Happy International Women’s Day! Today, we celebrated by hosting the “Women in Blockchain Forum: a discussion on the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on crypto” with participants from Bottlepay, Coinbase, Crypto Curry Club, Hedera, & Nomura

💰💰 Rewards Paid! 💰💰 Week 30 average reward: 3,665 SMT ⛓️ Polygon & Ethereum 🚰 Liquidity providers rewards 🤑 Trading rewards ⛽️ Gas reimbursements 🚀 SMT pools 4x boost 💎 SMT holder loyalty boost: up to 2x Policy info & reports on GitHub 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/tree/main/reports/rd_030

📰 In the news 📰 Co-founder Timo Lehes quoted by Paul Vigna in the Wall Street Journal. “The situation in Ukraine has brought to light the value of bitcoin as an alternative monetary network.” Read the article on the Wall Street Journal 👇👇👇 https://www.wsj.com/articles/bitcoin-demand-booms-in-ukraine-and-russia-11646165756

📺 Watch 📺 Co-founder Philipp Pieper takes you on a deep dive 🤿 into the workings of Swarm Markets DeFi Platform — including a sneak peek at dOTC and details about asset token regulation. ⚡️Thx @vsum_community!⚡️ Watch the demo 👇👇👇 https://youtu.be/Do6UQQEkLEI

💰💰 Rewards Paid! 💰💰 Week 29 average reward: 3,573 SMT ⛓️ Polygon & Ethereum 🚰 Liquidity providers rewards 🤑 Trading rewards ⛽️ Gas reimbursements 🚀 SMT pools 4x boost 💎 SMT holder loyalty boost: up to 2x Policy info & reports on GitHub 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/tree/main/reports/rd_029

📺 Watch 📺 Co-founder Philipp Pieper reveals some important strategic details about how Swarm Markets is building liquidity right around 16:22. Watch the whole video: 👇👇👇 https://youtu.be/ZhplubrS0K8

📰In the news 📰 “Beyond ownership rights, metaverse games confer staking rights on NFT holders. In-game resources provide a return on the owner’s investment, allowing the collection of taxes, fees & other forms of revenue." - co-founder Timo Lehes. Full article: 👇👇👇 https://www.euromoney.com/article/29qb2faociuihcmjmsykh/banking/jpmorgan-sees-limitless-opportunities-in-the-metaverse

💰💰 Rewards Paid! 💰💰 Week 28 average reward: 3,380 SMT ⛓️ Polygon & Ethereum 🚰 Liquidity providers rewards 🤑 Trading rewards ⛽️ Gas reimbursements 🚀 $SMT pools 4x boost 💎 SMT holder loyalty boost: up to 2x Policy info & reports on GitHub 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/tree/main/rd_028

📰 In the news 📰 Op-Ed: Co-founder Philipp Pieper's reveals how DeFi will disrupt the ETF sector. "Liquidity pools can be composed like ETFs with weighted assets representing a balance of how these products can be constructed." Keep reading 👇👇👇 https://medium.com/cryptocurrency-24-7/how-defi-could-challenge-the-etf-sector-66f28ce52dd6

🪂 Name Drop 🪂 Swarm Markets co-founder Timo Lehes quoted on Cryptonews: “Going forward, [traditional finance] and DeFi will seamlessly integrate into 'Fi'. We know we will have achieved our goal to integrate traditional finance with the DeFi ecosystem, when people will access financial products and services without even realizing they are on the blockchain.” Read the whole story 👇👇👇 https://cryptonews.com/exclusives/dex-trends-2022-greater-market-share-new-products-familiar-challenges.htm

💰💰 Rewards Paid! 💰💰 Week 27 average reward: 3,561 SMT ⛓️ Polygon & Ethereum 🚰 Liquidity providers rewards 🤑 #Trading rewards ⛽️ Gas reimbursements 🚀 $SMT pools 4x boost 💎 SMT holder loyalty boost: up to 2x Policy info & reports on GitHub 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/tree/main/reports/rd_027

💰💰 Rewards Paid! 💰💰 Week 26 average reward: 3,677 SMT ⛓️ Polygon & Ethereum 🚰 Liquidity providers rewards 🤑 #Trading rewards ⛽️ Gas reimbursements 🚀 $SMT pools 4x boost 💎 SMT holder loyalty boost: up to 2x Policy info & reports on GitHub 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/tree/main/reports/rd_026

We've added an asset information section to our documentation to help users better understand the assets authorized on the platform. Learn more here: 👇👇👇 https://docs.swarm.markets/reference/authorized-assets/crypto-assets

🪂 Name Drop 🪂 Thanks to Peter Lee at Euromoney for the mention. Co-founder Timo Lehes: “The industry believes stablecoins will be regulated, but how this is implemented is crucial." Read the rest of the quote 👇👇👇 https://www.euromoney.com/article/29n2ra5c0jokvqm71b94w/fintech/j-christopher-giancarlo-to-advise-coinfund

