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Definition
An automated market maker, which prices trades with a formula instead of an order book.
An AMM holds two or more assets in a pool and quotes prices from a formula. The classic version keeps the product of the two balances constant, so buying one side raises its price automatically.
This was the breakthrough that made onchain trading viable. It needs no counterparty waiting on the other side, just liquidity sitting in a contract.
In practice
In a pool with 10 ETH and 30000 USDC, buying ETH removes ETH and adds USDC, which raises the ETH price for the next buyer.
Where to go next
DEXA decentralized exchange, where you trade directly from your own wallet.Liquidity poolA shared pot of two tokens that traders swap against.Impermanent lossThe gap between providing liquidity and simply holding the two assets.SlippageThe gap between the price you expected and the price you got.
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