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15-minute fundamentals with GMX

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In 15-minute fundamentals, we break down the business of a crypto project and learn about the drivers behind the data you can see on Token Terminal's charts.

In this episode Coinflipcanada, a core contributor at GMX – a non-custodial exchange for spot and perpetual contracts built on Arbitrum and Avalanche – joined us to discuss the basics of GMX, how it works, the exchange market, what makes GMX unique, current growth drivers and challenges, economic model, the GX and GLP tokens, plans for the future, and more.

The GMX dashboard: https://tokenterminal.com/terminal/projects/gmx

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:16 What is GMX?
02:52 How does the GMX exchange work?
04:55 The exchange market & how GMX is positioned within it
07:10 Overview of the economic model & stakeholders involved
09:33 Growth drivers and challenges
12:50 GMXs smart contract infrastructure
14:50 Core contributors behind GMX
16:54 The GMX & GLP tokens
18:20 What’s next for GMX?

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