📢 Announcement 📢 Multi-wallet support is live! Connect multiple MetaMask, WalletConnect, Trezor, & Ledger wallet addresses to your account. Manage separate accounts for different assets, risk profiles, or just to stay organized—all from one UI. 👉https://trade.swarm.markets/

🚀🚀 SMT Community Updates! 🚀🚀 💰 Liquidity Provider rewards for week 39 have been distributed! Visit our GitHub page for policy info & distribution reports. https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution ♾ SMT is live on Polygon! Take advantage of lower fees on polygon while still getting great SMT rewards! Polygon Network rewards sent out every week alongside ETH rewards! Read about SMT tokenomics: https://docs.swarm.markets/token/smt ⚖️ Buy SMT on Swarm Markets, Uniswap, and BitGlobal! https://swarm.markets/buysmt 🤖 SMT Discord server! Head to our discord to talk about all things SMT! https://discord.gg/GE68CYAEQZ 📢 Swarm Markets Announcement Channel! don't forget to subscribe to our announcement channel for the latest media coverage about Swarm Markets: https://t.me/swarmmarkets 📜 Make sure you are searching for, adding, and buying the right token! SMT Token Contract Address (ETH): 0xb17548c7b510427baac4e267bea62e800b247173 symbol: SMT decimals: 18 SMT Token Contract Address (Polygon): 0xE631DABeF60c37a37d70d3B4f812871df663226f symbol: SMT decimals: 18 🔮 Track the price of SMT on CoinMarketCap, Coinbase, CoinGecko, and Monetora! 🔑 unwrap your vSMT! https://docs.swarm.markets/token/smt#unwrapping-vsmt-to-smt vSMT token contract address: 0x0C033bb39e67eB598D399C06A8A519498dA1Cec9 symbol: vSMT, decimals: 18

Trading on Polygon cuts network fees to just a few cents per transaction! 🚀🚀🚀 Thanks to Stuart Fieldhouse at The Armchair Trader for the mention. Start trading 👉 trade.swarm.markets 👇👇👇 https://www.thearmchairtrader.com/swarm-markets-polygon-blockchain/

💰💰Rewards Paid!💰💰 Week 25 average reward: 4,996 SMT (Reminder: Polygon Network rewards start next week.) 🚰 Liquidity providers rewards 🤑 Trading rewards ⛽️ Gas fee reimbursements 🚀 4x boost for $SMT pools 💎 Up to 2x loyalty boost for SMT holders Policy info & reports on GitHub 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/blob/main/reports/rd_025/smt_rd025_totals.json

New SMT trading pairs for Uniswap on Polygon and Quickswap pools are listed on Coingecko! 👉👉👉https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/swarm-markets#markets

📰 In the news 📰 We're very proud to be part of the Op-Ed on DeFi by Marcello Minenna for Sole 24 Ore. Minenna is the Head of Quants at Consob — Italy’s BaFin/SEC/FCA — and Director of the Italian Customs & Monopolies Agency. Investor protection requires discipline indeed! https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/defi-come-funziona-finanza-pret-a-porter-basata-blockchain-AEJ3rj9

Last week was PACKED with announcements. It was a big week for the world's 1st licensed DeFi platform. Here's a recap of all the things you can do on Swarm Markets today, that weren't possible last Monday. ⚡️Polygon Network Expansion⚡️ 💱Swap crypto assets for about $0.16/transaction Adding Polygon support essentially lowered network fees from $100+/transaction on Ethereum to just a few cents with Polygon. Now small volume trades and frequent trading is much more viable. 🔥12 New assets!🔥 Trade and earn from liquidity provision on 16 total assets. wBTC wETH USDC DAI SMT wMATIC BNB Link UNI SAND MANA GRT AAVE Sushi Yearn 1inch 🏊‍♀️Create your own liquidity pools🏊‍♀️ All platform users can create their own liquidity pools with custom parameters. 💱Swap Fees 💵Asset amounts ⚖️Weight 💷💶Multi-asset Liquidity Pools💵💴 Combine all of the above to create custom liquidity pools with up to 8 of the 16 authorized crypto assets. And network fees are practically non-existent for Polygon Network pools. All that in just one week!

