Vertex Protocol in 2025: A Defining Year for DeFi Liquidity
In 2025, Vertex Protocol continued its aggressive expansion across the DeFi landscape, sharpening its identity as a multichain trading powerhouse . With an emphasis on liquidity unification, sustainable tokenomics, and modular infrastructure , Vertex positioned itself as a go-to protocol for sophisticated traders and ecosystem builders alike. From launching the Vertex Liquidity Pool (VLP) and rolling out isolated margin trading , to deploying on Avalanche and integrating 25 chains through Vertex Edge , the platform evolved far beyond its origins on Arbitrum. Let’s dive deep into the major milestones and on-chain performance that defined Vertex in 2025. Multichain Momentum: Vertex Deployments Across Chains Supported Chains (as of Q2 2025): Chain Deployment Date Highlights Arbitrum 2023 Core chain, 57% of volume in Q3 2024 Sei Aug 2024 14% Q3 volume, successful trading rewards campaign Mantle Q2 2024 599% QoQ volume growth in Q3 2024 Base Sep 2024 New deployment, volume potentia...