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Verifiable matching and settlement — funds stay in your control.
PERPETUAL DEX · SOVEREIGN L1
AFX is a high-performance sovereign L1 purpose-built for decentralized derivatives. By synthesizing the rapid execution of a centralized exchange with the immutable sovereignty of blockchain, AFX delivers a professional-grade Perp DEX environment characterized by sub-100ms finality, institutional liquidity, and unmatched capital efficiency.
WHY AFX
Verifiable matching and settlement — funds stay in your control.
Fast matching with on-chain settlement and sub-100ms finality.
Order book plus multi-exchange oracles resist bad prints.
Tiered margin, liquidation stages, and vault backstops keep the venue solvent.
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FAQ
AFX is a high-performance sovereign Layer 1 blockchain purpose-built for decentralized derivatives (Perp DEX). Unlike offshore brokers, AFX is a fully decentralized protocol where matching and settlement are on-chain verifiable. It synthesizes CEX-grade speed with blockchain sovereignty to provide a non-custodial trading environment.
AFX offers a Zero-Gas trading experience through its custom-built sovereign execution layer. Traders can execute high-frequency strategies without worrying about fluctuating gas fees or network congestion, making it an ideal environment for professional quants and HFT bots.
AFX is a universal hub for BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, and ZEC, as well as strategic perps like HYPE (Hyperliquid). Beyond crypto, users can trade synthetic linear perpetuals for Equities (Nvidia, Intel), ETFs (SOXL, QQQ), and Commodities (Silver XAG), all with up to 100x leverage.
The AFX Points Program rewards users through three pathways: Trading, LP Vault (ALP) contributions, and Guild participation. With ~65% of the total supply dedicated to the community, all season points are convertible to AFX governance tokens at TGE, ensuring a fair launch with No VCs.
AFX delivers unmatched capital efficiency with a 1.25% maintenance margin requirement. This is 4x more efficient than industry incumbents (typically 5%). It also features a hyper-efficient margin engine with native support for Cross-Margin and dual-positioning.