What QuickSwap does

QuickSwap is a multi-chain decentralized exchange (DEX) and DeFi protocol that has been live since October 2021 on 11 EVM-compatible networks, including Polygon PoS, Base, Ethereum, Polygon zkEVM, Manta Pacific, Immutable zkEVM, Soneium, X Layer, Somnia, MANTRA, and DogeChain. The protocol is built on a constant-product Automated Market Maker (AMM) with both V2 and V3 pool implementations, flash swaps, and on-chain TWAP-based price oracles designed to resist manipulation. The product surface spans token swaps, liquidity provision (80,000+ pairs across 1,000+ tokens), yield farming, decentralized perpetual swap trading with up to 50x leverage, a discounted/vested bond program, and the Dragon's Lair mechanism for QUICK token staking that distributes a share of protocol revenue to holders.

The protocol is operated in a DAO-style structure with on-chain governance through the QUICK token, and its home sub-brand, DragonFi, bundles staking, farming, bonds, perpetuals, and gaming into a single ecosystem. QuickSwap generates revenue through a 0.25% fee on every swap that is distributed pro-rata to liquidity providers, with a further share routed to QUICK stakers via Dragon's Lair, complemented by a bond mechanism that sells discounted vested tokens. Distribution and user acquisition are entirely product-led and community-driven — no sales force, no enterprise contracts; the team relies on a self-serve dApp at quickswap.exchange, chain-specific URLs, developer documentation, a TypeScript/JavaScript SDK, a GraphQL API, and social/community channels (X, Telegram, Discord, Medium, YouTube, Reddit). The founding team includes Nick Mudge (author of EIPs 2535, 1538, and 998), Sameep Singhania, and Roc Zacharias, and the company is privately organized out of Noida, India, with 11-50 employees.

Name

QuickSwap

Legal name

QuickSwap

Website

https://quickswap.exchange

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

QuickSwap is a multi-chain decentralized exchange and DeFi protocol launched in October 2021, offering AMM-based token swaps, liquidity provision, yield farming, perpetual trading, and QUICK-staking across 11 EVM chains to retail and institutional crypto traders globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Decentralized Exchange (DEX)

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Exchanges (5232), Securities and Commodity Exchanges (52321)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)

akta.pro primary industry

Spot AMM DEXs (FSADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

DEX Liquidity Provision & Market-Making Protocols (FSADABAI), Cross-Chain DEXs & Bridge-Integrated Trading (FSADABAD), Decentralized Exchanges (DEX) & AMMs (FSAPADAB), Decentralized Exchanges (DEX) & AMMs (FSADAMAB)

Keywords

• Decentralized exchange
• Automated market maker
• Liquidity provision
• Perpetual swaps trading
• Decentralized finance

Headquarters

HQ city

Noida

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Trading Fees: QuickSwap charges a 0.25% fee on all trades proportional to liquidity providers' share of the pool. This is the primary revenue mechanism for the protocol, with fees distributed to liquidity providers who supply assets to trading pairs.
2. Protocol Revenue Sharing (QUICK Staking): QUICK token holders can stake their tokens to earn a share of protocol revenue through the DragonFi Dragon's Lair mechanism, creating an auto-compounding yield opportunity funded by overall platform activity.
3. Bond Program: Users can purchase Bonds to receive discounted, vested tokens in exchange for providing liquidity, generating revenue through token vesting mechanics.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

QuickSwap is a multi-chain decentralized exchange (DEX) operating as an Automated Market Maker (AMM) that lets users swap ERC-20 tokens, provide liquidity to earn 0.25% trading fees, farm with LP tokens for additional rewards, trade perpetual swaps with up to 50x leverage at zero gas fees, purchase discounted vested token bonds, and stake the QUICK governance token to share protocol revenue. The platform is deployed across 11 EVM-compatible chains and anchors the DragonFi DeFi ecosystem.

