A comprehensive list of decentralized exchanges (DEX) of cryptocurrencies, tokens, derivatives and futures, and their protocols.
| Exchange | URL | REPO | Whitepaper/Docs | DEX GRADE | Status | Protocol | Reference |
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| {Set} |  |
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(released) | {Set} protocol | 2 | |
| 0x | |
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(operating) | 0x protocol | 2 | |
| 0x Portal | |
(operating) | 0x protocol | ||||
| 0xchange | |
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(operating) | 0x protocol | ||
| AirSwap | |
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(operating) | swap protocol | ||
| Altcoin Exchange | |
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(developing) | raiden protocol | |||
| Amadeus Relay | |
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(developing) | 0x protocol | |||
| Aphelion | |
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(developing - launch Q1 2018) | deal protocol | ||
| Arbidex | |
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(developing - launch Q4 2018) | TBC | ||
| ATLANT DEX | |
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(Token Launch) | atlant protocol | ||
| atomicDEX | |
(developing) | TBC | ||||
| ATUM | |
(developing) | cross-chain (NEM) | ||||
| B&C Exchange | |
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(operating) | bcexchange protocol | ||
| Bancor | |
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(operating) | bancor protocol | ||
| BarterDEX | |
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(operating) | barterdex protocol | ||
| Binkd | |
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(developing) | 0x protocol | 3 | |
| Bisq | |
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(operating) | Bisq protocol | 6 | |
| BitPoint | |
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(operating) | 0x protocol | 6 | ||
| Bitox Exchange | |
(developing) | 0x protocol | ||||
| BitShares | |
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(operating) | bitshares protocol (DPOS) | ||
| Blockchain.io | |
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DS DSTT |
(developing) | cross-chain protocol | 3 | |
| Blocknet DEX | |
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(due 15 March) | (alpha) | blocknet protocol + 0x protocol | ||
| Blockport | |
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(developing) | blockport protocol | 3 | ||
| BlockTrades | |
(operating) | counterparty protocol | ||||
| Braveno | |
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DSTT |
(operating) | TBC | 3 |
| BTSABC | |
(operating) | bitshares protocol (DPOS) | ||||
| Bytabit | |
ACL DCD DC DOM |
(developing) | bytabit protocol | 6 | ||
| Catalyst | |
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(developing - alpha) | enigma protocol | ||
| Coinffeine | |
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(developing) | coinffeine protocol | |||
| COMIT | |
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(whitepaper) | comit protocol (cross-chain routing) | 2 | ||
| Cosmos Network | |
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(whitepaper) | interledger protocol | ||
| Counterparty DEX | |
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(operating) | counterparty protocol | |||
| CoX | |
(developing) | cox protocol | ||||
| Crypto Bridge | |
(operating) | bitshares protocol (DPOS) | ||||
| CryptoDerivatives | |
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(operating) | TBC | |||
| Cybex | |
(operating) | bitshares protocol (Graphene) | ||||
| DC-Ex | |
(operating) | TBC | ||||
| DDEX | |
(operating) | 0x protocol | ||||
| Decred | |
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(operating) | decred cross-chain atomic swapping protocol | ||
| Deex | |
(developing) | bitshares protocol (Graphene) | ||||
| DECENT EX | |
(operating) | 0x protocol | ||||
| DecentralizedEXchange | |
(developing) | TBC | ||||
| DECENTREX | |
(will be shutdown on 30 December 2017) | on-chain protocol | ||||
| Dether | |
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(developing) | TBC | 6 | |
| Dextroid | |
(operating - beta) | 0x protocol | ||||
| Digitex Futures | |
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(developing) | digitex protocol | 9 | |
| DTX | |
(developing) | TBC | ||||
| DutchX | |
(developing) | dutch auction principle protocol | ||||
| dYdX | |
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(developing) | dYdX protocol (0x protocol) | 5 | ||
| EasyTrade | |
(operating) | 0x protocol | ||||
| Eidoo | |
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DCD |
(operating) | multi protocol | 3 |
| Enigma | |
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(operating) | enigma protocol | 2 | |
| EOSfinex | |
(developing) | eos protocol | ||||
| ERC dEX | |
