0x is a cryptocurrency exchange protocol created by Amir Bandeali and Will Warren in 2016. It enables the peer-to-peer exchange of assets on the Ethereum blockchain and is used to power a range of decentralized exchange.
It is important to remember that 0x is NOT a DEX in itself, but rather a protocol in which developers use to build decentralized exchange on top of.
In this article, you will find a list of all of the 0x partnerships as of 2020. If I have missed any out please let me know in the comments below and I will be sure to add them. For the relayers section, I have included the top-5 relayers available today by trade volume facilitated over the past year.
Also, don't forget to check my previous partnership lists on PUNDI X, NANO, and XEM.
List Of Partnerships & Integrations
- Aragon
- LedgerDEX
- Crypto.com
- StarkWare
- Bluezelle
- Changelly
- Hummingbot
- Chronobank
Top 5 Relayers
- Tokenlon
- 0x API
- Radar Relay
- Deversifi
- Paradex
Partnerships In Detail
1. Aragon
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June 2017: Aragon announced its partnership with 0x to allow Aragon Organizations to accept and operate with any token. Prior to this, Aragon sales and token listings were only able to be conducted in Ethereum which reduced the flexibility available for Aragon Organizations.
The integration of 0x now allows Aragon Organizations to be able to swap their ETH with any other ERC-20 token using the 0x Protocol. Trading on 0x is transparent as 0x is completely decentralzied and this allows every member of the Organization to be able to see the movement of coins in the Company Registry.
2. LedgerDEX
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February 2019: LedgerDEX announced that they had added the 0x Instant product into its web application. Prior to this, users on LedgerDEX had to convert their ETH tokens into WETH in order to be able to trade on the platform. 0x Instant allows users to not have to go through this step to make the process seamless.
3. Crypto.com
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May 2019: Crypto.com, a payment and cryptocurrency platform, announced that they would be listing 0x’s ZRX token (along with HOT and ATOM) to its platform. This means that users at Crypto.com can purchase ZRX at true cost on their platform with no fees, with credit card and bank transfers both supported.
This also allowed Crypto.com users to store ZRX in their wallet app and make payments through their Card App through their MCO Visa Card at any merchant or retailer worldwide.
4. StarkWare
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May 2019: 0x partnered up with StarkWare, an Israeli software-as-a-service company, to develop and test a zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) solution called StarkDEX. This partnership was designed to enhance the scalability of DEX’s and bring a high number of transactions per second to decentralized exchanges and StarkDEX was expected to be able to handle up to 500 transactions per second.
StarkWare managed to get investment from ConsenSys Ventures, Zcash, and Vitalik Buterin himself.
5. Bluezelle
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February 2018: Bluezelle, a company that is creating a Data Delivery Network to ensure businesses never suffer from data breaches, network failers, and performance issues, announced that they had integrated 0x into their platform.
This partnership will see Bluezelle building on top of the 0x protocol to offer relayers a standard and consistent database service.
6. Changelly
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September 2017: Changelly, a cryptocurrency swapping service that allows users to swap tokens seamlessly, announced that they had integrated 0x into their service. This integration now allows users to easily swap between 0x, BTC, ETH, and a whole range of 70 other coins. It also allows users to easily buy 0x with VISA/Mastercard support.
7. Hummingbot
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April 2019: Hummingbot announced their collaboration with 0x after the 0x team provided them with a development grant. Hummingbot is expected to support the 0x ecosystem and is expected to lower the barrier to providing liquidity on the 0x network.
Hummingbot is an open-source software client that allows users to create automated, algorithmic trading bots for market makers on both centralized and decentralized exchanges.
8. ChronoBank
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June 2017: ChronoBank, the decentralized recruitment solution, announced that they will integrate the 0x exchange protocol into its exchange engine. ChronoBank provides a decentralized solution for hiring individuals and managing specific work contracts.
Relayers
1. Tokenlon
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July 2019: Tokenlon is a very easy to use DEX. It is classed as a web dApp so it can be accessed through any web browser. It is a very straight forward and easy to use DEX with a very simple interface. The Tokenlon DEX has a design to prevent from running and trade collisions.
Furthermore, Tokenlon gives you the best price out of multiple market makers that are updated every second. The price that you see on the dApp is what you get when you execute the trade which is unlike other DEX’s such as Uniswap or Kyber.
Tokenlon is actually the number 1 ranked relayer that does around $281 million worth of volume in the last year od trading.
2. 0x API
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January 2020: 0x API is a relayer that was created by 0x themselves. It is designed to make it easy for DeFi developers to rap into off-chain and on-chain DEX liquidity. The best thing about this relayer is that a simple GET call is all that is needed to fetch the best price in the ecosystem for a specific trade.
It works by aggregating liquidity from 0x Mesh and other decentralized exchange networks such as Kyber, Uniswap, and Oasis. It then uses smart order routing to find the best prices out of the aggregated liquidity.
3. Radar Relay
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October 2018: Radar Relay was made to allow for easier cryptocurrency trading. Like most relayers, it is a wallet to wallet exchange process in which you retain full control of your entire funds. It uses Smart DEX Routing to buy Ethereum tokens at the best prices as it accesses its liquidity from multiple sources which include Curve, Kyber, Uniswap, 0x, and Oasis.
Furthermore, the team has also created a mobile app to allow users to trade from anywhere in the world straight from their smartphone wallets.
Over the course of their two years of operating, Radar Relay has facilitated over 170,000 trades with over $300 million volume.
4. DeversiFi
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Deversifi is a fully-fledged decentralized exchange that is akin to centralized exchanges today. It is not as easy to use as the previously mentioned relayers, however, it offers more advanced trading features than these competitors and describes itself as the most complete decentralized trading experience. They claim to be the only high-speed decentralized exchange where traders can execute orders of any size directly from their wallet.
The platform actually started under the name ETHFinex over three years ago in 2017 but has since rebranded into Deversifi after leaving their parent company, BitFinex. The project is planning on including decentralized margin trading using bZx Fulcrum protocol and decentralized lending for users to earn interest.
5. Paradex
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June 2018: Paradex is DEX that offers a wide spectrum of tokens to trade in a decentralized manner. In fact, it is probably the relayer that has the most trading options available for its traders as it has markets in MKR, NMR, OMG, 0z, STORJ, REP, ANY, NMR, BAT, and a plethora of other. It even has markets for stablecoins such as DAI and TUSD as well as a version of wrapped ETH.
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May 2018: In May 2018, Paradex was acquired by one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, Coinbase. The San Fransisco based exchange took over Paradex in order to expand its range of services and provide decentralized trading to users outside of the US. With the acquisition, Coinbase stated that they would be expanding the number of markets available on Paradex.
