Vertex Protocol | Announcements

Vertex’s Open Testnet is now live! We have just published a 🧵on Twitter walking through our testnet. Before testing make sure you read it 😉👇 🐦: https://twitter.com/vertex_protocol/status/1594837186335088642?s=46&t=Weq7QT_2OSNfT4TWVWWKyg

Want to win Vertex Merch? 👀🔥 This is your chance! Follow the steps below for a chance to win the best crypto swag 👇 https://twitter.com/vertex_protocol/status/1585686089880449025?s=46&t=iBFx6v-nmvszuCe351_qCw

Everest is here - meet Vertex's Ambassador Program 🏔️ We've been waiting to share this with you for a while! Do you have strong community building skills? Want to join a journey up to the Everest? 👀 Learn more about it: https://medium.com/@vertexprotocol/introducing-everest-the-vertex-ambassador-program-c2730a49bb58 Tweet: https://twitter.com/vertex_protocol/status/1585663045958713344?s=20&t=05IHKgg_Q6L9Usdhci_24A

TODAY we are kicking off phase 1 of our testnet 👀 🥳 Thank you in advance to everyone that applied, emails have been sent to the ones that made it 📧 Hit refresh on your inbox 😉 To those of you that didn’t make it, don’t FOMO too hard, open testnet will start in a few weeks - stay tuned ⚡

Our Co-Founders just recorded their first podcast this week! ⚡️ 🎤 Watch it now and learn more about what we are building at Vertex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9869MfZ2jlg

Vertex 🤝 Arbitrum Twitter Spaces! Join our Co-Founders in an AMA with Arbitrum for a deep dive on Vertex. 📅26th October ⏰6PM UTC/2PM EST 🔗https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1ynJOabPnwqKR RSVP 👆

Do you want to be one of the first users to test Vertex? 🏔 Recently we’ve shared our plans of launching our testnet. Read more about it here: https://medium.com/@vertexprotocol/testnet-announcement-roadmap-update-4d577aa9f6f9 📆October 24th: We will officially start the closed testnet phase. Accepted applicants will be given early access to the Vertex dApp & will be added to a Telegram group 🔥 Interested in joining? Apply here: https://forms.gle/yrTi8KWUbkxHqL2S7

📣  Calling all testooors! It’s the last day for testnet applications! 😉 Only 250 places to go round… 👀 Apply now 👇 https://forms.gle/yrTi8KWUbkxHqL2S7

📣 Twitter Spaces incoming! 🎙Join us and a lineup of guests in discussing: Can DEXs compete with CEXs? 📅October 13th ⏰6PM UTC RSVP: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1DXxyvBMvbVKM

🏔️ The DEX for everyone🏔️ This is one of the purposes of Vertex - to be a DEX built for EVERYONE Our latest Twitter thread highlights how we are building towards that 👀 https://twitter.com/vertex_protocol/status/1577286308648534017?s=20&t=LfTnVNyKNwn95RVH39YRAg

2nd weekly product sneak peek is here! 👀🔥 https://twitter.com/vertex_protocol/status/1572964044872753152?s=20&t=SxTh5ng25IHlA5S9cRxa1g

New tokenomics 🧵is up on our Twitter! Learn all about $VRTX 👇👀 https://twitter.com/vertex_protocol/status/1572569359222181888?s=20&t=lg8RhFY2It4ENo4nsctjbg

We have just unveiled our new look! 👀 Curious to find out what it is? 🤭👇 https://twitter.com/vertex_protocol/status/1571891314895065088?s=20&t=oJ22RLCuXnvShffruCsxIg

Meet the team in NYC for Mainnet 🗽 We are happy to announce that we are sponsoring one of crypto’s biggest events of the year - Messari’s Mainnet from 21st - 23rd September. The team is bringing you: - Merch 😎 - Product testnet - Much more! Tweet: https://twitter.com/vertex_protocol/status/1569717710573150217?s=20&t=RyxLE12Opw38CJbjUB4fGw Blog: https://medium.com/@vertexprotocol/see-you-at-mainnet-5d2098ebaf10