(operating) | 0x protocol | ||||
| EtherDelta | |
(operating) | on-chain protocol | ||||
| EtherEx | |
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(operating) | TBC | |||
| EtherFlyer | |
(operating) | TBC | ||||
| EtheRoox | |
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(developing) | TBC | |||
| Ether Wager | |
(operating) | oraclize protocol | ||||
| Ethex | |
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(beta) | TBC | |||
| Ethfinex | |
(private beta) | multi protocol | 4 | |||
| Ethos | |
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DCD DS |
(developing) | multi protocol (0x - atomic swap) | 6 | |
| EthRoox | |
(operating with issues) | TBC | ||||
| ExchangeN | |
(operating with issues) | TBC | ||||
| Exchange Union | |
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DS DOB DD |
(developing) | cross-exchange protocol | |
| Flipper0x | |
(developing) | 0x protocol | ||||
| Forkdelta | |
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(operating) | on-chain protocol | |||
| Freedom Ledger | |
(developing) | bitshares protocol (DPOS) | ||||
| GDEX | |
(operating) | bitshares protocol (DPOS) | ||||
| gnodex | |
(developing) | off-chain protocol | ||||
| gnosis-exchange | |
(developing) | TBC | ||||
| Graphene | |
(operating) | bitshares protocol (Graphene) | 2 | |||
| Heat | |
(operating) | asset-to-asset protocol | ||||
| Herdius | |
(developing - ICO expected in Q1 2018) | cross-chain protocol | ||||
| Hydra | |
(developing - whitepaper) | hydra protocol | 2 | |||
| Hodl Hodl | |
(developing) | TBC | ||||
| Hodl⚡️co | |
(developing) | TBC | 6 | |||
| IDEX | |
(operating) | snowglobe protocol | ||||
| IDT Exchange | |
(operating) | 0x protocol | ||||
| Inbest Network | |
(ICO) | inbest protocol | 4 | |||
| Javvy | |
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(developing) | TBC | ||
| JOYSO | |
(ICO) | hex protocol | 3 | |||
| KyberNetwork | |
(operating) | on-chain protocol | ||||
| LAtoken | |
(operating) | spectre protocol (DAG) | ||||
| Legolas Exchange | |
(developing - ICO Q1 2018) | legolas protocol | 3 | |||
| Lendroid | |
(developing - ICO Q1 2018) | lendroid (non-custodian margin trading) protocol | ||||
| Leverj | |
(developing) | leverj protocol | 5 | |||
| LinkerCoin | |
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(developing) | linker protocol | ||
| Loopring | |
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(developing - launch Q2 2018) | loopring protocol | 2 | ||
| Lykke | |
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(operating) | TBC | 4 | |
| Mandarin | |
(dead) | TBC | ||||
| Melon DEX | |
(developing - prototype) | melonport protocol (cross-chain) | ||||
| Mercatox | |
(developing) | TBC | 4 | |||
| Mercury | |
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(developing) | TBC | |||
| Mobidex | |
(developing - private alpha) | 0x protocol | ||||
| Mothership | |
(developing) | TBC | ||||
| MyEtherSwap | |
(operating) | TBC | ||||
| NEX | |
(developing - launch Q3 2018) | off-chain protocol | ||||
| NextExchange | |
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(developing) | 0x | ||
| NVO | |
(developing - launch Q1 2018) | nvo protocol | ||||
| Nxt | |
(operating) | TBC | 5 | |||
| Oasis DEX | |
FULLY |
(operating - alpha) | on-chain protocol | |||
| Omega One | |
(ICO) | TBC | ||||
| OmiseGO | |
(developing) | omisego protocol | 2 | |||
| Omni DEX | |
(operating) | TBC | ||||
| openANX | |
(developing) | openanx protocol | ||||
| Open Collectors Network | |
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(developing - prototype) | TBC | 8 | |
| OpenLedger DEX | |
(operating) | bitshares protocol (DPOS) | ||||
| Open Relay | |
(developing - private alpha) | 0x protocol | ||||
| Orderbook | |
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(released) | ethereum protocol | ||
| Paradex | |
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(operating - beta) | 0x protocol | |||
| PlutusDEX | |
(operating) | TBC | ||||
| Prime | |
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(developing - pre-alpha) | TBC | |||
| Prism | |
(developing - invite-only beta) | TBC | ||||
| QTUM DEX | (announced) | qtum protocol | |||||
| Radar Relay | |
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ACL DCD |
(operating - beta) | 0x protocol | ||
| Radex | |
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(operating - alpha) | saturn protocol | |||
| Raiden | |
(released) | raiden protocol | 2 | |||
| Raidex | |
(developing) | raiden protocol | ||||
| Relayer Network | |
(developing) | 0x protocol (modular trade networks) | ||||
| Republic Protocol | |
(operating) | republic protocol | 2 | |||
| RigoBlock | |
(operating with issues) | rigoblock protocol | ||||
| Ripple | |
(operating) | ripple protocol | 2 | |||
| Rippex | |
(will be shutdown) | ripple protocol | 7 | |||
| RSK | |
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(developing) | rsk protocol | 2 | |
