Interoperability Alliance Roundtable earlier this month in Istanbul to discuss cross-chain interoperability, which is currently one of the Kinetex team's main focuses.

Kinetex's latest innovation, Flash Trade, will provide a highly efficient and secure environment for trading cross-chain. The Flash Trade protocol depends on four participants: resolver, worker, liquidator, and user, where resolvers and liquidators work together to ensure the guaranteed execution of all user orders. 

The role of #liquidators is crucial in the #Flash_Trade protocol. They help to ensure that the system operates fairly for all users and that all transactions are completed within the expected time frame.

The team is proud to reveal that Gnosis Chain and Factor led Kinetex's recent strategic funding round. It is a privilege to receive support from such renowned DeFi projects! With their help, Kinetex continues to work towards redefining the DeFi industry.

Tigran Bolshoi, one of the co-founders of Kinetex, attended the ZK Community Meetup in Istanbul to report on the new cross-chain standard that allows instant swaps using intents.

Kinetex co-founders Tigran Bolshoi and Mike Shishko attended the zkDay event in Istanbul on Monday, November 13

The upcoming launch of #Flash_Trade provides a perfect opportunity to talk more about the advantages this mode has and the technologies the #Kinetex team employed to achieve them.

#MEV is one of the most prominent phenomena of #CrossChain that significantly affects the #DeFi market by simultaneously attracting traders and worsening user experience.

#WrappedTokens have allowed users to transfer their #crypto assets #CrossChain but also introduced several significant problems.

While Zero-knowledge technology (Zk) is known for its potential to speed up the transfer of crypto assets and provide greater security, it has multiple other use cases.

SUAVE is a newly proposed architecture that aims to address some of the most significant issues in the MEV space.

As the Multichain hack has left many ecosystem participants and crypto enthusiasts confused and worried, it also reminded crypto users that the cross-chain technologies have major security risks.

Since the team's goal was to make Kinetex for the global crypto community, it was essential to gain the support of blockchain experts and crypto enthusiasts from the very start, thus fostering community empowerment and decentralization.

Let's discuss some of the most popular applications of artificial intelligence today, including image processing and machine learning, and look at regulation and possible risks.

The Kinetex DAO team is excited to reveal that Flash Trade Testnet will include Smart Bot Bounty! It is a perfect opportunity for passionate developers and Kinetex supporters to showcase their building skills!

With the launch of Flash Trade getting closer, it is time to learn more about Kinetex Gasless, an innovative solution that simplifies the process of transferring crypto assets cross-chain.

As the launch of Flash Trade is getting closer and closer, it is an excellent opportunity to talk more about technologies the Kinetex team employed in this innovative mode of the Kinetex dApp.

It is time to discuss the final part of the Kinetex Network Ambassador Program, Gasless Testing. It is dedicated to testing a demo version of the Kinetex innovative gasless technology.

The concept of cross-domain MEV is associated with many arbitrage opportunities. Smart bots help to analyze and find such opportunities quickly, allowing market participants to maximize profits.

Market-making is crucial for ensuring the efficiency and speed of DeFi. Using specialized bots can simplify this process for market makers, resulting in a more effortless and profitable experience.

Today, let's discuss Gas Refund. This part of the Kinetex Ambassador Program was designed to compensate participants for gas spent testing the first mode of the Kinetex dApp.

As the AI industry advances, trading bot developers are exploring ways to integrate this technology to enhance performance.

It is time to discuss Bug Bounty, which is designed to encourage users to find vulnerabilities in the Kinetex Flash Trade protocol, helping the team to ensure its security.

Arbitrage trading involves exploiting price differences between exchanges. As bots can monitor prices and make decisions much quicker than humans, they have an advantage in the highly volatile crypto market.

It is time to discuss Testnet! This part of the Kinetex Ambassador Program will encourage users to report bugs and vulnerabilities found in Flash Trade.

Ensuring the safety of the crypto market is critical, and liquidation plays one of the key roles in achieving this. To manage risky loans and positions, DeFi platforms frequently use liquidation bots.

Tigran Bolshoi @Kinetex_man reminisces about Kinetex's journey in #DeFi and what was the team's motivation to start this journey at all.

Let's discuss the second part of the Kinetex Network Ambassador Program, the Aggregation Mode Testing. This part will encourage users to test the first mode of the Kinetex dApp.

Swap with Kinetex! Currently, the Kinetex Aggregation mode combines over 400 liquidity sources, including multi-chain bridges, DEXes, DEX liquidity aggregators, limit order protocols and more.

The Kinetex team has been on a long journey, from creating the Kinetex dApp's Liquidity Aggregation mode to winning multiple prizes at hackathons and creating innovative Flash Trade.

As data analysis is gaining popularity, so are the specialized tools. Bots-analyzers can quickly sift through vast amounts of information, changing the way companies and individuals work with data.

Greetings from Kinetex! It is time to discuss each part of the Kinetex Network Ambassador Program in more detail, starting with the Media Program, which will focus on creating and distributing media content.

Today, let's remember how Flash Trade came to life, starting with the ETHGlobal hackathon in Paris, where the Kinetex team won multiple prizes for the innovative light client solution based on Zk.

A lack of interoperability, divided liquidity, added complexity, and security concerns may undermine all the benefits of Layer-2 networks, bringing more problems to the DeFi industry instead.

Layer-2 solutions can help improve the scalability and speed of blockchains as well as their cost-efficiency, making networks more reliable and opening new possibilities for dApp developers and users.

Zero-knowledge technologies are emerging as a potential solution to the most prominent problems of cross-chain, improving its security, privacy, scalability, etc.

Although market makers have long been associated with centralized exchanges, more and more DeFi projects are turning to them to provide sufficient liquidity and a smooth exchange process.

Decentralized exchanges (DEXes) are gaining popularity as an alternative to centralized platforms, providing peer-to-peer trading and access to decentralized finance (DeFi) services.

A centralized exchange or CEX is a cryptocurrency exchange managed by some central entity (company) that has control over its operation, as well as users' personal information and funds.

Secure storage of crypto assets is critical, whether building a portfolio or accessing DeFi services. There are two types of wallets: hot and cold, and each has its advantages and disadvantages.

The number of people interested in buying crypto assets continues to increase. Some are looking to create their first crypto portfolio, and some are interested in using DeFi services.

For several years, mining has been one of the most popular crypto-related web searches. So, what is mining from a technical point of view, why is it important, and what types of mining are there?

Investing in cryptocurrency is considered one of the riskier types of investment. If, despite the risks, you are still drawn to the potential profits, read our article about building a crypto portfolio.

While cross-chain technologies help to improve blockchain interoperability, they have several drawbacks, such as security risks and frozen liquidity, that should be addressed as quickly as possible. Zk can help with that.

Wrapped tokens were introduced to overcome the limitations caused by a lack of reliable connection between blockchains, allowing for much-desired interoperability.

For people outside the crypto industry, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) seemingly appeared out of nowhere. NFTs are unique crypto assets that exist on a blockchain. But how are they different from other tokens?

Coins and tokens are two of the most popular crypto assets. While these terms are often used interchangeably, there are still several differences between these assets that users should know.

Artificial Intelligence is becoming more and more prevalent in the crypto industry. From trading bots to fraud detection, AI is being used to help make crypto and related services more efficient and secure.