Community update - Litepaper Release 🏔 We just released our new Litepaper! --- 👉 Tweet: https://twitter.com/vertex_protocol/status/1567879571206291456?s=20&t=54gBzJo8qPOWLrhHYYdYmA 👉Litepaper (docs): https://vertex-protocol.gitbook.io/vertex-litepaper-v2/litepaper/abstract 👉Blog: https://medium.com/@vertexprotocol/vertex-litepaper-youre-gonna-want-to-read-this-one-f45b0333fdb1 --- The litepaper answers the question that has been keeping the Vertex team up at night 🦉: how does DeFi evolve to compete with CeFi? We propose a vertically integrated DEX that will provide the most efficient and frictionless, decentralized trading experience possible– without compromises ⚡️ --- Our team is dedicated to building the future of DeFi while striving to consider the two things we value the most: Crushing CeFi, and your opinion. Don't hesitate to drop us a line (twitter DMs open 📭) and let us know what you think our Litepaper (and how we plan to do the former!). 🏔

Community Update 🏔 We recently announced our roadmap for the next couple of months! 👀 Learn more 👇 https://medium.com/@vertexprotocol/lets-get-reacquainted-an-update-from-vertex-c94e2fe3bb5f

🏔Community update After a traumatic two weeks for the Terra ecosystem, we wanted to take this opportunity to speak to our community. We hope that everyone impacted is okay and able to build back stronger. The Vertex team remains committed to building the most innovative & inclusive DeFi protocol possible. Please take a moment to read our community update linked in the tweet: https://twitter.com/vertex_protocol/status/1528785248691142657?s=20&t=smRvbiDWJLyvK7uHWPVJbA

Community update 🏔 Announcing our $8.5M Seed round led by Hack VC & Dexterity Capital Also participating in the round were GSR, Collab+Currency, Jane St., Hudson River Trading, Huobi, JST Capital, Big Brain, Lunatic Capital and strategic angels. 🗞 Read the full release here: https://bit.ly/3Kbsml2 🐦 Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/vertex_protocol/status/1518968668239007744?s=21&t=2yK0HgvYMFAPhch2jfWSEg ✍️ Blog post: https://t.co/Jglw9cnj8K We’re looking forward to leveraging our new partners experience across both crypto & tradfi ahead of our Summer 2022 launch.

Community Update 🏔 We are closing phase 1 (current) of our testnet to focus on phase 2 and what lies ahead. Full announcement/thread 👉 https://twitter.com/vertex_protocol/status/1506641537886736398?s=20&t=v5aXLs1uci365CZId_FMSA ---- In just over 3 weeks, our testnet dApp saw 50k+ unique users interact with it and we’ve received hundreds of feedback form responses + suggestions 🙌 We learned a lot, made multiple platform updates, often at the suggestion of users, and have done our best to address many of the common issues and confusions. Thank you to everyone who participated 🙏 As useful as testnet is, however, we don’t want it to be a distraction. Phase 2 will introduce a new Vertex interface and clearinghouse contract with the power to handle a range of capabilities requested by users + more! We are excited to see so many of our community members share their suggestions for Vertex. We heard you all loud and clear and cannot wait to incorporate the community’s feedback into Vertex’s v2 product! ---- We will keep you posted with timelines & dates as we progress. Join the community on Discord - https://t.co/gNlwHxvEBW

New updates & shortcuts have been added to the Vertex dApp. Read 👉 https://twitter.com/vertex_protocol/status/1503424893198680064?s=20&t=IU6kKXMKW07unwnrKFxiZw TLDR: 1. Closing a trade - You no longer need to close your entire trade position - Can choose a % (25,50,75,100) OR exact amount - Same features will be added to withdrawing liquidity 2. Dashboard - Positions shortcut: click on any open positions and it takes you to that market or the pools page - Hover over information icons (i) have been added beside dashboard values 3. Dialogues & Prompts - Have been made smaller for smaller screens - Deposit collateral has a prompt for leaving $UST to pay gas fees - Trading console and pools page will have a 'connect wallet & deposit collateral' prompt for new users