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A comprehensive list of decentralized exchanges (DEX).

This is a list of decentralized exchanges of cryptographic assets (cryptocurrencies, tokens, derivatives, futures...) and their protocols, without a central entity. The architecture of these and their protocols can be quite different from one another. In some cases, they are built projects entirely open source. In other cases, they are closed in some aspects, but still implemented open or decentralized tools or mechanisms like smart contracts that are publicly verifiable. Other projects have chosen to create their own distributed ledger technology (DTL) in order to build a protocol for exchange.

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Exchange	URL	REPO	Whitepaper/Docs	DEX GRADE	Status	Protocol	Reference	Asset	DLT	ORG
{Set}					(developing)	{Set} protocol	2	ERC20 Tokens - Set Tokens	Ethereum
0x					(live)	0x protocol	2	ERC20 Tokens	Ethereum
0x Portal					(operating)	0x protocol
0xchange					(operating)	0x protocol
Aermos				FULLY	(developing)	TBC
AirSwap					(operating)	swap protocol
Altcoin Exchange					(developing)	raiden protocol
ALTTEX					(developing)	0x protocol
Amadeus Relay					(developing)	0x protocol
Aphelion					(developing - launch Q1 2018)	deal protocol
Arbidex					(developing - launch Q4 2018)	TBC
ATLANT DEX					(Token Launch)	atlant protocol
atomicDEX					(developing)	TBC
ATUM					(developing)	cross-chain (NEM)
B&C Exchange					(operating)	bcexchange protocol
b0x					(developing - TGE expected Q2 2018)	b0x protocol (margin lending/trading and oracle marketplace)
Bancor					(live)	bancor protocol		ERC20 Tokens	Ethereum
BarterDEX					(operating)	barterdex protocol
Binkd					(developing)	0x protocol	3
Bisq				FULLY	(operating)	Bisq protocol	6
BitPoint					(operating)	0x protocol	6
Bitox Exchange					(developing)	0x protocol
BitShares					(live)	bitshares protocol (DPOS)		Bitshares, Bitshares SmartCoins	Bitshares
Blackhalo				FULLY	(operating - beta)	TBC
Blockchain.io				DS DSTT	(developing)	cross-chain protocol	3
Blocknet DEX			(due 15 March)		(alpha)	blocknet protocol + 0x protocol
Blockport					(developing)	blockport protocol	3
BlockTrades					(operating)	counterparty protocol
Braveno				DSTT	(operating)	TBC	3
BTSABC					(operating)	bitshares protocol (DPOS)
Bytabit				ACL DCD DC DOM	(developing)	bytabit protocol	6
Catalyst					(developing - alpha)	enigma protocol
CDX					(proposed)	enigma protocol		TBC	Ethereum - Youdex Sidechain
Coinffeine					(developing)	coinffeine protocol
COMIT					(whitepaper)	comit protocol (cross-chain routing)	2
Cosmos Network					(whitepaper)	interledger protocol
Counterparty DEX					(operating)	counterparty protocol		Bitcoin - Counterparty Tokens	Bitcoin
CoX					(developing)	cox protocol
Crypto Bridge					(operating)	bitshares protocol (DPOS)
CryptoDerivatives					(operating)	TBC
Cybex					(operating)	bitshares protocol (Graphene)
DC-Ex					(operating)	TBC
DDEX					(operating)	0x protocol
DEAL					(developing)	deal protocol	2	NEO Assets	NEO
Decred					(operating)	decred cross-chain atomic swapping protocol
Deex					(developing)	bitshares protocol (Graphene)
DECENT EX					(operating)	0x protocol
Decentral Exchange					(dead)	TBC
DecentralizedEXchange					(developing)	TBC
DECENTREX					(will be shutdown on 30 December 2017)	on-chain protocol
Dether					(developing)	TBC	6
Deviant DEX					(announced)	TBC
Dextroid					(operating - beta)	0x protocol
DEX					(developing)	0x protocol
DEXY				DOB	(developing)	decentralized exchange protocol
Dexy					(developing)	TBC
Dharma					(developing)	TBC	2	ERC20 Tokens - Dharma Debt Token	Ethereum
Digitex Futures					(developing)	digitex protocol	9
Distributed Exchage					(dead)	TBC
DSE				FULLY	(developing)	TBC	11
DTX					(developing)	TBC
DutchX					(developing)	dutch auction principle protocol
dYdX					(developing)	dYdX protocol	5	ERC20 Tokens - Dydx Derivatives (Option - Short Sell)	Ethereum
EasyTrade					(operating)	0x protocol
Eidoo				DCD	(operating)	multi protocol	3
Enigma					(proposed)	enigma protocol	2	All	All
EOSfinex					(developing)	eos protocol
ERC dEX					(operating)	0x protocol
EtherDelta					(operating)	on-chain protocol
EtherEx					(operating)	TBC
EtherFlyer					(operating)	TBC
EtheRoox					(developing)	TBC
Ether Wager					(operating)	oraclize protocol
Ethex					(beta)	TBC
Ethfinex					(private beta)	multi protocol	4
Ethos				DCD DS	(developing)	multi protocol (0x - atomic swap)	6
EthRoox					(operating with issues)	TBC
ExchangeN					(operating with issues)	TBC
Exchange Union				DS DOB DD	(developing)	cross-exchange protocol
Expread					(developing)	payment channels protocol
FairX					(developing)	stellar consensus protocol	6
Flipper0x					(developing)	0x protocol
Forkdelta					(operating)	on-chain protocol
Freedom Ledger					(developing)	bitshares protocol (DPOS)
Fusion					(developing)	fusion protocol	2
GDEX					(operating)	bitshares protocol (DPOS)
Genotik					(developing)	TBC