| RuDEX | |
(operating - beta) | bitshares protocol (Graphene) | ||||
| SAFEX | |
(released) | safex protocol | 2 | |||
| Saturn | |
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(released) | saturn protocol | 2 | ||
| SDEX | |
(developing) | stellar consensus protocol | ||||
| Settle | |
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(developing) | settle protocol | 2 | ||
| SingularX | |
(operating) | TBC | ||||
| Smart-Exchange | |
(developing - whitepaper) | icap protocol | ||||
| Stellar Term | |
(operating) | stellar consensus protocol | ||||
| STeX | |
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(developing) | a2a protocol | 3 5 9 | |
| Streamity | |
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(developing) | TBC | 3 | |
| Swap Protocol | |
(operating) | swap protocol | 2 | |||
| Switcheo | |
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(operating) | neo protocol | |||
| The 0cean | |
(private beta) | 0x protocol | ||||
| The World Exchange | |
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(operating) | ripple protocol | |||
| Tokens | |
(developing) | dynamic trading rights protocol | ||||
| Token Store | |
(operating) | TBC | ||||
| Trade.io | |
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(developing) | raiden protocol | |||
| TrueBit | |
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(developing) | truebit protocol | 2 | |
| UbiTok.io | |
(operating) | on-chain protocol | ||||
| VariabL | |
(open alpha) | VariabL protocol | 5 | |||
| Wanchain | |
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(developing) | wanchain protocol (cross-chain) | 2 | |
| WandX | |
(operating) | wandx protocol | ||||
| Waves | |
(operating) | waves protocol (Matcher) | ||||
| Wyvern | |
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(operating - alpha) | wyvern protocol | ||
| WixExchange | |
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DD DG |
(developing) | TBC | |
| xChainge | |
(operating) | counterparty protocol | ||||
| YouDEX | |
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(developing) | CDX protocol | ||
| zDEX | |
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(announced) | zerocoin protocol | 10 | ||
| Zero Exchange | |
(operating with issues) | 0x protocol | ||||
| Zeus | |
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(developing) | nem protocol | 3 | ||
| Zip Exchange | |
(developing) | 0x protocol |
1, TBC: To be confirmed.
2: Is not a exchange, just a protocol.
3: Hybrid centralized/decentralized exchange.
4: Hybrid centralized/decentralized exchange, full decentralisation in the roadmap.
5: Decentralized derivatives exchange.
6: Decentralized cash-crypto exchange.
7: http://blog.rippex.net/br/2018/02/gateway-closure/
8: Decentralized non-fungible tokens exchange.
9: Decentralized futures exchange.
10: Decentralized exchange like a feature of wallet client.
It is a complex task, since it not only requires a very specific technical definition, but also requires an exhaustive analysis of each of the exchanges that we include. We are working on it. But all help is welcome. The goal is to get a model like the Creative Commons badges https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/licensing-types-examples/licensing-examples/.
This is just a draft written by Hanni Abu, Steven Hatzakis, Manfred Karrer and Elio Osés:
- Accountless: The project should be accesible without registration, KYC or AML policies.
ACL - Decentralized Capital Deposits (self-custodied): You should be able to trade directly out of your own wallet.
DCD - Decentralized Client: The trades should be possibles through a downloadable client or build it from source.
DC - Decentralized Development: The project should be open source.
DD - Decentralized DNS: The project should be accessible through a decentralized domain name service (like ENS).
DDNS - Decentralized Governance: The direction of the project should be governed by the project's service providers.
DG - Decentralized Order Books: Orderbooks should be synced among various parties to prevent any malicious behavior in a similar way that blockchain validation consensus is decentralized.
DOB - Decentralized Order Matching: The matching of orders should be decentralized among different parties.
DOM - Decentralized Swap: The usage of atomic swaps. The trader's funds should go directly from one to the other without any other parties handling the funds.
DS - Decentralized Settlement:
DSTT - Fully Decentralized:
FULLY
If you know in details or are you the owner/dev of any DEX, please fill the column with all the codes that correspond.
- @oseselio research for "Mercados Descentralizados | #dsociety" book project.
- "State of Decentralized Exchanges, 2018" by @NathanSexer: https://media.consensys.net/state-of-decentralized-exchanges-2018-276dad340c79
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