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We built Overlay to trade anything.
Things no other perps DEX would touch.
The vision was right. The timing wasn't.
Here's what we learned, and where Overlay is going next 👇
Overlay Protocol
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Overlay Protocol
@OverlayProtocol
The Long-Tail Perps DEX | Backed by Polychain, 1kx, ParaFi | overlay.market
Joined February 2019
- Heads up — markets are temporarily paused while we perform a security key rotation across our infrastructure. Trading will resume shortly.
- Why is Overlay the best venue for long-tail tokens? CEXs mostly list assets with deep liquidity and proven volume. The vast majority of DeFi tokens never get a perps market — no leverage, no price exposure for their communities. Overlay removes that constraint. Traders trade
- Running a token and thinking about launching a perp? Overlay lists long-tail assets that CEXs won’t touch. If you’ve been wondering where to launch — let’s talk. DM us and we’ll walk you through it 📥
- $RED Futures Market is now live on Overlay Protocol. @redstone_defi is the fastest-growing blockchain oracle – delivering real-time price data across 110+ chains, securing $10B+ in value. $RED is its native token, securing and decentralizing that infrastructure. Now you can
- The first Community Pool – for @alt_layer – is fully filled — 4 days early 🎉 The $ALT perp market is now live on Overlay. This is exactly how Community Pools are meant to work — the community backs a market, and it goes live. Fee payouts to contributors start now, weekly,
- Community Pool for @alt_layer is live 🎉 $ALT is an open, decentralized protocol for rollups and AI agents — enhancing rollup security and finality through restaking, while building the infrastructure for the on-chain agentic economy. Contribute to launching its perp on
What is the Community Pool 👉 - It’s been 24 hours since the first Community Pool launched on Overlay — $ALT by @alt_layer — and it’s already 25% filled. Closes on June 6th or when the pool is full, whichever comes first 🔥⏰Community Pool for @alt_layer is live 🎉 $ALT is an open, decentralized protocol for rollups and AI agents — enhancing rollup security and finality through restaking, while building the infrastructure for the on-chain agentic economy. Contribute to launching its perp onWhat are the Community Pools on Overlay? —Community Pools are live 🎉 You can now back your favorite token’s perp market before it launches – and earn a share of every trade it ever generates. Here’s how it works ⬇️
docs.overlay.marketCommunity Pools | OverlayWhat is a Community Pool? - Community Pool for @alt_layer is live 🎉 $ALT is an open, decentralized protocol for rollups and AI agents — enhancing rollup security and finality through restaking, while building the infrastructure for the on-chain agentic economy. Contribute to launching its perp onMore info on Community Pools 👇Community Pools are live 🎉 You can now back your favorite token’s perp market before it launches – and earn a share of every trade it ever generates. Here’s how it works ⬇️
- We've talked about Overlay's new positioning — but what does that actually mean? 👇
Replying to @OverlayProtocolIf you want to understand how Overlay makes this possible — without a single market maker — Read the whitepaper.
Anyone can now create their own perps market on Overlay — and earn from the volume it generates through community pools. →Community Pools are live 🎉 You can now back your favorite token’s perp market before it launches – and earn a share of every trade it ever generates. Here’s how it works ⬇️docs.overlay.marketCommunity Pools | OverlayWhat is a Community Pool? - Community Pools are live 🎉 You can now back your favorite token’s perp market before it launches – and earn a share of every trade it ever generates. Here’s how it works ⬇️A pool is created with a $10,000 USDT funding target. No minimum contribution. Once the target is hit, Overlay deploys the perps market within a few days – and fees start flowing immediately. Overlay charges 0.1% on all trading volume. Contributors collectively earn 30% of that
And the best part – zero risk. If a pool doesn’t get fully funded, it becomes 100% refundable once the pool window closes. You either earn or you get your funds back. Good for you. Good for tokens launching on Overlay. First community pools are dropping soon. Get ready 👀