Gimmer					(developing)	TBC
gnodex					(developing)	off-chain protocol
gnosis-exchange					(developing)	TBC
Graphene					(operating)	bitshares protocol (Graphene)	2
Heat					(operating)	asset-to-asset protocol
Herdius					(developing - ICO expected in Q1 2018)	cross-chain protocol
Hydra					(developing - whitepaper)	hydra protocol	2
Hodl Hodl				DCD DSTT	(operating)		3
Hodl⚡️co					(developing)	TBC	6
IDEX					(operating)	snowglobe protocol
IDT Exchange					(operating)	0x protocol
Inbest Network					(ICO)	inbest protocol	4
Javvy					(developing)	TBC
JOYSO					(ICO)	hex protocol	3
Komodo					(developing)	komodo protocol	2	N/A	Komodo
KyberNetwork					(live)	kyber protocol		ERC20 Tokens	Ethereum
LAtoken					(operating)	spectre protocol (DAG)
Legolas Exchange					(developing - ICO Q1 2018)	legolas protocol	3
Lendroid					(developing)	lendroid protocol		ERC20 Tokens	Ethereum
Leverj					(developing)	leverj protocol	5
LinkerCoin					(developing)	linker protocol
Loopring					(developing - launch Q2 2018)	loopring protocol	2
Lykke					(operating)	TBC	4
Mandarin					(dead)	TBC
Melon					(operating)	melonport protocol	2	ERC20 Tokens - Melon Fund Shares	Ethereum
Melon DEX					(developing - prototype)	melonport protocol
Mercatox					(developing)	TBC	4
Mercury					(developing)	TBC
MinexDEX					(announced)	atomic swap
Mobidex					(developing - private alpha)	0x protocol
Mothership					(developing)	TBC
MyEtherSwap					(operating)	TBC
NEX					(developing - launch Q3 2018)	off-chain protocol
NextExchange					(developing)	0x
NVO					(developing - launch Q1 2018)	nvo protocol
Nxt					(operating)	TBC	5
Oasis DEX				FULLY	(operating - alpha)	on-chain protocol
Omega One					(ICO)	TBC
OmiseGO					(developing)	omisego protocol	2	All	All
Omni DEX					(operating)	TBC
openANX					(developing)	openanx protocol
Open Collectors Network					(developing - prototype)	TBC	8
OpenLedger DEX					(operating)	bitshares protocol (DPOS)
Open Relay					(developing - private alpha)	0x protocol
Orderbook					(released)	ethereum protocol
Paradex					(operating - beta)	0x protocol
Paradigm				FULLY	(developing)	paradigm protocol
Plaak				DCD	(developing)	TBC
PlutusDEX					(operating)	TBC
Prime					(developing - pre-alpha)	TBC
Prism					(developing - invite-only beta)	TBC
QTUM DEX					(announced)	qtum protocol
Radar Relay				ACL DCD	(operating - beta)	0x protocol
Radex					(operating - alpha)	saturn protocol
Raiden					(developing)	raiden protocol	2	ERC20 Tokens	Ethereum
Raidex					(developing)	raiden protocol
Relayer Network					(developing)	0x protocol (modular trade networks)
Republic Protocol					(operating)	republic protocol	2
RigoBlock					(operating with issues)	rigoblock protocol
Ripple					(released)	ripple protocol	2	XRP - Ripple Issued Currencies	Ripple
Rippex				DC	(operating)	ripple protocol	7
River Exchange				FULLY	(developing)	TBC
RSK					(developing)	rsk protocol	2
RuDEX					(operating - beta)	bitshares protocol (Graphene)
SAFEX					(released)	safex protocol	2
Saturn					(released)	saturn protocol	2	ERC20 Tokens - ERC223 Tokens	Ethereum
SDEX					(developing)	stellar consensus protocol
Settle					(developing)	settle protocol	2
SingularX					(operating)	TBC
Smart-Exchange					(developing - whitepaper)	icap protocol
Snowglobe					(developing)	snowglobe protocol	2	ERC20 Tokens	Ethereum
Stellar					(live)	stellar consensus protocol	2	Stellar Assets	Stellar
Stellarport					(operating)	stellar consensus protocol
Stellar Term					(operating)	stellar consensus protocol
STeX					(developing)	a2a protocol	3 5 9
Streamity					(developing)	TBC	3
Stronghold					(operating)	stellar consensus protocol
Swap				OPRO	(developing)	swap protocol	2	ERC20 Tokens	Ethereum
Switcheo					(operating)	neo protocol
Tettix				FULLY	(dead)	tettix mechanism protocol
The 0cean					(private beta)	0x protocol
The World Exchange					(operating)	ripple protocol
Token Changer					(developing)	multi protocol
Tokens					(developing)	dynamic trading rights protocol
Token Store					(operating)	TBC
Trade.io					(developing)	raiden protocol
TrueBit					(developing)	truebit protocol	2
txbit.io					(announced)	xevan protocol
UbiTok.io					(operating)	on-chain protocol
ValueCash					(developing)	proof of trade protocol	4
VariabL					(open alpha)	variabl protocol	5
Velcron					(developing)	state-channel protocol
VenDEX					(dead)	TBC
Wanchain					(developing)	wanchain protocol (cross-chain)	2
WandX					(developing)	wandx protocol	1	ERC20 Tokens - ERC20 Token Baskets	Ethereum
Waves					(operating)	waves protocol (Matcher)
Wyvern					(operating - alpha)	wyvern protocol	1	non-fungible Ethereum assets	Ethereum
WixExchange				DD DG	(developing)	TBC
xChainge					(operating)	counterparty protocol
YouDEX					(developing)	CDX protocol
YouStock				DS	(developing)	atomic swap protocol	11
zDEX					(announced)	zerocoin protocol	10
Zero Exchange					(operating with issues)	0x protocol
Zeus					(developing)	nem protocol	3
Zip Exchange					(developing)	0x protocol

