Dromos Labs, the core developer behind decentralized exchanges (DEX) Aerodrome on Base and Velodrome on Optimism, announced on Wednesday a major overhaul of its decentralized exchange infrastructure with the launch of Aero, a unified trading system that will replace and merge its existing platforms across both networks, as well as expand to other Ethereum chains.
Aerodrome is currently the leading exchange on Base by volume and fees, and with Aero’s expansion to the Ethereum mainnet in the second quarter of 2026, as well as Circle’s Arc, Dromos Labs aims to position the platform as a central liquidity hub for the wider ecosystem.
Aero, which is set to bring faster and cheaper fees to the chain, will focus on Base as its central hub, while expanding liquidity and trading capabilities to other chains.
“Just as the world came online, it is now coming on-chain. Aero is at the forefront of a financial system that is better, faster and cheaper than the incumbent,” said Alexander Cutler, CEO of Dromos Labs.
Along with Aero, the company unveiled METADEX03, the latest version of its MetaDEX operating system. The upgrade introduces a dual-engine architecture designed to reduce value leakage and direct all protocol revenue back to users. A standout feature of the upgrade is Slipstream V3, which embeds a Maximum Extractable Value (MEV) auction directly into AMM, enabling the protocol to internalize value typically captured by arbitrage bots.
The company said Aero and METADEX03 will push DeFi past traditional finance in efficiency and accessibility as more institutions and retail users move on the chain.
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