Zeta Markets

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Zeta Markets is a high-performance decentralized derivatives trading platform (DEX) built on the Solana blockchain. It is made for fast, secure, and capital-efficient crypto trading. Users can trade perpetual futures (perps), leveraged positions, and other cryptocurrency derivatives for near-zero fees and sub-second execution. Zeta Markets runs on a fully on-chain central limit order book (CLOB). It brings together the speed you’d expect from centralized exchanges and the transparency and user control that DeFi is known for. Built on Solana, it stands out as one of the more advanced DeFi trading systems, with strong liquidity, wide trading functionality, and infrastructure that supports high-performance trading. Key Features of Zeta Markets: • Fully decentralized, non-custodial setup where users stay in control of their assets • Perpetual futures trading with up to 20x leverage • A multicollateral system that lets users stake different cryptocurrencies as collateral • Built-in risk management with an automated liquidation and trade matching system • High-quality institutional liquidity enabled via APIs and market makers. Zeta Markets Milestones: Year Achievements 2021 Launched in mid-2021, and won the Solana Summer Hackathon (DeFi track). Raised $8.5M seed funding led by Jump Capital to build an undercollateralized derivatives platform on Solana. 2022 Went live on Solana Mainnet. Introduced a decentralized order book (Crankless) and the Zeta SDK for non-custodial, institutional-grade trading and liquidity. 2023 Released Zeta V2 with cross-margined perpetual swaps. Focused on better mobile UX and improved capital efficiency for traders. 2024 Launched the $ZEX governance token. Announced Zeta Markets Layer 2 (ZX) plans and introduced the Z-Score points and airdrop program.

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