📢 Announcement 📢 Multi-asset pool creation is live! Create a custom liquidity pool with up to 8 assets! Customize: 💱 Swap Fees 💵 Asset amounts ⚖️ Weight Create a pool now! 👉 http://trade.swarm.markets

📢 Another Announcement! 📢 Users can now create new liquidity pools with all approved assets on Ethereum & Polygon. Swarm Markets users can set custom parameters and add liquidity to a new swap pool—on a licensed DeFi platform! Get started: 👉👉👉https://trade.swarm.markets

📢 Announcement 📢 New assets authorized for Polygon Network! 🔥 16 assets total 🔥 1INCH AAVE BNB BTC DAI ETH GRT LINK MANA MATIC SAND SMT SUSHI UNI USDC YFI Start Trading 👉👉👉 http://trade.swarm.markets

Polygon pools are up and running! Swarm Markets is the 1st licensed DeFi platform supporting Polygon Network assets. 🔐TradFi level investor protection 💰SMT rewards for #Polygon 🏊‍♂️6 pools & more to come ⛽Low gas fees Details in press release: https://coinsunveiled.com/2022/01/swarm-markets-expands-licensed-defi-to-polygon-network/

📰In the news📰 "A blockchain bridge within the platform UI will help investors move assets seamlessly from Ethereum to Polygon to take advantage of the low-fee pools." 👇👇👇 https://financefeeds.com/swarm-markets-deploys-dex-polygon-network/

💰💰 Rewards Paid! 💰💰 Week 24 average reward: 5,020 SMT 🚰 Liquidity providers rewards 🤑 Trading rewards ⛽️ Gas fee reimbursements 🚀 4x boost for $SMT pools 💎 Up to 2x loyalty boost for SMT holders The Swarm Markets rewards policy has been updated with information on Polygon Network assets rewards. The first Polygon Rewards will be counted until January 30th and distributed with the Feb 2nd $SMT distro. Details here 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/blob/main/reports/rd_024/smt_rd024_totals.json

📰In the news📰 "Web3 is coming for financial markets and we're building trustless infrastructure that gives people autonomy to build wealth while retaining control of their assets at all times." — Philipp Pieper, co-founder of Swarm Markets 👇👇👇 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/swarm-markets-expands-licensed-defi-080000121.html

📢 Announcement 📢 Swarm Markets is officially live on Polygon! 🚰 Get started with $MATIC faucet 🏊 New 0xPolygon pools 🌉 Built-in asset bridge 🚀 $SMT rewards Start trading 👉 http://trade.swarm.markets Details: https://docs.swarm.markets/getting-started/polygon-faq Rewards policy updated to reflect Polygon implementation: https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/blob/main/policies/smt_rd_policy.md https://twitter.com/SwarmMarkets/status/1483712330286444548?s=20

🤝Meet the team🤝 Swarm Markets will be on the one the ground and in the mix at TNABC in Miami starting today. 🌴🏖🪙🌴

♾ dOTC contracts will support Polygon! ♾ We just wanted to confirm Polygon support for our community members who asked today. Decentralized OTC will be available for all authorized assets on Ethereum & Polygon in Q1 2022. https://docs.swarm.markets/core-concepts/dOTC

📢 Announcement 📢 SMT is live on Polygon! 🚀🚀🚀 Airdrop participants can expect to receive their $SMT on Polygon over the next few hours. Follow on Polyscan 👇👇👇 https://polygonscan.com/token/0xE631DABeF60c37a37d70d3B4f812871df663226f#tokenInfo

💰💰 Rewards Paid! 💰💰 Week 23 average reward: 5,046 SMT 🚰 Liquidity providers rewards 🤑 Trading rewards ⛽️ Gas fee reimbursements 🚀 4x boost for $SMT pools 💎 Up to 2x loyalty boost for SMT holders Policy info & reports on GitHub 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/blob/main/reports/rd_023/smt_rd023_totals.json

🔐Smart Contract Audit🔐 Our smartcontracts are ALWAYS audited to ensure the safety of your assets. Swarm Markets' new SX1411 token standard has been audited by Pessimistic. Read the audit for yourself here: 👇👇👇 https://docs.swarm.markets/reference/smart-contract-audit

📰In the news📰 "I also expect to see more projects that are regulatory compliant from inception, such as Swarm Markets that operates as the first regulated #DEX." — Darius Moukhtarzade of Sygnum Bank 👇👇👇 https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/129756/outlook-2022-a-new-defi-summer-and-the-emergence-of-rdefi

📢 Announcement 📢 Introducing the SX1411 🪙 token standard A tokenization Swiss Army Knife for asset-backed tokens: ✅ On- & Off-chain assets ✅ Securities compliance ✅ Multi-chain support Learn more 👇👇👇 https://medium.com/@SwarmMarkets/announcing-the-sx1411-token-standard-a-framework-for-managing-complex-on-and-off-chain-assets-a557d9b74a5a

🔭 DeFi Will Be Just Fi 🔭 European Blockchain Convection hosted an exciting conversation featuring crypto market leaders who agreed that decentralized finance (DeFi) would ultimately become the future of finance. The discussion sought to understand how institutional investors can access DeFi. Read the full article 👇 https://eblockchainconvention.com/defi-will-be-just-fi/

