ChainwireCrypto.com Capital has announced a strategic investment in Moonlander, a next-generation decentralized perpetual exchange that operates on the Cronos EVM and zkEVM. This investment aims to accelerate Moonlander’s goal of providing an exceptional on-chain trading experience. Noteworthy features of the platform include the potential for up to 1000x leverage, enhanced capital efficiency, and institutional-grade security, all within a framework that emphasizes community engagement and collaboration in trading.
Moonlander aims to cater to two significant segments of the DeFi market: professional traders looking for high-leverage derivatives and liquidity providers seeking robust passive income opportunities. By utilizing Cronos’ dual-chain infrastructure, Moonlander ensures scalability and minimal transaction costs, making it particularly suitable for high-frequency trading.
Central to Moonlander’s design is its innovative Moonlander Liquidity Pool (MLP) model. This shared pool serves as the counterparty for all trades executed on the platform, optimizing capital efficiency and reducing slippage. Liquidity providers can earn attractive yields, compensated in CRO and various native tokens generated directly from the platform’s trading fees. To enhance security, Moonlander incorporates real-time price feeds from the PYTH oracle, which helps maintain market integrity and mitigates risks associated with manipulation or unexpected liquidations.
Moonlander also envisions a “Trading is Social” philosophy, building features that encourage community interaction, such as token-specific chat rooms and real-time leaderboards. Additionally, the platform plans to offer narrative-based markets linked to political events and global trends, thereby uniting the worlds of cryptocurrency and mainstream speculation within a single, dynamic user experience.
Tommy Chan, Head of DeFi Investment at Crypto.com Capital, expressed confidence in Moonlander’s technical vision and execution capabilities. He emphasized the fund’s commitment to providing the resources necessary for Moonlander to thrive within the DeFi landscape on Cronos.
The investment secured from Crypto.com Capital will be directed toward expanding Moonlander’s development team, enhancing platform features, and implementing various marketing initiatives aimed at increasing user adoption and liquidity. The platform has already reported a Total Value Locked (TVL) exceeding $33 million and a cumulative trading volume that exceeds $2 billion, reflecting its significant traction in the market.
Athena, co-founder of Moonlander, expressed enthusiasm for collaborating with Crypto.com Capital, highlighting the strategic benefits of building on the Cronos platform, which offers a potent mix of security, speed, and access to a broad, engaged user community. She underscored that this investment validates their technology and mission to create a superior derivatives platform in the DeFi ecosystem.
In addition, the native utility and governance token of Moonlander, known as Full Moon (FM), has recently been made available on the Crypto.com App, granting access to millions of users worldwide.
Moonlander aspires to become a leading decentralized perpetual trading platform, leveraging cutting-edge technology and community engagement to revolutionize the trading landscape.
