Wintermute
Wintermute

Operating at every level of decentralized finance

Deeply embedded into the ecosystem, we understand DeFi’s infrastructure and improve its on-chain efficiency
Daily DeFi trading volume
DeFi venues integrated
Chains covered
Governance votes
Incubated projects
Latest Wintermute Tx hash
0x3b8bd16df83aa4919256cc4dc8de916f1bf360eba921a2f708844359f9e36a54
0x485fc2ebc8cb3646008f4fc72cf77562d55fb51dbb4c260d8c438ccadb9d5b32
0x4622b369985bc8fb7eb9b250712148758faa0b40dc67aa140001c63bbd474d11

Building solutions for core challenges in DeFi

Wintermute’s unique position defines how we view DeFi’s biggest challenges and where we focus on improving its systems.
Liquidity
MEV
Centralization
DeFi adoption
The diversity of blockchain networks, while largely advantageous, can also divide resources and negatively impact user experience. We actively research and develop innovative solutions to bridge this gap, not only between chains but also between the centralized and decentralized worlds.
The diversity of blockchain networks, while largely advantageous, can also divide resources and negatively impact user experience. We actively research and develop innovative solutions to bridge this gap, not only between chains but also between the centralized and decentralized worlds.

Wintermute chain activity index

Make informed decisions with real-time insights into activity and costs across major chains.
Name
Dominant stablecoin
Sector dominance
Gas cost for staking
Gas cost for swapping
Price impact <$10k trade
Price impact <$100k trade
Price impact <$1M trade
Price impact <$10M trade

Ethereum

Tether
0.0182 USD
0.0607 USD
9.09 bps
9.53 bps
11.70 bps
NaN bps

Base

USD Coin
0.0015 USD
0.0051 USD
6.97 bps
10.50 bps
15.65 bps
NaN bps

Arbitrum

USD Coin
0.0038 USD
0.0127 USD
5.17 bps
7.82 bps
18.27 bps
NaN bps

Optimism

USD Coin
0.0004 USD
0.0013 USD
9.00 bps
18.27 bps
178.89 bps
NaN bps

Strengthening DeFi trading markets

Wintermute is deeply embedded across the DeFi ecosystem, providing liquidity across all major chains and supporting all types of DEXes
Automated market makers (AMMs)
Keeping pool prices aligned with the market to maintain efficiency
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Request for quote (RFQ) platforms
Enabling optimal price execution through P2P liquidity provision
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Liquidations
Backstopping bad debt and maintaining protocol stability during market volatility
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DEX order books
Providing liquidity across both on-chain and off-chain order books to enhance market efficiency
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Launching initiatives

By operating across the entire DeFi ecosystem, Wintermute identifies crucial gaps and incubates solutions that drive DeFi growth.
Rsync
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Rsync
One of the largest block builders on Ethereum, optimizing transaction sequencing to improve network efficiency
Rizzolver
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Rizzolver
Solver handling DEX order flows, ensuring efficient execution and improved liquidity distribution

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