Product overview

QuickSwap is a multi-chain decentralized exchange (DEX) platform operating as The Ethereum Community & Agglayer DEX, serving as the home of the DragonFi ecosystem. The platform provides a comprehensive suite of DeFi products across 11 EVM chains including Polygon PoS, Base, Polygon zkEVM, Manta Pacific, Immutable zkEVM, Soneium, X Layer, Somnia, MANTRA, DogeChain, and Ethereum mainnet. The core product portfolio includes: Swap (token exchange), Pool (liquidity provision earning 0.25% fees), Farm (LP token staking for rewards), QuickPerps (decentralized perpetual swaps with up to 50x leverage), Bonds (discounted token bonds), and Dragon's Lair (QUICK staking for protocol revenue). Additional features include fiat on-ramp (via Meld), Analytics dashboard, dLIMIT (limit orders), and dTWAP (TWAP orders). The platform also offers developer tools including a TypeScript/JavaScript SDK, GraphQL API, and subgraphs for building on the protocol. QUICK is the native governance and utility token powering the ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DragonFi: The comprehensive ecosystem home to QuickSwap, including decentralized perpetual exchange, gaming hub, and other DeFi services.

Products and services

• Swap

Quantifiable outcome

• Swap and LP more than 1,000 tokens across 80,000+ pairs
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration17 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OrbscoreTechnology or IntegrationOrbs powers QuickSwap's DCA (Dollar Cost Averaging), Limit Orders, Aggregated Liquidity, and QuickPerps features. The integration enables enhanced trading functionality beyond basic AMM swaps.
• TradingViewcoreTechnology or IntegrationTradingView provides advanced charting capabilities used to track Ethereum price and other trading pairs on QuickSwap's platform.
• MeldcoreTechnology or IntegrationMeld powers QuickSwap's fiat on-ramp functionality, enabling users to buy crypto with Apple Pay, credit cards, and bank transfers directly within the platform.
• PolygoncoreTechnology or IntegrationPolygon serves as the primary blockchain network for QuickSwap's operations. The QUICK token enables governance and auto-compounding fee sharing through the DragonFi staking framework on QuickSwap. Polygon has redefined itself as a specialized payments blockchain in 2026.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Uniswap: The dominant AMM-style DEX with V2/V3/V4 concentrated liquidity; the canonical Ethereum DEX that QuickSwap's AMM architecture (x*y=k) and product surface most directly emulate.
• PancakeSwap: Originally BSC-native, now deployed across many EVM and non-EVM chains with swap, farms, perps, and a launchpad — directly comparable on multi-chain DEX breadth and consumer-facing product portfolio.
• SushiSwap: Multi-chain community-driven AMM DEX with swap, LP, farm, staking, and perps products — the closest category analog to QuickSwap in terms of horizontal ecosystem breadth and DAO governance.
• Balancer: Multi-chain AMM DEX supporting custom-weight pools, boosted yields, and ve-tokenomics — a direct functional parallel to QuickSwap's pooled-LP model on the EVM chain set.
• Curve Finance: Specialized AMM DEX (stablecoin/peg-asset-optimized) deployed across many EVM chains with DAO governance via ve-tokenomics — overlapping on multi-chain AMM infra and governance-token model.
• Trader Joe: Multi-chain AMM DEX (originally Avalanche, now expanding across L2s) offering swaps, LPs, perps, and staking — overlapping product set and multi-chain GTM ethos.
• Raydium: AMM DEX on Solana offering swaps, LPs, perps, and an accelerator program — comparable product mix (especially with QuickPerps) targeted at a different L1.
• Meteora: Solana DEX with dynamic AMM pools, perps, and yield products — comparable as a DeFi super-app on a single chain versus QuickSwap's multi-chain super-app model.
• Orca: Solana-native concentrated-liquidity AMM DEX; comparable as a chain-vertical DEX competitor with a strong developer/UX orientation similar to QuickSwap.

Broad incumbents

• 1inch: DEX aggregator and broader DeFi infrastructure provider spanning many chains; comparable as a multi-chain trading/DeFi platform and potential route for QuickSwap's liquidity rather than a head-on AMM competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/QuickSwap
• Xx.com/QuickswapDEX
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/quickswap

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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