In this Twitter Space, Mariam from Apex, a decentralized derivatives exchange powered by StarkEx and Starkware infrastructure, celebrated their one-year anniversary. Apex offers permissionless, non-custodial perpetual trading with order book models, supporting over 25 pairs and multi-chain functionality (including Arbitrum, Ethereum, BNB Chain, and more). The conversation highlighted Apex’s impressive metrics, such as $26 billion in cumulative trading volume, $420 million in 24-hour high trading volume, and their user-friendly experience, emphasizing security, low fees, and fast transaction speeds powered by StarkEx technology.

Key features include staking programs, the SLP market-making liquidity pool, and USD(T) collateral support. The team outlined future goals, such as social trading features, tokenomics revamp, and expanding accessibility.