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LeverUp as Financial Execution Layer

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Jun 24, 2026 ·

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The LP Tax: Why Perp DEX Market Structure Keeps Shifting

Perp DEX volume hit record highs in 2026, but market leadership keeps changing hands. That instability is a signal about what actually determines who wins — and it's still unsettled.

PropAMM Enters the Picture: A Third Liquidity Architecture for Perp Markets

Passive LP pools and protocol-managed liquidity aren't the only two ways to run a perp DEX. A third architecture — professional market makers operating a privately-run pricing engine — is emerging on Solana. Here's how it works, and why it answers a different question than the other two.

FTX, Self-Custody, and How DEX Trading Reduces Custodial Risk

FTX collapsed because customer funds ended up in accounts a centralized exchange could move at will. On-chain trading is built to remove that specific failure mode.

Oracle Integrity: Why Permissioned Validators and Protection Triggers Matter for Perp DEXs

A recent incident involving Ostium brought oracle security back into focus. Here's how LeverUp's oracle design addresses price integrity at two layers: permissioned validators and reference-based protection triggers.

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The LP Tax: Why Perp DEX Market Structure Keeps Shifting

PropAMM Enters the Picture: A Third Liquidity Architecture for Perp Markets

FTX, Self-Custody, and How DEX Trading Reduces Custodial Risk

Oracle Integrity: Why Permissioned Validators and Protection Triggers Matter for Perp DEXs