Dapp store Monad DeFi apps Decentralized exchanges (DEXs)

Kuru

Decentralized exchanges (DEXs)

Kuru

A central-limit order book DEX on Monad for swapping tokens, providing liquidity, and earning yield in trading vaults.

Transaction Fees, Open-source

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What is Kuru?

Kuru is a CLOB-based decentralized exchange built natively for Monad, positioning itself as the trading hub for the new EVM chain. Users swap tokens, provide liquidity to spot markets, and deposit into yield-bearing vaults, all settling on-chain with Monad's sub-second block times.

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