📆 2022 predictions 📆 “We are likely to witness other regulated DeFi exchanges follow the lead of Berlin-based Swarm Markets and so enable greater institutional engagement.” Read more 👇👇👇 https://medium.com/geekculture/2022-predictions-and-thoughts-12f37692d9d2

💰💰 Rewards Paid! 💰💰 Week 22 average reward: 4,890 SMT 🚰 Liquidity providers rewards 🤑 Trading rewards ⛽️ Gas fee reimbursements 🚀 4x boost for $SMT pools 💎 Up to 2x loyalty boost for SMT holders Policy info & reports on GitHub 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/blob/main/reports/rd_022/smt_rd022_totals.json?s=09

💰💰 Rewards Paid! 💰💰 Week 21 average reward: 4,914 SMT 🚰 Liquidity providers rewards 🤑 Trading rewards ⛽️ Gas fee reimbursements 🚀 4x boost for $SMT pools 💎 Up to 2x loyalty boost for SMT holders Policy info & reports on GitHub 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/blob/main/reports/rd_021/smt_rd021_totals.json

Ok, everyone! We are shutting down the chat for the holidays. If you need any support, please write at support@swarm.markets, or try us on the chat on our website or platform. We will get back to you as soon as we can! It has been an exciting time here at Swarm Markets, and the project has seen some thrilling developments. We are excited to share new things again soon, but until then the Swarm Markets team will be taking a few days off. Season's greetings from all of us!

📰 In the News 📰 "[T]he number of unique traders executing trades over USD500 thousand has increased by 140 per cent from March to September, 2021. However, to date, there is no block-trade P2P smart contract available to institutions that removes counterparty risks." 👇👇👇 https://www.hedgeweek.com/2021/12/21/310630/swarm-markets-launch-regulated-decentralised-otc-trading-institutions

📰 In the News 📰 “The timing of this announcement is crucial as institutions have very few, if any, viable and trusted trading tools in DeFi to help ride out crypto volatility. We tend to see more volatility in crypto markets in the months of December and January, resulting in high slippage for larger trades." - Phlipp Pieper, co-founder of Swarm Markets https://financefeeds.com/swarm-markets-announces-trading-tool-tackle-crypto-volatility/

💰💰 Rewards Paid! 💰💰 Week 20 average reward: 5,029 SMT 🚰 Liquidity providers rewards 🤑 Trading rewards ⛽️ Gas fee reimbursements 🚀 4x boost for $SMT pools 💎 Up to 2x loyalty boost for SMT holders Policy info & reports on GitHub 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/blob/main/reports/rd_020/smt_rd020_totals.json?s=09

📰 In the News 📰 “Because Swarm Markets is regulated to the same degree as any other German financial institutions, dOTC users can trust our infrastructure to carry out block trades with verified counterparties only.” — Co-founder Timo Lehes 👇👇👇 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/swarm-markets-launch-regulated-decentralised-080000517.html

🌍 Announcing a world first 🌍 Swarm Markets will launch a regulated decentralized over-the-counter (dOTC) trading service for institutions in Q1 2022. * Smart contract based OTC trading for crypto and NFTs!!! * Securities trading capability coming soon! The P2P contract will facilitate high-value transactions and is the first of its kind to remove counterparty risk and reduce slippage. High-value trades have been on the rise in the past year, which is why launching dOTC is so crucial now. Read more about the dOTC service here: https://medium.com/@SwarmMarkets/swarm-markets-to-launch-decentralized-otc-trading-89108fc6cafc

📰In the news📰 “Both sides view the bond digitization partnership as a jumping-off point from which future opportunities to build new (DeFi) products around new assets will emerge.” 👇👇👇 https://www.cryptoninjas.net/2021/12/14/swarm-markets-inks-deal-with-germanys-volksbank-to-digitize-bonds-on-polygon/

💰💰 Rewards Paid! 💰💰 Week 19 average reward: 5,504 SMT 🚰 Liquidity providers rewards 🤑 Trading rewards ⛽️ Gas fee reimbursements 🚀 4x boost for $SMT pools 💎 Up to 2x loyalty boost for SMT holders Policy info & reports on GitHub 👇👇👇 https://github.com/SwarmMarkets/smt-rewards-distribution/blob/main/reports/rd_019/smt_rd019_totals.json?s=09

🎊🎊NEW LISTING🎊🎊 SwarmMarkets is now listed on DeFi Pulse in their DeFi rankings at #110 with $974k Total Value Locked. Swarm Markets is building infrastructure for a future where assets function as fully programmable money by building a compliant trading ecosystem. Listing here 👉👉👉 https://defipulse.com/swarm-markets

📢 Swarm Markets inks deal with Volksbank to launch digitized bonds on Polygon! https://medium.com/@SwarmMarkets/93f3be4f810f