DEX aggregator

Solana

2026-09-28 04:10:11

Study says Jupiter Ultra users face sandwich attacks less often than others

A three-year study found that users of Jupiter Ultra, a product from Solana decentralized exchange aggregator Jupiter, experienced sandwich attacks at a notably lower rate than other users, according to Techub News, which cited Crypto Briefing. The finding centers on user outcomes rather than broader market claims. The study said Jupiter Ultra’s design innovations point to the importance of application-layer strategies in reducing the risk of blockchain exploitation. No additional figures or methodology details were provided in the source summary, but the reported conclusion highlights a measurable gap between Jupiter Ultra users and others over the three-year observation period.

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Uniswap

2026-09-15 06:50:00

0x and Uniswap clash over v4 hook safety as debate shifts to who bears the cost of openness

A public dispute has broken out between DEX aggregator 0x and Uniswap over the security profile of Uniswap v4 Hooks. On Sept. 14, 0x said it had analyzed 84,163 v4 Hooks across six chains and found that only 19.4% were classified as safe, while 54.2% were labeled malicious and 26.4% suspicious. The firm described an attack pattern it calls "Quote Spoofing," where malicious Hooks present attractive prices during simulation but alter pricing parameters or inject hidden fees during execution, leaving users with materially worse fills. 0x said hidden charges reached as high as 18% on active pairs, and in the most extreme cases users received 50% less than quoted. Uniswap founder Hayden Adams pushed back on X, arguing that malicious Hooks are a predictable byproduct of a permissionless system rather than a design flaw unique to v4. He said users trading through Uniswap’s official API and reviewed front end would not encounter those pools, because only vetted Hooks are integrated there. Niko (@saintniko) from Uniswap’s product team made the same point. Adams’ broader argument was that routing and filtering are responsibilities for aggregators, not for the protocol itself. The exchange has turned into a larger debate over a familiar DeFi question: how much of the cost of openness should sit at the protocol layer, and how much should be absorbed by applications that sit on top of it.

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0x

2026-09-15 00:04:10

0x says more than half of analyzed Uniswap v4 Hooks were flagged as malicious

DEX aggregator 0x said the number of malicious Uniswap v4 Hooks has risen noticeably in recent weeks, with some Hooks showing attractive quotes during the pricing stage and then changing execution prices at settlement. According to 0x, that behavior can siphon value from users through aggregators, wallets, and trading apps. The firm said it analyzed 84,163 Hooks across six blockchains. As of Sept. 11, only 19.4% were classified as safe, while 54.2% were labeled malicious and another 26.4% were considered likely malicious. 0x added that in some trades routed through malicious v4 Hooks, the amount users actually received was as much as 50% lower than the quoted amount. 0x also said it has routed 81.92 million trades so far this year, representing $42.67 billion in volume, with about 70% of those trades involving Uniswap liquidity. The company said it has already introduced detection systems and liquidity pool review measures to keep the malicious pools out of its routing flow.

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1inch

2026-09-10 09:12:17

1inch has routed more than $814 billion, but its co-founder says DeFi is still too small to support the business

1inch has processed enormous on-chain volume without turning that scale into profit. Since launching in 2019, the decentralized exchange aggregator has routed more than $814 billion in total swaps, including $214 billion in 2025 alone, up 39% year over year, according to figures cited in the report. Yet co-founder Sergej Kunz said the company still has not become profitable, arguing that the issue is not product demand but the limited size of DeFi itself. The report describes a structural problem in the aggregator model. 1inch helps users find better prices across decentralized exchanges, split orders, reduce costs, and add features such as gasless execution, MEV protection, and intent-based routing. Those tools make the product more useful, but they also make revenue harder to capture: charging more can push users to route directly through venues such as Uniswap or Curve. The article also points to the market’s skepticism. The 1INCH token is quoted at about $0.07 to $0.09, down roughly 99% from its 2021 peak, with a market capitalization of about $100 million to $130 million. Against that backdrop, 1inch is looking at three possible revenue paths: Aqua as a shared liquidity layer, tokenized real-world asset routing through its Ondo Finance partnership, and business-facing API and infrastructure services.

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Tower Exchang

2026-09-09 08:33:53

Tower Exchange joins Arc accelerator as cohort expands to 12 teams

Stablecoin DEX aggregator Tower Exchange said it has been selected for the Arc Accelerator Program after previously taking part in the Programmable Money Hackathon. The team said it built the product to address fragmented liquidity across DEXs on Arc, which had been raising trading costs for users. Tower Exchange also presented its progress to the Arc team during a Demo Day hosted by Encode Club and Arc. Separately, Arc ecosystem builder dinhdat said the accelerator cohort was increased from the originally planned eight teams to 12 because of the strength of submissions. Besides Tower Exchange, the selected projects include YIELD, TakumiPay, Attnn., XyloNet, PREDGE, GridProof by OpenVPP, Hash PayLink, Novi Corpus, Shadow, Xiaolee and Yamata, covering use cases such as SME finance, QR-code USDC payments, cross-chain stablecoin exchange, machine-to-machine payments, infrastructure for AI agents and a unified margin account built on Arc.

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Solana

2026-08-25 16:44:08

Solana logs record 4.2 billion on-chain transactions in July, report says

Solana recorded a record 4.2 billion on-chain transactions in July, up 13.5% from the previous month, according to The Kobeissi Letter, as network activity continued to climb alongside a broader pickup in crypto market momentum. The report said July transaction volume was 2 billion higher than in December 2025, marking a 91% increase over that period. At the same time, Solana’s native token SOL rose 40% over eight days and reached its highest level since Feb. 3. The report also linked the increase in activity to tokenized assets, noting that the market capitalization of real-world assets, or RWA, has surpassed $38 billion. Among the platforms contributing to the growth, Jupiter currently handles 71% of DEX aggregator trading volume on Solana, according to the report. The Kobeissi Letter also said the total cryptocurrency market capitalization has increased by $580 billion since Aug. 16, with on-chain transaction activity returning to historic highs.

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Cashmere Labs

2026-08-24 01:44:03

Cashmere Labs opens NFT eligibility checker, mint set for Aug. 28

Cashmere Labs said it has launched an NFT eligibility checking portal ahead of its upcoming mint. The project, described as a LayerZero-based multichain anti-MEV DEX aggregator, said the mint is scheduled for 20:00 Beijing time on Aug. 28. Total supply is set at 6,666 NFTs, with 4,000 allocated to the treasury. The update was shared by the project through its X account. No additional details were provided in the announcement cited here.

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OKX

2026-08-18 16:11:03

OKX takes 31.3% of daily Solana DEX aggregator volume as Jupiter slips below 50%

OKX has pushed its share of daily trading volume in the Solana DEX aggregator market above 30%, reaching a record 31.3%, according to data cited by Techub from blockchain analytics platform Blockhead. Over the same period, Jupiter, which had long held the leading position in the segment, saw its market share fall below 50% for the first time to 48.9%. dflow ranked third with a 16% share. CryptoBriefing said analysis tied OKX’s gains to its X Routing engine and the distribution advantage that comes from its user base as a centralized exchange. The report also noted that Jupiter launched its meta-aggregator Iris in October 2025 to answer rising competition, using rival routing paths to preserve its edge as the default front end.

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