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What’s Swiv?

Overview

Swiv is a decentralized perpetual exchange built for speed, transparency, and self-custody.
  • Trade perpetual contracts directly from your Web3 wallet.
    • Go long to profit from price increases or short to profit from price drops.
    • Select leverage to multiply potential profits and losses.
    • All positions are executed and settled on-chain.
  • Pool liquidity to power the exchange.
    • Deposit assets into Swiv’s vault to provide liquidity for traders.
    • Pools receive trading fees and funding payments from positions.
    • Withdraw liquidity at any time, subject to vault conditions.

Value

Swiv is designed for traders and liquidity providers who want open, permissionless access to perpetual markets.
No sign-ups, no middlemen — just decentralized trading.
  • Trade — high-risk, high-reward
    For active traders who want to use leverage, manage volatility, and capture short-term market moves.
  • Pool — medium-risk, medium-term reward
    For liquidity providers seeking real yield from trading fees and funding rates.
    Returns can fluctuate in the short term but trend positive over time.

Flow Chart

Flow chart coming soon.
We are currently refining the updated architecture. The diagram will illustrate how traders, pools, and the protocol interact in real-time.