Chef Mochi's Vision for PancakeSwap v4: A Leap Forward in DeFi Innovation
V4
Community
2024-03-15

As we celebrate the first anniversary of PancakeSwap v3, I'm thrilled to reveal the whitepaper of PancakeSwap v4, marking the next significant leap in our journey to provide the best DEX in the industry. Building upon the core principles of automated market maker (AMM) technology, v4 integrates the latest advancements. It also aligns with PancakeSwap's commitment to continuous improvement and innovation, setting the stage for future growth and expansion.

Addressing Key Challenges:

AMMs have revolutionized price discovery, simplifying token management and overcoming centralized exchange (CEX) barriers. However, DEXs still lag in trade volumes compared to CEXs. Recognizing this, v4 aims to bridge the gap by tackling four crucial areas: varied pricing models, execution functions, impermanent loss, and high gas fees.

PancakeSwap v4 Solutions:

1. Pricing models: PancakeSwap v4 supports xy=k pricing curves and the bin-pool model as a default, offering flexibility for pool creators to tailor pricing mechanisms for diverse asset types, and use cases. This fosters innovation and inclusivity within our ecosystem. v4 additionally is able to support any new AMM model that may not yet exist, supporting any future new assets which require new pricing curves.

2. Execution functions: By integrating CEX-level execution functions like limit and stop orders as hooks in PancakeSwap v4, we enhance trading flexibility and user experience. This empowers traders with sophisticated functionalities, driving DeFi adoption forward.

3. Impermanent loss mitigations: Impermanent loss has been a major supply-side issue for liquidity providers and DEXs. The difficulties of providing liquidity reliably and profitably are well-documented and studied.

We're internally testing solutions to increase net trading fees collected by LPs by up to 2x, ensuring more consistent profitability for liquidity providers (LPs) and reducing reliance on token incentives. This will significantly increase the net fees earned by liquidity providers on PancakeSwap. The enhanced LP fees will also enable further reduced CAKE emissions as impermanent loss is mitigated, leading to even more ultrasound CAKE.

4. Gas fee reduction: Leveraging the Singleton model, v4 slashes the gas cost of deploying liquidity pools by more than more than 90%, making transactions more accessible and cost-effective regardless of which AMM deployed on PancakeSwap v4.

Licensing & Rollout Plan:

Our v4 mission is crystal clear: to champion open-source principles and uplift the entire DeFi landscape. We're proud to announce that PancakeSwap v4 code will be released under an open-source license, empowering developers to innovate, customize, and collaborate freely. To facilitate the rapid adoption of PancakeSwap v4 across multiple chains, DeFi protocols forking PancakeSwap under the Affiliate initiative will be warmly welcomed and officially recognized by the Kitchen.

PancakeSwap Beyond a DEX:

PancakeSwap is more than just a DEX; with v4 and other developments from the past year, we now serve as the cornerstone of an all-encompassing DeFi ecosystem.

- Developer empowerment: With v4, developers are invited to create hook functionalities tailored to our 1.8m monthly traders, amplifying functionalities and pool formats to benefit existing DeFi protocols and future Web2 users.

- veCAKE integration: v4 collaborates seamlessly with veCAKE, empowering CAKE holders to vote for emissions and steering liquidity to preferred pools. This governance mechanism enhances community engagement and fosters deeper liquidity provision.

- Gaming Marketplace: Our gaming platform taps into our expansive user base, allowing developers to create immersive GameFi experiences. With the operation of nine blockchains, we're eager to drive innovation and user adoption.

- Affiliate Initiative: By open-sourcing the PancakeSwap DEX, developers and protocols can leverage its technical foundation to build their own DEX effortlessly, accelerating innovation without starting from scratch. This will foster collaboration and innovation in the DeFi space, encouraging the expansion of DeFi protocols across multiple blockchain networks.

As we anticipate the release of PancakeSwap v4, we extend our gratitude to the community for their support and commitment. The journey ahead promises continued innovation and transformative growth, and we're thrilled to embark on this path together.

Mochi

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