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DEX Tokens
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| | 351 |  Lumi Finance LUA | $ | --%  | |
| | 352 |  Desy Duk DESY | $ | --%  | |
| | 353 |  Aragon Protocol ARG | $ | --%  | |
| | 354 |  Thruster THRUST | $ | --%  | |
| | 355 |  SphereX HERE | $ | --%  | |
| | 356 |  Cyrix Wallet CYX | $ | --%  | |
| | 357 |  HenjinAI Token HENAI | $ | --%  | |
| | 358 |  MasterDEX Token MDEX | $ | --%  | |
| | 359 |  Metropolis Token METRO | $ | --%  | |
| | 360 |  GHHS GHHS | $ | --%  | |
| | 361 |  Shido DEX SHDX | $ | --%  | |
| | 362 |  Golden Ben GBEN | $ | --%  | |
| | 363 |  Poly-Peg MDX HMDX | $ | --%  | |
| | 364 |  Bridged Glue GLUE | $ | --%  | |
| | 365 |  CointPoit CP | $ | --%  | |
| | 366 |  Curve.fi renBTC/wBTC/sBTC crvRenWSBTC | $ | --%  | |
| | 367 |  LUDWIG LUDWIG | $ | --%  | |
| | 368 |  Caliber CAL50 | $ | --%  | |
| | 369 |  NovaTrade NRWA | $ | --%  | |
| | 370 |  Akron Point Token AKRONp | $ | --%  | |
| | 371 |  Tokery Finance TOFI | $ | --%  | |
| | 372 |  Liquid Agent LIQUID | $ | --%  | |
| | 373 |  Catex CATX | $ | --%  | |
| | 374 |  CSWAP CSWAP | $ | --%  | |
| | 375 |  CoW Protocol Token COW | $ | --%  | |
| | 376 |  Halo HALO | $ | --%  | |
| | 377 |  GMX Market GM | $ | --%  | |
Trending DEX Tokens
| Coins | Price | 24h | |
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| |  SUSHI SUSHI | $ | -0.65%  |
| |  Loopring LRC | $ | -27.97%  |
| |  1inch Token 1INCH | $ | +12.25%  |
| |  THORChain RUNE | $ | -1.27%  |
| |  Uniswap UNI | $ | -0.06%  |
Top gainers
| Coins | | | |||
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| | 1inch Token 1INCH | $ | +12.25% | ||
| |  Parcl PRCL | $ | +12.15%  | ||
| |  Chainflip FLIP | $ | +5.80%  | ||
| |  Hyperliquid HYPE | $ | +4.67%  | ||
| |  Pangolin PNG | $ | +4.08%  | ||
| All gainers | |||||
What is a DEX token?
A DEX token is the native cryptocurrency of a decentralized exchange (DEX)—used to pay trading fees, vote on protocol upgrades, stake for liquidity rewards, and unlock tiered benefits like lower fees or early-access pools.
Unlike CEX coins, DEX tokens govern fully on-chain markets that run via smart contracts, eliminating custodial risk.
Top tokens (UNI, CAKE, SUSHI, CRV) collectively command >$25 B market cap and underpin >$2 B in daily spot & derivative volume.
Quick Facts
- Purpose: Governance, fee discounts, liquidity mining incentives, staking yield.
- Blockchains: 90 % Ethereum; also BNB Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, Solana.
- Supply model: Fixed or emission-based; often quarterly buy-back & burn funded by swap fees.
- Fee share: Curve (50 % to veCRV), PancakeSwap (CAKE buy-burn), dYdX (USDC rebates).
- TVL: Top 10 DEXs hold >$120 B in liquidity pools.
Top DEX Tokens (Live Examples)
| Token | Ticker | DEX / Chain | 2024 Utility Highlights |
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| Uniswap | UNI | Uniswap v3/v4 (Ethereum) | Govern 0.05 % fee switch, v4 hooks, 7-day timelock. |
| PancakeSwap | CAKE | PancakeSwap v3 (BSC) | Stake for 50x farm boost, IFO lottery, perpetual rebates. |
| SushiSwap | SUSHI | SushiSwap (Ethereum) | Vote on Onsen farms, Kanpai fee redirection, SUSHI bar staking. |
| Curve DAO | CRV | Curve (Ethereum) | Lock for veCRV → gauge weights + 50 % protocol fees. |
| 1inch | 1INCH | 1inch Aggregator | Govern resolver rewards, Pathfinder upgrades. |
| dYdX | DYDX | dYdX v3 (StarkWare) | Trade fee discounts, stake for USDC safety pool. |
| Trader Joe | JOE | Trader Joe (Avalanche) | sJOE revenue share, rJOE launchpad tickets. |
| Raydium | RAY | Raydium (Solana) | Fusion pool weights, acceleRAYtor IDO access. |
How It Works
- User swaps 1 ETH → USDC; 0.3 % fee added to liquidity pool.
- LP tokens staked in farm to earn DEX token emissions.
- Token holders vote to turn on protocol fee switch → buy-back & burn.
- Staking tiers – lock 10 k CAKE for 50 % lower perpetual fees.
- Governance proposals – new pairs, emission schedules, cross-chain deployments execute automatically via timelock.
Benefits
- Fee discounts – pay 0.2 % instead of 0.3 % when using native token.
- Yield farming – triple-digit APR during launch phases (unsustainable but lucrative).
- Revenue share – Curve 50 %, Trader Joe ~20 % of swap fees to stakers.
- Launchpad access – IFO/IDO lotteries require token stake (CAKE, JOE, RAY).
- Self-custody – no KYC, no withdrawal limits, 24/7 uptime.
- Composable leverage – stake LP tokens in lending pools for extra loops.
Risks & Trade-offs
- Impermanent loss – LP positions can underperform vs HODL during volatile moves.
- Token dilution – high emission schedules pressure price unless buy-backs offset.
- Smart-contract risk – >$3 B hacked across DEXs (Ronin, Wormhole, BSC forks).
- Front-running – sandwich bots extract ~$400 M yearly from AMM users.
- Regulatory fog – SEC labels some DEX tokens as securities; front-ends geoblock US IPs.
- Gas costs – Ethereum L1 swaps can cost $50+ during congestion; L2 rollups mitigate.
Final Thoughts
DEX tokens are programmable equity in the world’s largest 24/7 marketplaces: holders own the cash-flow, vote on fee switches, and capture value as trading volume grows.
The upside is double-digit staking yields and permissionless innovation; the downside is dilution, impermanent loss, and smart-contract exploits.
Farm the yields, vote on gauges, but size positions knowing that APR often comes from inflation—and never stake more than you can afford to see slashed by a bug.