Sushi
SushiSwap is a decentralized exchange built on Ethereum that uses an automated market-making method instead of a traditional order book.
Decentralized exchanges have provided a secure environment for peer-to-peer cryptocurrency transfers, without the need for intermediaries or third-party involvement. Providing its own AMM guarantees that assets are valued using a trading algorithm as compared to an order book, which is the case with conventional exchanges.
SushiSwap is a fork of Uniswap with several major modifications, the most notable of which is the SUSHI token.
SushiSwap was founded in 2020 by a pseudonymous individual known as Chef Nomi, along with SushiSwap and 0xMaki as co-founders.
SushiSwap's basis was built on the open-source code used by Uniswap, which the founding team copied.
SushiSwap then attracted users by offering SUSHI token rewards if they locked funds in an Uniswap pool. As soon as the code for SushiSwap was complete, the funds in the pool were transferred to SushiSwap.
Similar to Uniswap, SushiSwap's design helps to decentralize the market. Users conduct direct transactions with liquidity pools and noncustodial wallets. This makes SushiSwap more secure from hacking attempts and offers greater currency selection options. SushiSwap was deliberately developed to provide users greater control over the AMM and its future development than its competitors.
Liquidity providers can contribute to SushiSwap pools by first connecting their Ethereum wallet to the SushiSwap farming system and then merging two assets into a smart contract.
In order to maintain a steady price pool, SushiSwap smart contracts require that a buyer send and receive an equal number of tokens. Suppliers are rewarded with protocol payments and SUSHI tokens for keeping liquidity in these pools.
Providers can get back their funds as well as their "harvest," which is the cryptocurrency they get from farming, at any time. Users can utilize the Sushi Bar software if they desire to acquire additional cryptocurrencies after harvesting SUSHI. The software enables them to stake their SUSHI in order to earn the xSUSHI coin, which consists of SUSHI tokens acquired on the open market and a fraction of the exchange's created fees.
Sushi is primarily used on SushiSwap as a reward for staking cryptocurrencies to facilitate the decentralized exchange's operation. In addition, holding Sushi grants holders the power to vote on decisions related to the operation of the exchange.
| DATE | NEWS/EVENTS | IMPACT |
| 06/04/2022 | Sushi and Synthetix are removed in the rebalancing of the Grayscale DeFi Fund | -23% Decrease |
| 21/03/2022 | The SushiSwap community has proposed a Swiss legal structure to restrict the liabilities of the DAO | +23% Increase |
| 09/12/2021 | SushiSwap's CTO resigns, stating internal structural chaos | -22% Decrease |
| 29/01/2021 | Following the Yearn acquisition, SushiSwap is reducing Uniswap's market share | +82% Increase |
In the DeFi industry, it's rare to hear about projects that have been through so much controversy and are still top contenders in the market. In this regard, SushiSwap is unique. This platform is an excellent alternative to Uniswap due to its combination of useful features and community administration.
SushiSwap is an innovative experiment that challenges the competitive advantage of Uniswap, a well-established DeFi protocol. Despite Uniswap's fork, SushiSwap added new functionality to its protocol, with community governance being the primary distinction.
SushiSwap has already surpassed several other DeFi projects in terms of total value locked since its beginning, and it is likely to gain popularity and momentum in the coming years.