REFERENCES:

N/A: Not applicable

TBA: To be analyzed.

TBO: To be obtained.

TBC: To be confirmed.

1: Is an exchange and a protocol.

2: Is not an exchange, just a protocol.

3: Hybrid centralized/decentralized exchange.

4: Hybrid centralized/decentralized exchange, full decentralisation in the roadmap.

5: Decentralized derivatives exchange.

6: Decentralized cash-crypto exchange.

7: http://blog.rippex.net/br/2018/02/gateway-closure/

8: Decentralized non-fungible tokens exchange.

9: Decentralized futures exchange.

10: Decentralized exchange like a feature of wallet client.

11: Decentralized stocks exchange.

DEX GRADE:

It is a complex task, since it not only requires a very specific technical definition, but also requires an exhaustive analysis of each of the exchanges that we include. We are working on it. But all help is welcome. The goal is to get a model like the Creative Commons badges https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/licensing-types-examples/licensing-examples/.

This is just a draft written by Hanni Abu, Steven Hatzakis, Manfred Karrer and Elio Osés:

• Accountless: The project should be accesible without registration, KYC or AML policies. ACL
• Decentralized Capital Deposits (self-custodied): You should be able to trade directly out of your own wallet. DCD
• Decentralized Client: The trades should be possibles through a downloadable client or build it from source. DC
• Decentralized Development: The project should be open source. DD
• Decentralized DNS: The project should be accessible through a decentralized domain name service (like ENS). DDNS
• Decentralized Governance: The direction of the project should be governed by the project's service providers. DG
• Decentralized Order Books: Orderbooks should be synced among various parties to prevent any malicious behavior in a similar way that blockchain validation consensus is decentralized. DOB
• Decentralized Order Matching: The matching of orders should be decentralized among different parties. DOM
• Decentralized Swap: The usage of atomic swaps. The trader's funds should go directly from one to the other without any other parties handling the funds. DS
• Decentralized Settlement: DSTT
• Fully Decentralized: FULLY
• Open Protocol: OPRO

If you know in details or are you the owner/dev of any DEX, please fill the column with all the codes that correspond creating an issue or pull request to suggest changes to this file.

SOURCES:

• @oseselio research for "Mercados Descentralizados | #dsociety" book project.
• Protocols for Decentralized Exchange by Evan Botello: https://github.com/evbots/dex-protocols
• "State of Decentralized Exchanges, 2018" by @NathanSexer: https://media.consensys.net/state-of-decentralized-exchanges-2018-276dad340c79

About this list:

• #inDEX PR @ Medium

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Disclaimer

While the maintainer(s) of this repo do their best to keep this list free of any software that could be considered harmful to users, inclusion on this list does not constitute an endorsement by the author(s) or maintainer(s) of this repo. Do your own due diligence before downloading and installing any software to ensure you can trust it and understand the implications of its use.

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DECENTRALIZATION RESOURCES:

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Decentralized Marketplaces:

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