What is Avantis?
Avantis is a cutting-edge decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that offers a highly advanced on-chain perpetuals trading platform. It supports leverage trading across a variety of asset classes including cryptocurrencies, forex, and commodities, enabling traders to long or short synthetic assets with leverage up to 100x. The platform is designed to maximize capital efficiency and provide sophisticated risk management for liquidity providers.
Avantis operates on the Base blockchain, a layer-2 network backed by Coinbase, ensuring high performance and security. The platform leverages Circle's USDC stablecoin for collateral, ensuring trustless and transparent transactions. Additionally, Avantis employs low-latency oracles powered by Pyth and backup feeds from Chainlink to offer the best possible execution prices and maintain maximum decentralization.
Key features of Avantis include its scalable leverage capabilities, enabling traders to access up to 100x leverage on various assets, and its sophisticated market-making vaults. These vaults allow liquidity providers to earn real yields while managing their risk and exposure effectively. The platform's design emphasizes a user-friendly experience with a centralized exchange-like interface for seamless on-chain execution and self-custody.